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Methane emissions from CSG development raise climate change concerns
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Methane emissions gain less attention than emissions of carbon dioxide in the climate change debate, yet, when it comes to global warming, methane matters.
Topics: greenhouse-gas, climate-change, environment, energy, pollution, environmental-technology, chinchilla-4413
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100 per cent renewable energy network possible with existing technologies: study
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Australia can build an affordable and secure electricity network with 100 per cent renewable energy, using existing technologies, according to research by the Australian National University.
Topics: energy, alternative-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, australia, australian-national-university-0200
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Australia-first energy recovery proposal for NSW
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A study is announced into a proposed $60 million energy recovery project at Lithgow that would an Australia-first.
Topics: coal, alternative-energy, energy, lithgow-2790
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Victorian Government was 'not prepared' to accept power cuts to help NSW
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The Victorian Government says it told the national energy operator "under no circumstances" could it cut power to regional centres in order to keep New South Wales operating during a recent heatwave.
Topics: energy, weather, melbourne-3000, sydney-2000
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NERA ten-year energy plan sets sights firmly on collaboration and global platforms
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Australia's energy future is dependent on the development of the services and manufacturing sectors according to National Energy Resources Australia.
Topics: mining-rural, small-business, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, energy, manufacturing, oil-and-gas, mining-industry, perth-6000
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Topics: mining-rural, oil-and-gas, energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, mining-industry
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The renewable energy target explained
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The Federal Government's renewable energy target has proved a headache for Malcolm Turnbull, but what exactly is the RET and what is it hoped to achieve?
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, energy, australia
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Albany wave power plan 'a good opportunity', renewables firm says
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Renewables company Carnegie Clean Energy confirms it is interested in developing WA Labor's proposal for a wave power farm in Albany, in Western Australia's Great Southern.
Topics: tidal-energy, energy, elections, states-and-territories, albany-6330, perth-6000, wa
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Solar power 'cheaper than fossil fuels in most capital cities'
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Solar energy is now cheaper in Australia than retail power prices in most capital cities after dropping 58 per cent in the past five years, the Climate Council says.
Topics: environment, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, nuclear-energy, solar-energy, science-and-technology, energy, coal, australia
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Australia should lead world in carbon capture, International Energy Agency says
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The executive director of the International Energy Agency calls on Australia to become a world leader in carbon capture and storage technology.
Topics: alternative-energy, energy, coal, australia
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In the era of Trump, how should conservatives fight climate change?
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Bob Inglis was a Republican Congressman who once thought climate change was "nonsense" for the "other tribe". Now, he's on a mission in Australia to convince conservatives to fight for the environment.
Topics: environment, environmental-policy, government-and-politics, alternative-energy, energy, australia, united-states
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SA companies make bid to form bargaining group for electricity contracts
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A group of South Australia's biggest electricity users are hoping to be allowed to band together in a bid to negotiate favourable long-term electricity contracts.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, sa
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Topics: energy, solar-energy, research, melbourne-3000
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Second turbine used in SA load shedding event 'has been unviable for years'
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The second turbine at Adelaide's Pelican Point power station, which had to be fired up after load shedding earlier this month, has been losing money for years, its operator says.
Topics: energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, government-and-politics, port-adelaide-5015, sa, australia
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Frydenberg flags CEFC funding for carbon capture technology
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The Government is considering lifting a ban on allowing the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to invest in carbon capture and storage, as well as low-emission coal-fired plants, but Labor says there will not be any support from the market.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, environmental-policy, environment, energy, climate-change
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Investigation into contamination near Linc Energy plant widens
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The Queensland Government declares an expanded "investigation zone" after the discovery of flammable levels of hydrogen in soil on the western Darling Downs.
Topics: oil-and-gas, electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, environment, states-and-territories, hopeland-4413, chinchilla-4413, qld
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Clean coal, an oxymoron or a path to lower emissions?
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The terms clean coal and high-efficiency, low-emissions power stations are high on political agenda. But can they help reduce emissions?
Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, alternative-energy, coal, perth-6000
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Topics: wind-energy, solar-energy, energy, alternative-energy, environment, australia
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Solar batteries 'exploding' in popularity with uptake tipped to triple: audit
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The first national audit of batteries that store solar power shows almost 7,000 were installed in Australian homes last year — and that's predicted to triple this year.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, business-economics-and-finance, alternative-energy, environment, energy, science-and-technology, australia
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Gas, solar mix could reduce SA's reliance on national power
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South Australia could reduce its reliance on the National Electricity Market through major infrastructure investment, according to a policy expert, as it looks to overcome a privatised market that has proved unreliable.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, environment, states-and-territories, energy, adelaide-5000, sa
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Dramatic intervention needed to secure power, SA Premier says
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The SA Government has suggested "complete nationalisation" of the electricity system and a new gas-fired power station as two options to secure power supply.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, environment, states-and-territories, energy, adelaide-5000, sa
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Flammable levels of hydrogen found near site of Queensland gas project
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An Environment Department investigation confirms the contamination near Linc Energy's underground coal gasification plant is much more widespread than previously thought.
Topics: oil-and-gas, electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, environment, states-and-territories, hopeland-4413, chinchilla-4413, qld
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Rooftop solar growth could send WA power tariffs soaring: study (photos)
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West Australian consumers could face huge power price hikes in the coming years unless the State Government starts to factor in the exponential growth of renewable energy, a new study finds.
Topics: solar-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, states-and-territories, bunbury-6230, busselton-6280, wa
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Liberal 'clean coal fantasy' will hit renewables investment: Greens
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The Greens' Nick McKim says Federal Government support for new generation coal-fired power will hit renewables investment in Tasmania.
Topics: energy, hydro-energy, environment, electricity-energy-and-utilities, coal, tas
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Topics: mining-rural, electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, coal, mining-industry, japan, perth-6000
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