Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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“A packet of poo tickets:” Barnaby’s beef with wind power goes nuclear
Joyce attacks new wind project in NSW, one of the biggest in the state, and suggests a nuclear reactor would be a better idea.
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Clean energy investment tops $US1 trillion, sits neck and neck with fossil fuels
Bloomberg New energy Finance says investment in low carbon energy has hit a new high – and for the first time reached parity with capital invested in fossil fuels.
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Vertical-axis floating offshore wind developer clears legal hurdle for turbine testing
Swedish wind power company SeaTwirl has won the right to proceed with testing its floating vertical-axis wind turbine in a fjord off the coast of Norway.
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Solar buying spree continues as MPower buys shovel-ready 5MW project
Sydney-based renewables outfit completes acquisition of its newest small solar farm, the 5MW Faraday Renewable Energy Project in central Victoria.
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Solar farms put cow comfort and crop yield ahead of harvesting electrons
Spanish energy giant to build four small “agri-solar” farm projects that prioritise benefits to crops and and livestock over solar production.
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Energy arbitrage sends big battery revenue to new record high in 2022
Big batteries earned record high revenue on the National Electricity Market during 2022 – here’s how.
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Sun Cable: It’s much more viable than you think, at the right price
We crunch some numbers on Sun Cable’s solar export plans and find that, despite the recent administration drama, it’s economically doable.
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Location, location: Battery storage projects jostle for position to back up wind and solar
The competition among battery storage projects for connection points in intense, with many proposing batteries right next door to rival projects.
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Skills survey seeks to bridge Australia’s clean energy jobs gap
New national survey hopes to get a measure on Australia’s clean energy labour and skills shortages.
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Australia and Germany fund first stages of two gigawatt scale green hydrogen projects
Australia and Germany funding will lay the groundwork for two gigawatt scale green hydrogen projects in Australia, and a ground-breaking electrolyser technology.
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“World first” solar methanol plant to feed off Port Augusta solar thermal project
“World-first” solar methanol plant that will tap into Port Augusta solar thermal project one of four green fuel projects funded by Australia and Germany.
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Forrest plans multi-billion dollar battery business, hopes to land five big green energy deals
Andrew Forrest says “world leading” WAE could turn into a multi-billion dollar battery technology business, expects to seal five big green energy deals this year.
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