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Powering North Queensland: renewables in coal country
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”
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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.
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
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
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
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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