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  • Queensland energy minister stands down amid email investigation

    Queensland energy minister stands down amid email investigation

    A blow to the state-based renewable energy and climate effort as Queensland energy minister Mark Bailey is sidelined by allegations of corruption.
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    Jul 20, 2017
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  • Queensland fast-tracks auction for 400MW renewables, energy storage
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    Queensland fast-tracks auction for 400MW renewables, energy storage

    Queensland govt reasserts commitment to 50% RET, and its independence from federal government, with $1.6bn plan.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jun 5, 2017
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  • Queensland govt underwrites 98MW of large-scale solar farms
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    Queensland govt underwrites 98MW of large-scale solar farms

    Queensland’s Palaszczuk government signs support deeds for three new large-scale solar PV projects totaling almost 100MW.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Mar 6, 2017
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  • Qld energy minister says rooftop solar will soon be biggest generator

    Rooftop solar could soon beat coal as Queensland’s biggest electricity generator, says energy minister Mark Bailey, making the state a template for battery storage uptake.
    Giles Parkinson
    Feb 19, 2016
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  • Q&A with Qld energy minister Mark Bailey: The 50% renewable target

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    Queensland energy minister Mark Bailey answers 10 questions about how the Palaszczuk government is turning the state’s renewables record around, and how it will meet its target of 50% renewables by 2030.
    Giles Parkinson
    Nov 26, 2015
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  • Queensland lifts large scale solar auction target to 60MW

    Queensland lifts large scale solar auction target to 60MW

    Queensland lifts large scale solar auction target to 60MW, as it looks to kick-start big solar plants and create a “solar state”
    Giles Parkinson
    Sep 9, 2015
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