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Rooftop solar emerges as the latest threat to South Australia's energy system security, with network operators and suppliers predicting it could soon supply the state's entire energy needs on some days.
Topics: solar-energy, alternative-energy, environment, energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, sa
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| UpdatedPlans by Indian mining and energy giant Adani for a solar plant in Central Queensland have been welcomed by environmental groups.
Topics: rural, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, environment, alternative-energy, solar-energy, mackay-4740
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| UpdatedA dramatic shift to renewable energy is underway in China and India, a comprehensive report analysing the global energy market finds, prompting a warning that Australia is one of the countries most exposed to the changing dynamic.
Topics: industry, coal, business-economics-and-finance, energy, science-and-technology, wind-energy, tidal-energy, solar-energy, nuclear-energy, hydro-energy, geothermal-energy, alternative-energy, environment, electricity-energy-and-utilities, china, australia, india
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| UpdatedPremier Jay Weatherill says a state-wide referendum on whether South Australia should store high-level nuclear waste will not be held before the 2018 state election, while the business community says it is encouraged the debate is not over yet.
Topics: nuclear-issues, nuclear-energy, alternative-energy, environment, states-and-territories, state-parliament, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedOpposition Leader Steven Marshall says he will not support the building of a high-level nuclear waste facility in South Australia after a citizens' jury voted strongly against the proposal.
Topics: nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, alternative-energy, environment, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, adelaide-5000, sa
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Topics: energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, solar-energy, agribusiness, agricultural-policy, canberra-2600, nsw, sydney-2000
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Topics: agricultural-crops, alternative-energy, recycling-and-waste-management, longford-3851
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A Churchill Fellow says compost could dramatically improve agricultural production, and be used as a source of renewable energy, if there was government will to make it happen.
Topics: agricultural-crops, alternative-energy, recycling-and-waste-management, longford-3851
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Topics: agricultural-crops, alternative-energy, recycling-and-waste-management, longford-3851
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| UpdatedThe organisation that manages the national electricity market is accused of hanging the wind industry out to dry to protect its own reputation after the recent statewide blackout in South Australia.
Topics: industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, regulation, business-economics-and-finance, alternative-energy, environment, wind-energy, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, port-augusta-5700, sa, australia
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| UpdatedHazelwood will be the fourth big coal-fired power station to close in Australia's east over the past three years.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, coal, alternative-energy, morwell-3840, vic, australia
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The potential shutdown of Victoria's Hazelwood power station could leave a large gap in coal-fired baseload generation. But other coal power stations have plenty of spare capacity to fill the gap.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, manufacturing, industry, regional, alternative-energy, environment, morwell-3840, vic, moe-3825, portland-3305, yallourn-north-3825, anglesea-3230
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull begins a three-day tour of regional and remote South Australia today, with power prices and cashless welfare cards on the agenda.
Topics: turnbull-malcolm, person, environment, alternative-energy, welfare, port-lincoln-5606, marla-5724, ceduna-5690
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As generous government rebates for solar users wind up across parts of Australia, advocates have accused some energy retailers of taking advantage of the confusion about the range of options available to consumers.
Topics: solar-energy, alternative-energy, environment, environmental-technology, australia, nsw, sa, vic
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Nicole Roocke, director, CMEWA, says Twitter account hacked to post anti-renewable rants after SA blackout. Dr Tama Learner explains how twitterbots are used for campaigning and creating false illussion of public perception.
Topics: mining-rural, social-media, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, mining-industry, perth-6000
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| UpdatedTwitterbots are to blame for the attack on renewable energy after the South Australian blackout, says the WA Chamber of Minerals.
Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, internet-technology, perth-6000
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| UpdatedPort Augusta is attracting solar energy developers with its "300 days of sunshine" a year after the city's coal-fired power station closed its doors about six months ago.
Topics: solar-energy, alternative-energy, environment, port-augusta-5700, whyalla-5600, sa
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| UpdatedThe Latrobe Valley is home to three coal mines and four power stations, but now the 75,000 residents in the area are facing questions about their future, but the next generation has its eyes set on renewable energy.
Topics: alternative-energy, environment, community-and-society, youth, morwell-3840, vic, moe-3825
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Students from a school in country Tasmania make the finals of an international renewable energy competition and go in the race to win $US100,000.
Topics: energy, education, science, alternative-energy, wind-energy, huonville-7109
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A team of scientists turn a waste product — carbon dioxide — into a fuel — ethanol — in a relatively simple process. And it happened almost by accident.
Topics: science-and-technology, alternative-energy, solar-energy, energy, united-states
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High-class luxury cars, family four-seaters, dirt bikes and commercial buses are put on display to try to convince Victorians that electric-powered vehicles are not just science-fiction playthings for the rich.
Topics: science-and-technology, alternative-energy, melbourne-3000
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Topics: agribusiness, forestry, alternative-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, coal, launceston-7250
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New Forests funds a feasibility study into Tamar Valley biomass pellet production to replace black coal used in thermal power stations.
Topics: agribusiness, forestry, alternative-energy, launceston-7250
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Forico chief executive Bryan Hayes discusses New Forests' feasibility study into a Tamar Valley biomass pellet plant.
Topics: agribusiness, forestry, alternative-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, coal, launceston-7250
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A floating turbine is installed in the Tamar River, north of Launceston, in the next step in harnessing tidal movement to generate energy.
Topics: tidal-energy, alternative-energy, environment, energy, science-and-technology, research, launceston-7250, tas