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LNG imports are a lot dirtier than previously thought, and little better than heavy fuel oil

LNG imports are a lot dirtier than previously thought, and little better than heavy fuel oil

New research shows that LNG imports to the EU from major suppliers are nearly as polluting as the heavy fuel oil companies are trying to replace.
Australia’s climate rating slips because of plans to increase coal and gas production

Australia’s climate rating slips because of plans to increase coal and gas production

Australia’s plans to open new gas fields and recent approval for three massive coal mine expansions has seen it slip two places in this year’s global Climate Change Performance Index.
“Manhattan Project of our time:” Did Trump just appoint Musk to drop a bomb on US economy?

“Manhattan Project of our time:” Did Trump just appoint Musk to drop a bomb on US economy?

For almost everyone but Tesla shareholders, the appointment of the world’s richest man to “dismantle government bureaucracy” and regulation may not end so well.
Big battery revenues surge in latest quarter, helped by being paid to charge as prices fall below zero

Big battery revenues surge in latest quarter, helped by being paid to charge as prices fall below zero

Market revenue for Australia’s growing fleet of big batteries near trebles, driven by price volatility and from being paid to charge when wholesale prices fall below zero.
Wind turbine nacelle gets second life as tiny house

Wind turbine nacelle gets second life as tiny house

An end of life wind turbine nacelle has been repurposed as a tiny house, offering an interesting solution for the 10,000 nacelles yet to be decommissioned.
Cost of ACT’s 100 per cent renewable energy scheme goes negative – again!

Cost of ACT’s 100 per cent renewable energy scheme goes negative – again!

Cost of the ACT’s 100 per cent renewable scheme has gone negative again – the fourth time that consumers have received a pay pack as higher bills affect the rest of the country.
Solar will leap four-fold by 2030, ending the rule of King coal and overtaking all other grid supplies

Solar will leap four-fold by 2030, ending the rule of King coal and overtaking all other grid supplies

Solar power will grow four-fold by 2030, overtaking nuclear, hydro and gas, and then coal by 2033. By 2050, it will produce more than all these technologies combined.
Plans to be unveiled for 250 turbine wind project – the biggest in main grid – in state pine plantation

Plans to be unveiled for 250 turbine wind project – the biggest in main grid – in state pine plantation

Plans for what is shaping up to be the biggest wind project in Australia’s main grid will be released next week, with up to 250 turbines in state-owned softwood plantations in the central west of NSW.
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