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Renewables

Alinta lands powerful new partner for offshore wind project – and identifies a site near smelter
New Japanese renewables outfit signs on to plan to power Portland Aluminium Smelter with a 1GW-plus offshore wind farm in the Southern Ocean.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 24, 2024

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Nuclear

Alinta boss compares nuclear to “unicorns in the garden”, but warns of cost issues in race to net zero
Alinta boss compares nuclear to “unicorns”, but warns of rising costs in the energy transition, and defends role of legacy utilities. “We don’t make amazing returns.”
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 10, 2024

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Renewables

Iron ore, oil and steel giants line up to develop $70bn of green industrial projects in Pilbara
Big names, big dollars and big green plans are coming to WA’s Pilbara region, with seven projects allocated prize industrial land by the state government.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 12, 2023

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Wind energy

Offshore wind power plans for Portland Smelter get a federal boost
Alinta Energy’s plan to plug a 1GW offshore wind farm into Victoria’s Portland Aluminium Smelter win ARENA funding to kick off early development activities.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 6, 2022

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Renewables

Coca-Cola steps closer to 100 pct renewables in deal with huge wind farm
Updated: Coca Cola steps closer to 100 per cent renewables in 8-year deal with one of biggest and best performing wind farms in Western Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 30, 2022

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Markets

Alinta calls for urgent doubling of electricity price cap, as fossil fuel costs soar
Alinta calls for price cap to be doubled to help cover the soaring cost of coal and gas generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 5, 2022

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Coal

Alinta seeks biomass options for Loy Yang B, says capacity market for coal could end in 2029
Operator of what will be one of the last coal generators operating in Australia’s grid argues the case for a short term capacity market for coal.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 13, 2022

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Coal

Victorian EPA and three coal plants sued over failures to regulate emissions
The Victorian EPA and three coal power generators taken to court over alleged failures to regulate emissions, in key test of Victorian climate laws.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 23, 2021

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Renewables

Western Australia’s biggest wind farm formally opened, with PPA to come
Western Australia’s largest wind energy project, the 214MW Yandin wind farm, is formally open and will be one of the most productive in the country.
Sophie Vorrath

May 19, 2021

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Solar

Fortescue plans to run Pilbara mine on solar only during day, but battery the key
Fortescue Metals Group is gearing up to test whether it can run its Pilbara-based Christmas Creek iron ore mine on solar, alone, during the day.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 6, 2020

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