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Genex may add wind to solar and pumped hydro to reach renewables “holy grail”
Genex looks to add 150MW of wind to its solar and pumped hydro project, creating the "holy grail" of a major renewable energy project with reliable, dispatchable power - and a lot cheaper than coal.
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Genex may add wind to solar and pumped hydro to reach renewables “holy grail”
Genex looks to add 150MW of wind to its solar and pumped hydro project, creating the "holy grail" of a major renewable energy project with reliable, dispatchable power - and a lot cheaper than coal.
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SENG Vic Food-Energy-Water symposium 11 April
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Food-Energy-Water Nexus
SENG Vic is co-sponsoring this event with the Joint Victorian Chemical Engineering Committee (JVCEC) and the Victorian Ware Panel.
This mini symposium will explore the unique synergy between each of the three critical asset areas with a view to optimise value in each through resource recovery.
Topics will cover the production of biogas energy from waste food and water, and will highlight techniques implemented by industry, government and academic institutions in reducing loss and recovering value from each process streams.
Date: Wednesday 11th April 2018
Time: 5.30pm for 6.00pm start
Venue: Engineers Australia Level 31, 600 Bourke Street
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Evoke passes 1 million km emission-free milestone
Australia’s first chauffeur-driven Tesla service, Evoke, has surpassed more than one million kilometres of zero-emission motoring by transporting passengers in its electric vehicles.
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Evoke passes 1 million km emission-free milestone
Australia’s first chauffeur-driven Tesla service, Evoke, has surpassed more than one million kilometres of zero-emission motoring by transporting passengers in its electric vehicles.
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Coalition still kidding itself about price of coal generation
Scott Morrisson is right to dismiss new coal generation as uneconomic, but his estimates of existing coal costs is half what NSW back coal generators charged for off-peak baseload this past winter. It is time the Coalition stopped kidding itself.
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Coalition still kidding itself about price of coal generation
Scott Morrisson is right to dismiss new coal generation as uneconomic, but his estimates of existing coal costs is half what NSW back coal generators charged for off-peak baseload this past winter. It is time the Coalition stopped kidding itself.
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California offset supply to swell through 2020 despite restrictions -analysts
The supply of California Carbon Offsets (CCOs) is forecast to balloon over the next few years regardless of looming post-2020 limitations on their use, according to analysts.
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SolarReserve and ACWA sign power purchase agreement for 100-megawatt solar thermal project with energy storage in South Africa
100-megawatt Redstone Solar Thermal Power Project in Northern Cape, with 1,200 megawatt-hours of energy storage, will reliably deliver non-intermittent power to South Africa’s electricity grid – even well after the sun has set.
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SolarReserve and ACWA sign power purchase agreement for 100-megawatt solar thermal project with energy storage in South Africa
100-megawatt Redstone Solar Thermal Power Project in Northern Cape, with 1,200 megawatt-hours of energy storage, will reliably deliver non-intermittent power to South Africa’s electricity grid – even well after the sun has set.
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Renewable Energy Market Report – all eyes on rooftop solar
LGC market endured a mundane March, but the small-scale market was abuzz with activity and speculation surrounding the target for 2018.
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Renewable Energy Market Report – all eyes on rooftop solar
LGC market endured a mundane March, but the small-scale market was abuzz with activity and speculation surrounding the target for 2018.
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New Costa Rica leader vows to take country towards oil-free future
Costa Rica already has close to 100% renewable power for electricity. Its newly elected president now promises to replace petrol and diesel in the transport system.
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New Costa Rica leader vows to take country towards oil-free future
Costa Rica already has close to 100% renewable power for electricity. Its newly elected president now promises to replace petrol and diesel in the transport system.
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Climate change: 1.5°C is closer than we imagine
Global warming of 1.5°C is imminent, likely in just a decade from now. That’s the stunning conclusion to be drawn from a number of recent studies.
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Trash Robot cleans up Chicago River's rubbish
The robot connects to the internet so web users can control it and donate to pay maintenance costs.
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Russians protest over 'toxic' landfill near Moscow
The Russian capital has no recycling programme and its expanding rubbish landfills are causing health problems.
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'Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia'
Has Australian weather always been this way or is the increasing frequency of bushfires, storms, floods, and drought due to climate change?
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Using astronomy to save a species
Scientists have been developing a technique to count animals that is usually used to map stars.
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Children aren't liabilities in disasters – they can help, if we let them
It's understandable to want to shield children from the impacts of disasters. But research suggests that they should be given a voice in disaster planning and a role in reducing the risks.
Christine Eriksen, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Cultural Environmental Research, University of Wollongong
Avianto Amri, PhD Candidate, Macquarie University
Briony Towers, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
Emma Calgaro, Sydney Research Fellow in Sustainability Science, University of Sydney
John Richardson, Honorary Fellow, Beyond Bushfires Research Team, University of Melbourne
Katharine Haynes, Snr Research Fellow, Department of Geography and Planning, Macquarie University
Scott McKinnon, Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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