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Coal power offers “no chance to compete,” says Rio Tinto, as smelters go all-in on renewables
Rio Tinto’s Jérôme Pécresse says coal power has priced itself out of the equation for Australian smelters, making the shift to renewables a matter of survival.Rare, state-owned wind farm clears one of “most complex” grid connection hurdles
One of few wind projects to have survived state government’s call-in and sell-off era passes significant new development milestone, this time in grid integration.
Australian solar innovator SunDrive joins homegrown bid to make spacecraft-integrated PV
The collaboration will use SunDrive’s copper-metallised solar cell technology to establish an Australian-made source of PV arrays specially made for spacecraft.
Wind
Wind and battery project called in by LNP trims turbines by 10, adds 3,429 pages of “more information”
Cubico lodges revamped planning application for “called in” wind and battery project, this time with reams of explanatory documents and six letters of support.
No mention of grey nomads as state planning authority gives hybrid wind project the all-clear
Ground-breaking hybrid wind and battery storage project gets green light from IPC, with all merit appeals now completely blocked after a ministerial intervention.
Biomass
“Only so much you can do” with hydrogen and batteries: Jet fuel made from cooking oil to be used at Australian airport
Jet fuel made from used cooking oil will be used at an Australian airport for the first time, giving wings to new technology without frying the planet.
Mining giant Rio Tinto to build “green iron” facility that uses biomass to cut emissions
Rio Tinto to invest $215 million in development facility in Australia to assess a new ironmaking process using biomass called BioIron.
Wave
Australian “CETO” wave energy generator is ready to be tested in Spanish waters
ASX-listed wave energy hopeful says it has completed fabrication of its Ceto Buoyant Actuator (BA) and is ready to deploy its distinctive technology in Spanish waters.
Two massive wind and battery projects held up by weight of objections, including 13 signed by one individual
Two massive wind and battery projects are the latest referred to state’s independent planning arbiter because of the number of mostly long-distance objections.
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