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“Birds avoid turbines:” Two new studies suggest wind farms are not “killing machines” after all
Two new studies demonstrate that wind turbines might not be the “bird killing machines” they are often accused of being – and that birds are good at adapting.“100 pct renewable, 74 pct of the time:” How Australia’s most advanced grid plans to be an energy powerhouse
State’s transmission network says the long-term plan is to become a clean energy powerhouse, able to meet peak demand around eight times greater than current levels with firmed solar and wind.
Fire at Perth recycling warehouse storing tonnes of tiny solid state batteries destroys $7 million of goods
A battery fire in a Perth fire has destroyed 80 tonnes of “solid state” batteries, units that are currently used in small devices such as phones and pacemakers.
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Renewables
“Birds avoid turbines:” Two new studies suggest wind farms are not “killing machines” after all
Two new studies demonstrate that wind turbines might not be the “bird killing machines” they are often accused of being – and that birds are good at adapting.
Commentary
Fortescue accelerates away from oil: doing what Australia should be doing on the fuel crisis
Fortescue is showing the future to the rest of Australia: Batteries and electrification replacing barrels and diesel, backed by firmed renewables rather than gas and oil.
For First Nations communities, energy insecurity is not new. But the shift to renewables is more urgent than ever
In remote First Nations communities primarily reliant on diesel power stations, the steep price hikes are a reminder of a deeper, ongoing vulnerability.
Policy & Planning
“An own goal that we don’t need:” Investor group sounds alarm over new tax on renewables
Investor group “dismayed” at draft reforms to the Capital Gains Tax it says will deter foreign backers of large-scale solar, wind and battery projects right when we need them most.
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