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Coughing up for coal-fired power
If Australian tax payers are made to cough up for a new coal plant in north Queensland, locals will also be coughing up – literally.
Dr James Whelan

Nov 21, 2017

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Coal

Another coal unit falls over, leaving Victoria power supply at risk
Failure of another coal power unit in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley has prompted the market operator to warn of supply shortages – and it’s not even summer yet.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 20, 2017

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Renewables

Renewables option $1.3 billion cheaper than keeping Liddell open
Report finds combination of wind power, smart controls and energy efficiency would cost $2.2bn over five years, compared to $3.6bn to keep coal plant open.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 20, 2017

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Storage

The spectacular success of Germany’s Energiewende- and what needs to be done next
Formation of new government in Berlin will have important implications for future of the Energiewende, but much has been achieved already.
John Mathews

Oct 16, 2017

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Australia’s coal problem is also its mercury problem
Analysis of toxic emissions from Australia’s coal plants has revealed our per capita mercury emissions are roughly double the global average.
Robyn Schofield

Aug 17, 2017

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Coal

Cheap coal power? Only in an imaginary world
Attempts to suggest coal power is cheaper than the plummeting cost of renewables look increasingly ridiculous and desperate.
Simon Nicholas

Aug 4, 2017

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Coal

Australian coal power in free-fall, but they making off like bandits
With current market prices 2–4 times the costs of generation, our remaining coal fired power stations are making out like bandits.
Simon Holmes à Court

Jun 14, 2017

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Smart Energy

Why the IEA still gets it wrong on fossil fuels
The IEA is using unrealistic assumptions about emissions and CCS to keep coal and oil in the picture.
Greg Muttitt

Apr 3, 2017

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Markets

Hazelwood exits, taking with it myth of cheap fossil fuels
Hazelwood closure is most potent symbol of an energy market that has failed consumers. The future is localised generation, and faster, cleaner, cheaper power. The incumbents need to learn to adapt, and so do the politicians.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 30, 2017

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Coal

Graph of the Day: Watch Australia’s biggest polluter power down
Australia is closing one of the world’s dirtiest coal power plants. Witness Hazelwood’s emissions disappear before your eyes.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 28, 2017

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Markets

Power price impact of Hazelwood closure “negligible”, says analyst
Independent analyst says claims Hazelwood coal plant closure will have any significant impact on retail electricity prices “not at all credible”.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 3, 2016

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Markets

Hazelwood to close as energy transition gathers pace in Australia
With no economic option to clean it up, and no buyer, the French owner of Victoria’s Hazelwood coal power plant has confirmed it will close in March 2017. Engie also looking to sell Loy Yang B coal plant, and WA Kwinana gas station, as it transitions to low-carbon generation.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Nov 3, 2016

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