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Powering North Queensland: renewables in coal country

Mon, 2017-09-04 12:54
Defying the policy uncertainty that has held back utility-scale solar in Australia, much of the new renewables investment is happening in coal country.
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Hydro Tasmania to run combined cycle gas turbine for “commercial reasons”

Mon, 2017-09-04 11:56
Hydro Tasmania expects to run the Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) at the Tamar Valley Power Station Tuesday 5 September, 2017.
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Energy upgrades lead to big savings for businesses in Victoria

Mon, 2017-09-04 11:51
The Andrews Labor Government is helping businesses reduce their energy costs through a range of programs that support long term sustainability and jobs growth.
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Australia-led tidal energy project sets new production records

Mon, 2017-09-04 07:59
Australia-founded and managed company Atlantis Resources sets new benchmark for tidal energy with world's first multi-machine deployment in Scotland.
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Australia’s energy future on grid edge – can AEMO give it a push?

Fri, 2017-09-01 14:41
AEMO again stresses vital role that demand management solutions – and not more baseload coal – will play in the safe, stable and economic running of Australia’s electricity grid, as it transitions away from centralised fossil fuel generation and towards distributed renewables.
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Worsening climate change melts winter heat records

Fri, 2017-09-01 14:29
Australia has experienced its hottest winter on record as a result of intensifying climate change.
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Fossil fuel marketing terms swamp the ABC and mainstream media

Fri, 2017-09-01 14:23
The term "low emissions coal" has been used 100s of times in Australia's mainstream media – which is a lot for something that doesn't exist.
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Queensland removes feed-in tariff cap on regional solar systems

Fri, 2017-09-01 14:13
Solar PV systems of up to 30kW in size will now have access to 11c/kWh feed-in tariffs in regional Queensland.
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Big energy players back major power shift, as GreenSync unveils deX

Fri, 2017-09-01 11:22
GreenSync's game-changing distributed energy trading platform officially unveiled with backing of AEMO and major energy market players.
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China’s amazing green shift to solar, wind and water power

Fri, 2017-09-01 09:22
This is a truly amazing swing in the largest electric power system in the world. At this rate, China’s electric power system will be expected to reach 50% green capacity by 2027,
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US utility dumps nuclear plant, will invest $6 billion in solar and batteries

Fri, 2017-09-01 09:16
Duke Energy dumps nuclear plant because of rising costs, and will instead spend $US6 billion on solar energy, smart meters, EV charging stations and battery storage.
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Turnbull’s new energy target: Drop the “clean” and ignore climate

Thu, 2017-08-31 15:20
Coalition reportedly drops links to emission trajectories in draft proposal for a Clean Energy Target. It comes as Turnbull changes tone again on new coal, and the Queensland LNP releases a renewables policy derided immediately as a "farce".
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How consumers got burned on electricity prices: It started with networks

Thu, 2017-08-31 14:58
Policy responses to high electricity prices should pay more attention to how consumers can be helped to use less electricity
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Inspiring green homes open their doors on Sustainable House Day

Thu, 2017-08-31 14:45
Australia’s most innovative green homes will be open to the public on Sustainable House Day, taking place on Sunday 17 September.
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Graph of the Day: States lead on renewables, but who leads the states?

Thu, 2017-08-31 13:26
Climate Council ranks state efforts on renewables and climate targets as they race to fill the federal government void.
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Hurricane Harvey: Connecting the dots between climate change and more extreme events

Thu, 2017-08-31 13:05
A guide of what we know about the links between climate change and Harvey to help unpack the elements that contributed to this historic and unfolding storm
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Wind output hits record in July, wind and solar 59% in S.A.

Thu, 2017-08-31 13:04
Wind output in Australia hits record highs in August, with wind and rooftop solar combining to provide 59 per cent of South Australia's consumption.
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Indian Auditor-General finds public banks have US$1.8bn at risk on dud coal plants

Thu, 2017-08-31 12:01
Two of India’s leading public sector banks at risk of losing a “significant proportion” of US$7.4 billion loaned over three years to private power producers
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Rooftop solar nears 6GW milestone in Australia

Thu, 2017-08-31 11:51
Australian homes and businesses have installed almost 2.8m small-scale renewables systems, pushing total installed capacity to the 6GW mark – 5.9GW of it rooftop solar.
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ACT trials electric buses on public transport route

Thu, 2017-08-31 11:00
Canberra's public transport bus fleet will trial two pure electric buses and one electric-diesel hybrid, as it transitions away from ageing diesel fleet.
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