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Industry experts and Hunter community members have welcomed the New South Wales government plans to speed up the move to cleaner energy by investing in solar panels and batteries, while also ramping up efforts to approve and deliver large scale projects and manage the exit of coal power stations. Analysts agree that the NSW … Continued
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Unlocking more electric vehicles (EVs) means improved air quality and better health outcomes, reduced fuel costs, and better choice on low and zero emissions vehicles in the national market. This World EV Day (Saturday, 9th September) is taking place as the Federal Government works out what fuel efficiency standards will look like for Australia, … Continued
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Industry experts, doctors and community members have called on the New South Wales Government to avoid extending the life of the coal-fired Eraring power station at Lake Macquarie, as the state government considers its future. Energy analysts say it would cost an estimated $200 million to $400 million per year* to support this high-polluting … Continued
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The New South Wales Labor Government is facing a major test on its commitment to meaningful climate and energy policy as Cabinet considers extending the life of Australia’s largest coal fired power plant by paying billions of taxpayers’ dollars to energy giants. Leaders from six Australian climate advocacy organisations have called on the NSW Government … Continued
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THE NSW GOVERNMENT should throw everything it’s got at ramping up renewable energy and storage so New South Wales can power past the closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station and into our clean, affordable energy future. Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie said the slated 2025 closure of Eraring can and must be upheld … Continued
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Unions have lashed the South Australian government’s hypocritical opposition to the thousands of renewable energy jobs and vital emissions reductions that an offshore wind farm zone would create. The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia South Australian branch – with the support of Maritime Union of Australia, CFMEU and AMWU SA branches – has … Continued
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The Albanese Government has approved an extension to the Gregory Crinum coal mine in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The approval was granted under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC), Australia’s key national environmental law, which doesn’t currently deal with climate change, the main threat to Australia’s environment. The Great Barrier Reef, … Continued
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On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $10 million in funding to RayGen Resources Pty Ltd (RayGen) to progress its hi-tech solar and thermal storage technology along the commercialisation pathway towards a full utility scale deployment. The funding will help RayGen improve the design of its technology, achieve … Continued
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August 31 2023 Energy analysts say the latest 10-year outlook for Australia’s electricity grid from AEMO, known as the Electricity Statement Of Opportunities (ESOO) should be a call to arms to speed up the shift away from coal powered clunkers to renewable energy and a modernised electricity grid. The Australian Energy Market Operator … Continued
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The Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) 2023 Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) report makes it abundantly clear that the transition to renewable energy must be fast-tracked immediately. The ongoing loss of reliability and projected coal plant closures highlighted in the 10-year outlook report mean clean energy projects waiting in the pipeline need to be … Continued
