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Industrial hub to host big battery in the heart of NSW coal country
The Steel River Eco Estate, in the heart of the New South Wales Hunter Region, has unveiled plans to host a 28MW big battery system.
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CEFC tips in $6.5 million loan for Newcastle solar farm
CEFC provides loan to finance most of 5MW solar farm to be built on former colliery site near Newcastle, paving the way for batteries and electric trucks.
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Carnegie’s EMC wins tender to build solar farm in NSW “coal city”
Carnegie Clean Energy subsidiary Energy Made Clean wins tender to build 5MW solar farm on former rubbish dump, in the former coal hub of Newcastle.
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Feb 14, 2018
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Coal city Newcastle prepares tender for 5MW solar farm
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Sep 5, 2017
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Direct Action on climate means moving your money
What will drive the revolution to get climate damaging companies to change? Demonstrations do not work, facts do not work. What is the answer? Money.
George Parry
Aug 9, 2016
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A white elephant proposal for Newcastle coal port
A proposal to build a fourth coal-export terminal in Newcastle, Australia, is about as big a boondoggle in the making as one can imagine.
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