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- Marinus Link could send clean energy across Bass Strait, but the case for it is uncertain Sat, 20 Jun 20, 6:00amWhile the $3.5bn project will quadruple the amount of electricity sent across Bass Strait, a final investment decision still remains three years away
- Marinus Link could send clean energy across Bass Strait, but its future is uncertain Sat, 20 Jun 20, 6:00amWhile the $3.5bn project will quadruple the amount of electricity sent across Bass Strait, a final investment decision still remains three years away
- Hazelwood power station's eight chimneys demolished in live stream viewed by thousands Mon, 25 May 20, 4:10pmBuilt in the 1960s, each chimney contained around 50kg of asbestos but owner Engie says there is ‘no risk’ it will be airborne
- Hazelwood power station chimneys demolished – video Mon, 25 May 20, 4:47pmEight chimneys at Victoria’s defunct, coal-fired Hazelwood power station have been demolished. Built in the 1960s, they operated for more than half a century before the brown coal-fuelled power station was shut down in...
- Inferno on Black Friday 1939: 71 deaths, 3,700 buildings, too much fuel and “lit by the hand of man” Fri, 10 Jan 20, 5:23amOmeo . Image courtesy of Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria. More photos Those who don’t know history… On Black Friday 1939, on a day of high wind and savage 45 degree heat (110 Fahrenheit)...
- Almost two-thirds of Australia's coal-fired generation will be out by 2040, Aemo says Thu, 12 Dec 19, 4:00amRooftop solar capacity to double or even triple to replace existing thermal generation, new assessment by the energy market operator predicts
- Queensland says it won't back Coalition's emissions reduction scheme without gas funds Fri, 22 Nov 19, 4:01amAngus Taylor wants support for $2.55bn rebadged fund and roll out of new generation and transmission projects
- Victoria asks Angus Taylor to fast-track work on Snowy-Melbourne energy line Mon, 18 Nov 19, 6:56pmState minister says she wants to work on underwriting new power generation and KerangLink is ‘vital’
- Australia's aluminium sector is on life support. It can and should be saved | Simon Holmes à Court Thu, 31 Oct 19, 2:31pmTechnology and leadership could save thousands of jobs and accelerate Australia’s energy transition
- Locally sourced materials make up a timber home that mimics its forest landscape Thu, 5 Sep 19, 1:30amOn the edge of the southern regional city of Ballarat in Victoria, Australian design practice Porter Architects has completed the Ballarat East House, a modern home that embraces the surrounding treed landscape with large...
- Basslink cable out again, costing Victorians more as prices rise Wed, 28 Aug 19, 4:12pmThe Basslink cable has gone down again, and is expected to be out of action til mid-October. Luckily for Tasmania, the dams are at 45% full. However in Victoria, which sits on one of the largest brown coal reserves in the...
- Victoria: Yarra City Council advertises for “Climate Emergency Officer” Tue, 13 Aug 19, 10:40amApplications closed on 9 August – oh noes! I would have been perfect for the job! The City of Yarra has a proud history of environmental action and leadership...
- Do windfarms kill birds? How Australia can limit the impact on threatened species Sun, 4 Aug 19, 11:11amBob Brown’s objection to a proposed windfarm draws attention to where renewable energy projects are being built
- While the government is in denial, the states are making staggering progress on renewable energy | Tristan Edis Tue, 2 Jul 19, 10:03amState governments seem frustrated with the Coalition – but we are closer to 100% renewables than you think
- Blockbuster: 178 years of Australian rain has nothing to do with CO2, worst extremes 1849, 1925, 1950 Wed, 22 May 19, 4:18amRemarkable! A new study by Ashcroft, Karoly and Dowdy pieces together an extraordinary 178 years of rainfall data from Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. This is a rare study that brings in much older data, looking at trends...