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Western Australia to close Muja coal units – to lower power bills, stabilise grid
W.A. announces staged retirement of Muja C generator, saying it is “no longer viable” to keep the costly and unreliable coal units operating.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 6, 2019

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Renewables

Rio Tinto closes coal plant, taps renewables to power Utah mine
Rio Tinto opts to power Kennecott copper mine in Utah with renewables, via power purchase agreement, after permanently shutting the facility’s coal plant.
Sophie Vorrath

May 7, 2019

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Coal

WA ditches Collie solar and biomass plans in favor of “trail adventures”
Plans to develop biomass and utility-scale solar generation facilities in the WA coal town of Collie have been swept aside, in favour of other “future industries.”
Sophie Vorrath

May 3, 2019

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Coal

Global coal plant pipeline shrinks for third year in a row
Global coal power capacity in pre-construction has fallen nearly 70% since 2015, when it was 1,090GW. In 2018, proposed capacity dropped nearly 25%, from 447GW in 2017 to 339GW.
Global Coal Plant Tracker

Mar 28, 2019

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Coal

Coalition scuppers Greens, Labor efforts to block new coal
Greens-led, Labor-backed effort to block Coalition from underwriting coal-fired generation in Australia narrowly defeated in Parliament.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 5, 2018

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Solar

NSW Vales Point coal plant to add 55MW solar farm
Delta Electricity wins state approval to build a 55MW solar farm adjoining its ageing Vales Point coal power station on Lake Macquarie in NSW.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 6, 2018

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Coal

Japan’s Marubeni deals “body blow” to coal, in pivot to renewables
Japanese energy giant reveals plans to halve its ownership of coal power by 2030, and withdraw completely from building new coal fired generators.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2018

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Coal

“Clean” King Coal – the emperor with no clothes
Any suggestion “clean coal” can deliver cheap reliable power should stand for what it is – a naked claim befitting an emperor with no clothes.
Andrew Stock

Jul 24, 2018

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Coal

Global new coal plant pipeline keeps shrinking
Number of coal plants in permitting and planning process fell another 22% in 2017 – a 59% fall over the last two years.
Bob Burton

Mar 22, 2018

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Coal

Three reasons why coal power won’t make a comeback in Australia
Despite what the Turnbull government says, coal has no place in Australia’s future energy mix – for three basic reasons.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 16, 2018

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Coal

Graph of the Day: And the states with the lowest emissions are …
South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory contribute a combined total of just 6.3% to the nation’s total scope 1 emissions. Can you guess the common denominator?
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 7, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Germany to set end date for coal power in 2019
A commission will decide the timeline for phasing out coal, under a coalition deal agreed between social democrats and Angela Merkel’s conservatives
Kerstine Appunn Benjamin Wehrmann and Julian Wettengel

Feb 8, 2018

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