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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.
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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.

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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.
State EPA waves through Gina Rinehart’s new gas plant, refers cockatoo question to mining department

State EPA waves through Gina Rinehart’s new gas plant, refers cockatoo question to mining department

State EPA defers native tree clearing decisions to the department of mines for the new gas plant application from Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Energy.
Judge dismisses legal bid to prevent gas fracking in the Top End

Judge dismisses legal bid to prevent gas fracking in the Top End

Activists have lost their court bid to prevent gas exploration in the Northern Territory after claiming fracking would contaminate groundwater resources.
“Pouring oil on climate fire:” Global fossil fuel use must halve by 2035 to avoid catastrophic climate damage

“Pouring oil on climate fire:” Global fossil fuel use must halve by 2035 to avoid catastrophic climate damage

Global fossil fuel use must halve by 2035 and be phased out entirely by 2070 at the latest if the world is to keep global warming below 1.5°C.
Depleted batteries and very expensive gas: How a two-day heatwave led to a near doubling of quarterly prices

Depleted batteries and very expensive gas: How a two-day heatwave led to a near doubling of quarterly prices

Batteries have been protecting consumers from price spikes in most states over summer. But they ran out of puff in one state in January, and let gas rule the roost.
Gas share in global electricity mix falls for fifth consecutive year, pushed out by cheaper renewables

Gas share in global electricity mix falls for fifth consecutive year, pushed out by cheaper renewables

Share of gas in global electricity mix has fallen for the fifth consecutive year, with nearly half of the world’s gas-generating economies already passing peak gas.