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A wind turbine blade has broken and fallen to the ground at a wind farm in Victoria where a similar incident was caused by a lightning strike back in 2019.Construction starts at state’s first “end-to-end” hydrogen and ammonia production plant
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Angus Taylor’s energy policy is now a carbon copy of Hanson and Trump
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Turbine blade breaks, falls to ground at wind farm damaged by lightning strike in 2019
A wind turbine blade has broken and fallen to the ground at a wind farm in Victoria where a similar incident was caused by a lightning strike back in 2019.
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Banks are no longer financing the energy transition on faith, and are declining deals they once would do
Australia does not have a shortage of renewable energy ambition, capital or projects. However, it increasingly has a shortage of projects that banks believe in.
Diesel backup gensets are big winners from the data centre boom. Our cities would be better off with batteries
One of the segments flowing rivers of gold from the data centre boom is backup diesel gensets. Our major cities could be awash with them. But batteries provide a better solution.
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Angus Taylor’s energy policy is now a carbon copy of Hanson and Trump
It is now almost impossible to spot the difference between One Nation’s policy on climate and energy, and that of the federal Liberal and National parties.
Australia’s growing throng of solar panels, home batteries and electric cars to be managed by new regulator
Australia’s growing throng of solar panels, batteries and electric cars will be managed by a new regulator in a multimillion-dollar budget commitment welcomed by investment and climate groups.
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