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Government backs “disaster proposal” to power 2 GW hyperscale data centre with fracked Beetaloo gas

NT government has set aside land for the $40 billion gas-powered AI ambitions of ASX-listed miner Beetaloo Energy, which could burn up to 200 TJ / day of fracked gas power generation.
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The great gas disconnect: Why Australia needs a managed exit strategy for stranded gas network

The burden of a dying gas industry must be shared proportionately between network investors, governments, and consumers.
Chart of the Day: How batteries are beating gas at its own game, with a little help from data centres

Chart of the Day: How batteries are beating gas at its own game, with a little help from data centres

CSIRO says data centre demand in US has helped inflate cost of gas turbines, and accelerated the crossover point on capital costs with battery storage.

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Government backs “disaster proposal” to power 2 GW hyperscale data centre with fracked Beetaloo gas

Government backs “disaster proposal” to power 2 GW hyperscale data centre with fracked Beetaloo gas

NT government has set aside land for the $40 billion gas-powered AI ambitions of ASX-listed miner Beetaloo Energy, which could burn up to 200 TJ / day of fracked gas power generation.
The great gas disconnect: Why Australia needs a managed exit strategy for stranded gas network

The great gas disconnect: Why Australia needs a managed exit strategy for stranded gas network

The burden of a dying gas industry must be shared proportionately between network investors, governments, and consumers.
Chart of the Day: How batteries are beating gas at its own game, with a little help from data centres

Chart of the Day: How batteries are beating gas at its own game, with a little help from data centres

CSIRO says data centre demand in US has helped inflate cost of gas turbines, and accelerated the crossover point on capital costs with battery storage.
Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix

Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix

Firmed solar and wind still lowest-cost pathway for Australia to reach net zero emissions, new report confirms, as batteries flip the script and limit gas to between 3-7 pct of generation in 2050.
One of Australia’s biggest renewables developers seeks to build one of country’s biggest new gas plants

One of Australia’s biggest renewables developers seeks to build one of country’s biggest new gas plants

Plans for one of the nation’s biggest new gas plants join the queue for federal environmental approval, to be developed by one of Australia’s biggest renewables outfits.
Snowy warns of “odour and plume” as it commissions diesel generators at delayed and over-budget peaking plant

Snowy warns of “odour and plume” as it commissions diesel generators at delayed and over-budget peaking plant

Snowy Hydro warns residents of “odour and plume” as it commissions diesel component of its delayed and over-budget Kurri Kurri power station.
Darwin residents want answers on toxic gas export emissions. Science shows their concerns are warranted

Darwin residents want answers on toxic gas export emissions. Science shows their concerns are warranted

Evidence shows benzene and other gas-related chemicals pose significant health risks. So why is the NT willing to green-light additional pollution without more rigorous monitoring?
Plan to power off-grid data centre with solar, gas and a 16 gigawatt-hour battery seeks federal green tick

Plan to power off-grid data centre with solar, gas and a 16 gigawatt-hour battery seeks federal green tick

Project Ares wants to build a 1 GW data centre on a cattle station on Australia’s Top End and power it with 3 GW of solar and a 16 GWh battery. It also wants to build a giga-scale gas plant.