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“This is waste-washing:” Waste-to-energy projects called out for being dirtier than coal
Waste-to-energy incinerators should not be called clean, renewable, or low emission because they are as dirty, or even dirtier, than coal generators, a new report says.Coal giant gets nod to convert retired mine into solar and pumped hydro powerhouse with 12 hours storage
State approves plans of Australia’s largest listed coal miner to transform a retired mine site into a renewable energy hub capable of dispatching 300 MW of energy over a 12-hour period.
Coal closure plan urgently needed as unreliable clunkers push power prices through roof
The growing unreliability of end of life coal fired power plants is costing Australians and domestic heavy industry dearly. Last week provided a case in point.
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“This is waste-washing:” Waste-to-energy projects called out for being dirtier than coal
Waste-to-energy incinerators should not be called clean, renewable, or low emission because they are as dirty, or even dirtier, than coal generators, a new report says.
Coal giant gets nod to convert retired mine into solar and pumped hydro powerhouse with 12 hours storage
State approves plans of Australia’s largest listed coal miner to transform a retired mine site into a renewable energy hub capable of dispatching 300 MW of energy over a 12-hour period.Coal closure plan urgently needed as unreliable clunkers push power prices through roof
The growing unreliability of end of life coal fired power plants is costing Australians and domestic heavy industry dearly. Last week provided a case in point.
Hunter Valley collieries to be greened-up as clean industrial hubs in “post mining land transformation”
State and federal governments aim for 7,000 green and industrial jobs under new master plans for shuttered Hunter Valley coal mines.
Coal closure “interventions” are stifling investment in the very projects needed to replace them
Uncertainty around the timeline for closure of Australia’s remaining coal generators are having a material impact on investment on new wind projects needed to replace them.
Queensland approves giant new coal mine for one of Australia’s biggest polluters
A massive coal mine expansion backed by a global mining giant has been given environmental approval by state LNP government, despite its huge climate and biodiversity impacts.
