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  • Hazelwood owner promises no new coal fired power stations

    Hazelwood owner promises no new coal fired power stations

    Hazelwood owner promises no new coal-fired power stations, but NGOs say it would mean more if they closed the most polluting power station in developed world.
    Giles Parkinson
    Oct 15, 2015
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  • Abbott policies still favour brown coal generation, despite emission targets

    Abbott policies still favour brown coal generation, despite emission targets

    Report says Abbott’s 2030 emissions target will need brown coal generators to close, but government’s current suite of policies favour these plants.
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    Aug 31, 2015
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    Hazelwood owner makes big push into solar energy

    Engie, owner of Hazelwood brown coal generator, buys leading solar farm developer, declaring solar to be cleaner than coal and cheaper than nuclear. It says solar is the energy source of the future.
    Giles Parkinson
    Jul 10, 2015
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  • Hazelwood owner issues ‘call to arms’ against coal

    Hazelwood owner issues ‘call to arms’ against coal

    The owner of Hazelwood, Australia’s dirtiest coal fired power generator, issues a “call to arms” against coal, and also predicts a radical energy transition that will see half of all energy sourced from local wind and solar and battery storage.
    Giles Parkinson
    Jun 17, 2015
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    Sep 29, 2014
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