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Regional NSW town to host large-scale hydrogen energy storage project – state’s first
NSW’s first large-scale hydrogen energy storage project to partner with community-owned solar and battery project in states’s north-east.
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Biggest drop in CO2 emissions in 30 years in 2019 – but it’s not nearly enough
Declining coal generation delivered a 2% fall in global power sector emissions. But we need 11% falls each year to 2030 to have any hope of meeting climate targets.
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Japan begins solar powered hydrogen production at Fukushima plant
FH2R project completed at former nuclear hub, able to produce “green” hydrogen powered by a 20MW solar farm and some grid power.
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Australian researchers smash efficiency record for ‘tandem solar cells’
ANU research team use tandem solar cell technology to achieve a conversion efficiency of 27.7% and are aiming to go above 30% for their next goal.
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Federal government refuses FOI request for coal plant feasibility findings
Morrison government refuses to publicly release “phase one findings” of feasibility studies into new Queensland power stations, including a coal plant.
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Major solar farm and battery approved for New South Wales coal country
A 290MW solar and battery project planned for New South Wales’ greater Hunter region has had final green light from the state government’s department of planning.
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Infigen inks Collector wind farm PPA in shift to renewable retailing
With an eye to supplying renewable electricity to large users, Infigen Energy secures power purchase agreement with RATCH Australia for just over half output from Collector.
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Massive 720MW New England solar farm gets final green light
Plans for massive 720MW solar farm with up to 400MWh of battery storage in NSW New England region set to go ahead with approval from Independent Planning Commission.
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Australian businesses can – and must – act on climate, says Cannon-Brookes
New research commissioned by Atlassian finds 70% of Australian workers believe big business has the power – and responsibility – to limit the impact of climate change.
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Gaslighting on emissions: IEEFA says burning LNG “worse than coal” for climate
New analysis suggests natural gas emissions and their impact on climate change have been dangerously underestimated – so much so that the sector could experience a similar reckoning to that of car maker Volkswagen.
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Coalition tips $68.5m into ‘Reliable Affordable’ clean energy research centre
Federal government tips in $68.5 million into “RACE to 2030” CRC, accelerating research into “sensible, practical solutions that reduce emissions.”
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What is driving Tesla’s stratospheric rise?
Tesla’s success will not be about how many cars it can produce, but how soon can it master the science, the art, of autonomous driving technology.
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