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Last of 1,038 Wärtsilä Quantum units installed at big battery next to gas plant in coal country
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Developer of Australia’s first solar-battery hybrid lands finance and presses go on another bigger project
Spanish energy giant that built Australia’s first solar-battery hybrid project is now building its second, after locking in finance. But it is staying mum on who’s buying the output.
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Solar’s end-of-life problem is not about panel age, it’s about shifting economics and untested plans
Solar decommissioning plans are written into leases and planning consents, but what really determines an asset’s future? Who is left holding the obligation when it comes due, and what if it never does?
Data centre chaos: We need to learn the lessons from past gold rushes
The 1850’s gold rush left many in financial and social distress and devastated environments. There are lessons too for data centres from the mining boom and hydrogen hype.
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“Scientifically tenuous:” Investors warn half-baked EPBC reforms will leave wind industry in the wilderness
New report warns that some of the draft conditions being explored for the reformed EPBC Act are “way too conservative” and will have disproportionate impacts on the viability of wind projects.
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