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Sunraysia solar farm, largest in NSW, gets planning approval
A 200MW solar fram near Balranald in western NSW will be largest, and one of 27 large scale solar projects planned or under construction in the state.
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The Swiss company hoping to capture 1% of global CO2 emissions by 2025
On the roof of a waste incinerator outside Zurich, the Swiss firm Climeworks has built world’s first commercial plant to suck CO2 directly from the air.
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IPART bumps up benchmark range for NSW solar tariffs
Regulator further lifts benchmark for NSW solar tariffs - well above AGL's proposed tariff - but rejects notion rooftop solar and storage have network benefits.
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$9 million to begin hydrogen roadmap
The South Australian Government is continuing to support the transition to a low- carbon economy through a $9 million commitment to begin hydrogen roadmap.
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Battery storage “gigafactory” planned for Darwin for 2018
Energy Renaissance, backed by engineering group UGL, plans a gigawatt-scale battery storage factory in Darwin, that it says will begin production in late 2018.
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NSW follows Victoria, South Australia in major push to demand management
Households and businesses in NSW will get paid for reducing loads during critical peaks, as governments and institutions decide to circumvent objections by fossil fuel lobby with smarter, cleaner and cheaper alternatives.
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Trump bashes wind energy in state that gets a third of its power from wind
Trump rants against wind energy, warning of lights going out and "birds falling to the ground".
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$53.8 million for Stanwell Power Station
$53.8 million will be invested for a series of major projects at Stanwell Power Station west of Rockhampton, over the next year.
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Trump’s far-fetched solar wall idea sparks surge in US solar stocks
Trump's planned "solar wall" might take a century to generate enough power to pay for itself, but the fact that Trump said the word "solar" is lighting a fire under solar stocks.
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Inertia in power system: We don’t actually need that much
We don't need as much inertia in the power system as many think, and with a few simple changes we won’t need to mandate inertia limits either. Here's why.
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Vector/LG Chem win 5MW battery storage tender for Alice Springs
Vector wins tender with LG Chem battery storage, which grid operator says will allow significant increase in solar capacity in Alice Springs and a payback in 4 years.
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Tritium wins tender to provide 52 custom-built Veefil-UT fast chargers for Stomnetz Hamburg
Tritium partners with Stromnetz Hamburg GmbH to adapt its fast charger for Hamburg’s inner-city environment.
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Driverless vehicle research focus of MoU
Queensland University of Technology will work with the University of Nevada to collaborate on driverless vehicle technology.
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Birdsville geothermal plant to finally get major upgrade
Australia's only geothermal power supply is to finally get its long awaited upgrade.
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Australia ignores risks, shirks moral responsibility on climate
Climate risks are either not understood or wilfully ignored at leadership level in Australia, a profound failure of imagination, and far worse than that which triggered the GFC in 2008.
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Australia’s new citizenship test: swear allegiance to Queen and Coal
Text used for preparation for citizenship test looks like marketing material for the coal lobby.
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It’s so hot in Phoenix, Arizona, planes can’t take off
In a sign of just how hot things are getting, American Airlines cancelled 50 flights out of Phoenix because the planes can’t operate above 118°F.
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Oil majors risk trillions in stranded projects in 2⁰C world
New report finds that $2.3 trillion worth of projects are inconsistent with goals and objectives of limiting global warming to 2⁰C.
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China province powered by renewable energy only for 7 days
State Grid Corporation of China is conducting a trial to supply all of Qinghai Province with hydro, wind and solar only for 7 consecutive days
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Solar’s new sweet spot: Low cost, compact PV plants at $1/watt
New solar plant in Queensland will be built at less than half the cost modelled in the Finkel Review, and give a payback to investors in less than 5 years. Small is beautiful for large scale solar.
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