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Expensive failure: Flagship Gorgon CCS collects less CO2 in worst year

Chevron’s Gorgon CCS project – the flagship for the technology in Australia – has had its worst year on record, collecting less than one third of the CO2 it is supposed to.

South Australia wants to bring back mothballed diesel plants due to lack of demand side options

South Australia wants to bring back two mothballed diesel generators for the next two summers, citing the lack of demand side measures in the state and delays to the new link to NSW.
Woodside handed government funds for carbon capture projects, but activists say we should use less gas

Woodside handed government funds for carbon capture projects, but activists say we should use less gas

Australian oil and gas giant lands government money for CCUS projects, to the horror of analysts who say it would be cheaper, cleaner and smarter to phase out gas appliances.

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Expensive failure: Flagship Gorgon CCS collects less CO2 in worst year

Expensive failure: Flagship Gorgon CCS collects less CO2 in worst year

Chevron’s Gorgon CCS project – the flagship for the technology in Australia – has had its worst year on record, collecting less than one third of the CO2 it is supposed to.
South Australia wants to bring back mothballed diesel plants due to lack of demand side options

South Australia wants to bring back mothballed diesel plants due to lack of demand side options

South Australia wants to bring back two mothballed diesel generators for the next two summers, citing the lack of demand side measures in the state and delays to the new link to NSW.
Woodside handed government funds for carbon capture projects, but activists say we should use less gas

Woodside handed government funds for carbon capture projects, but activists say we should use less gas

Australian oil and gas giant lands government money for CCUS projects, to the horror of analysts who say it would be cheaper, cleaner and smarter to phase out gas appliances.
South Australia may underwrite gas generators in new plan to back up 100 pct net renewables target

South Australia may underwrite gas generators in new plan to back up 100 pct net renewables target

South Australia flags new mechanism to underwrite gas generators to ensure it has enough back up for its net 100 per cent renewables target, putting it at odds with federal plan that excludes fossil fuels.
Death spiral: Network blows up renewable gas claims, wants to hit consumers for cost of stranded assets

Death spiral: Network blows up renewable gas claims, wants to hit consumers for cost of stranded assets

Network operators want consumers to pay more for gas pipeline access, because they fear accelerated switch to all electric homes will leave their assets stranded.
“Like washing your floor with Italian mineral water:” Why hydrogen won’t do the things the gas industry says

“Like washing your floor with Italian mineral water:” Why hydrogen won’t do the things the gas industry says

Reality is slowly dawning that some of the hoped-for applications of green hydrogen might never come to fruition. But there is still a bit of nonsense around – much of it coming from the gas industry.
Rapacious utilities send power prices soaring as they seize on coal and network faults, and low wind output

Rapacious utilities send power prices soaring as they seize on coal and network faults, and low wind output

Big generation companies seize on unplanned baseload and network outages to cause a spike in wholesale electricity prices in September, and reverse the long-term downward trend in some states.
“Making it up as he goes:” Bowen slams O’Brien’s plan to put existing gas into capacity scheme

“Making it up as he goes:” Bowen slams O’Brien’s plan to put existing gas into capacity scheme

Federal energy minister says Coalition’s plan to add even existing gas plants to the Capacity Investment Scheme has “gaping holes” and questions to answer.
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