MacIntyre Wind Farm Exports Power!

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:58:18 +0000

Queensland is known in Australia as the Sunshine State, and rightly so. At this time, on a Sunday afternoon, the state is producing about 50% of its electricity from sunshine — pure yellow stuff. Where it has fallen down in the renewable transition is the use of its vast land … [continued]

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GE Vernova Integrating Energy Storage for Australia Data Center Complex

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:10:42 +0000

GE Vernova said it has been chosen by investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners to integrate 250 MW/1,000 MWh of battery energy storage into a major data center complex in Queensland, […]

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Aussie Hydrogen Leader Cutting Jobs, Moving Production Target

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 14:48:34 +0000

An Australian company at the forefront of the global push to utilize hydrogen has reduced its workforce and cut its production targets, citing high costs for power needed to produce […]

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Communities & Governments Striving to Combat Climate Change in Australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:00:49 +0000

Not only can individuals fight climate change by their actions, so can communities, councils, and states. One such community is the semi-rural town of Dayboro situated about one hour north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. Here in the idyllic surroundings (and busy coffee shops), we met with Brian Porter to … [continued]

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Please Turn Off “Fart Mode” When Exiting The Vehicle

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:40:16 +0000

Believe it or not, this instruction is included in the “Key Tips” section of the South West Health Service newsletter sharing the deployment of two Tesla Model Y SUVs for use in the town of Roma, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated 6 hours’ drive southwest of Brisbane and can … [continued]

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ELu Gathers Electric Vehicles, Sporting Greats, & Good Food

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:01:03 +0000

Doug Fraser, Queensland Director of eLu , certainly pulled out all the stops when he marshalled a range of players … [continued]

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Olympic Games Supercharge Tactical Plan For EV Uptake In Australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 23:03:57 +0000

Brisbane, Queensland, has won the bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games. These games are the first required to be “climate positive.” In their latest Network Electric Vehicles Tactical Plan, Energex, which operates the electricity distribution network in and around Brisbane, and Ergon Energy Network, which operates the network in regional Queensland, detail their […]

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Copperstring 2 — Coal Money To Buy 6-Gigawatt Renewable Project

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 04:57:00 +0000

CleanTechnica-Solar-Panel-Farm-1-scaled watermarkIn a massive irony, the Queensland Labour government will use increased taxes on coal miners to buy and complete the 1,000 km high-voltage network – Copperstring 2. These transmission lines will connect the solar- and wind-rich areas of northwestern Queensland with the industrial hub of Townsville. The communities of Mt Isa (a mining powerhouse), Cloncurry, […]

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Nearly 1 In 3 Homes In Australia Covered In Solar Panels

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:42:56 +0000

Australia has been a global leader in rooftop solar PV penetration for a decade or so — the leader. According to data from SunWiz, which tracks this market, nearly one out of every three Australian homes now has solar panels on top. Furthermore, rooftop solar power is about to become #1 in the country in […]

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