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Spot prices along the journey to a competitively priced coal-free grid. But we still need a lot of wind
Australia will have a globally competitive electricity price in a no-coal world. It just needs a lot more wind.
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How a wind and battery hybrid could replace a coal plant – and outperform it at almost every level
A “thought experiment” by a China tech giant finds wind-battery hybrids can achieve the same generation and grid services as coal plants, but with benefits.
“They’re gone:” End of an era as Liddell coal plant chimneys demolished in spectacular explosion
Chimney stacks from shuttered Liddell coal plant come down in a series of spectacular explosions, highlighting the close of one era, and the start of another. With Video.
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Spot prices along the journey to a competitively priced coal-free grid. But we still need a lot of wind
Australia will have a globally competitive electricity price in a no-coal world. It just needs a lot more wind.
How a wind and battery hybrid could replace a coal plant – and outperform it at almost every level
A “thought experiment” by a China tech giant finds wind-battery hybrids can achieve the same generation and grid services as coal plants, but with benefits.“They’re gone:” End of an era as Liddell coal plant chimneys demolished in spectacular explosion
Chimney stacks from shuttered Liddell coal plant come down in a series of spectacular explosions, highlighting the close of one era, and the start of another. With Video.
Miners are burning a lot more diesel than four years ago, just for same amounts of now hard-to-get coal
The mining industry is burning even more diesel for the same amount of production as they have to dig digger for hard to cut coal, and lack of action on electric options.
Construction to start on solar and battery project at site of former coal mine
Construction will begin “immediately” on a solar farm and battery proposed for the site of a former coal mine, after the Amazon-backed project reached financial close.
Coal pollution is significantly reducing the output of solar panels, major study finds
Study by University of Oxford and University College London finds that coal pollution is significantly reducing the energy output of solar PV installations.
Can legal systems keep pace with the climate crisis? Coal mine expansion challenge reaches High Court
A High Court case examining the local impacts of a coal mine expansion could exert far-reaching influence on fossil fuel project approvals.
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