Victoria’s Hazelwood brown coal power station shut down the last of its 8 units at 4pm on Wednesday, the latest and the most powerful symbol of the vast and rapid […]
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Battery storage: better at peaking than gas in South Australia
An alternative to building more gas peaking plants in South Australia – which would take years and require hard-to-get-gas – is to build a lithium battery storage plant to act […]
Victoria’s Labor Government Steps Up on Climate Action
Victoria’s Labor government has upped the ante on climate action, pledging to cut state emissions by up to 20 per cent within three years on the road to its ultimate […]
The 1.5GW Hazelwood brown coal generator in Victoria to close in March 2017
The dirtiest power station in Australia, the 1.5GW Hazelwood brown coal generator in Victoria is to close in five months after its owners finally bowed to the inevitable. Staff at […]
Victoria’s Labor party promises to reinstate emissions reduction target if elected
The Victorian Labor Party has pledged to set up a $20 million fund to encourage investment in renewable energy resources including solar and wind, just days before the state election […]
Victorian electricity retailer set to hit solar system owners with additional fees
Victoria looks set to become the first Australian state to hit solar households with an additional fixed charge on their electricity bills, according to a proposal that has recently come […]
Hazelwood coal plant operator’s RET submission says solar PV still uneconomical
The owner of one of Australia’s dirtiest coal-fired power plants has argued that the cost of solar PV is unlikely to fall in future years, due to falling profitability of […]
The environmental impacts of coal power: The tale of Beijing, China and Morwell, Vic
The use of coal fired power has spawned an entire coal generation lasting more than 100 years. It got the industrial revolution going, has lit up our homes, powers our […]
