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More scrutiny for fracking alternative water-jet technology Audio
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Babs McHugh speaks with dairy farmer Daryl Hoey, head of V2H Doug Henderson, Pr Klaus Regenaur-Lieb on the water drill technology that could replace fracking for gas in some situations.
Topics: mining-rural, oil-and-gas, energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, mining-industry, perth-6000
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Topics: mining-rural, research, oil-and-gas, alternative-energy, energy, geothermal-energy, mining-industry
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Tesla's battery a shining light for SA but storms leave neighbours in the dark
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The world's biggest lithium ion battery is officially launched in South Australia, with the Premier declaring it an example of SA "leading the world", even as, in an ironic twist, some 250,000 lightning strikes leave nearby residents without electricity.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, states-and-territories, alternative-energy, environment, energy, science-and-technology, adelaide-5000, jamestown-5491, sa
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Liberals refuse to rule out selling SA's new power station
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The SA Liberal Party has no intention of selling off a new state-owned power station if it wins government next year, but the Opposition Leader has stopped short of ruling it out.
Topics: energy, parliament, state-parliament, government-and-politics, solar-energy, adelaide-5000, sa
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SA Liberals foreshadow inquiry into 'scandalous' power plant purchase
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The Liberals believe the purchase of nine turbines to protect South Australia from power shortages is a "stinking rotten scandal" because of the secrecy involved.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, states-and-territories, oil-and-gas, coal, energy, adelaide-5000, sa
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Frydenberg keeps energy ministers from nixing Turnbull's NEG
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A national agreement on energy is still several months away, but the Federal Government has managed to fend off an attempt by some Labor states to derail the National Energy Guarantee.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, environment, energy, alternative-energy, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, australia
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Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, environment, alternative-energy, hydro-energy, science-and-technology, energy, bendigo-3550
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Topics: environment, alternative-energy, hydro-energy, science-and-technology, energy, business-economics-and-finance, industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, bendigo-3550
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Could underground hydropower be this city's new gold rush?
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A bold plan to power Bendigo with underground hydropower using the labyrinth of mines underneath the city has been backed by the Victorian Government.
Topics: environment, alternative-energy, science-and-technology, community-and-society, energy, business-economics-and-finance, industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, hydro-energy, bendigo-3550
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Solar and smart batteries allowing households to pool energy Video
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The cost of solar panels is falling and already smart battery systems are enabling households to pool the energy they generate. The result is lower electricity bills.
Topics: solar-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, australia
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Solar 'revolution' as residents sharing energy create virtual power plants
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Skyrocketing power prices and plummeting solar panel costs are fuelling an Australian boom in household power generation, where residents are joining what is described as a "virtual power station".
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, solar-energy, energy, australia
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Finkel pushes for more energy storage to keep bills down, maintain reliability
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Power bills will go up and energy supply will be less reliable unless Australia develops better storage systems, according to Chief Scientist Alan Finkel.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, environment, energy, alternative-energy, government-and-politics, australia
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AGL says gas plan could supply 2,000 businesses a year
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Energy giant AGL is looking to avert a power crisis in times of peak demand, lodging plans to modify a gas storage facility in Newcastle to boost supplies
Topics: energy, oil-and-gas, business-economics-and-finance, tomago-2322, newcastle-2300
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Topics: energy, solar-energy, broome-6725
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Record global CO2 emissions predicted for 2017 after 3-year plateau
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Global CO2 emissions have risen for the first time in three years as scientists warn Australia's 2030 Paris agreement target is slipping out of reach.
Topics: science-and-technology, earth-sciences, climate-change, energy, air-pollution, australia, china
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'Backs against the wall': Calls for government to buy Tasmanian Gas Pipeline
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There are growing calls for the Tasmanian Government to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in an undersea gas pipeline crucial to the state's energy security.
Topics: mining-industry, industry, energy, smithton-7330
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LNP pledges power bill savings of $160, scraps renewable energy subsidies
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Queensland's publicly owned generators would be de-amalgamated, power company assets would be written down and renewable energy subsidies scrapped as the LNP aims to cut household electricity bills by $160 next year.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, industry, government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Donald Trump to promote coal and nuclear energy during a UN Global warming conference Video
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American nuclear power advocate Michael Shellenberger says there are misconceptions over the safety of nuclear power.
Topics: nuclear-energy, environment, nuclear-issues, energy, united-states
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Why is Darwin dominated by air-conditioned, concrete bunker-type houses?
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Is it the developers, the home owners, or are greater forces at play? We investigate why the majority of Darwin homes no longer have a distinct tropical aesthetic.
Topics: architecture, lifestyle-and-leisure, environment, energy, history, housing, darwin-0800, nt
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$50 bill cut: Premier's pre-election power play
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Electricity bill discounts for Queenslanders for the next two years, and power companies threatened with a new competitor as the Premier makes a $300 million bid to cut prices ahead of the state election.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, industry, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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How a country town beat the big smoke to electric street lights
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The first city in Australia to use electric street lights wasn't Sydney or Melbourne — it was Tamworth. And it all unfolded in a very Aussie kind of way.
Topics: energy, science-and-technology, history, australia, tamworth-2340
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The energy plan doesn't end the climate wars, but it provides rules of engagement Analysis
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If Federal Labor ends up backing the National Energy Guarantee, as expected, they will have very different ideas about to implement it — and that's the real breakthrough, writes David Lipson.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, electricity-energy-and-utilities, regulation, energy, environment, climate-change, federal-government, government-and-politics, alternative-energy, australia
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Labor plays up carbon price fears over new energy policy Video
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The most toxic debate in federal politics in the past decade has undoubtedly been over climate change. In the process, some words have become almost too dangerous to say out loud, especially the combination of "carbon" and "price." Now with the federal government launching a new energy plan, Labor is trying to invoke those words to cause trouble for the prime minister. Political Correspondent Matt Wordsworth reports.
Topics: industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, climate-change, australia
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Turnbull wants us to bet on an energy trifecta without seeing the detail Analysis
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It's impossible to make a definitive judgement on the National Energy Guarantee because the policy, made on the run with obvious haste, is light on detail, Stephen Long writes.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, electricity-energy-and-utilities, regulation, energy, environment, climate-change, federal-government, government-and-politics, alternative-energy, australia
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No answers yet for two-thirds of the economy not covered by latest energy plan
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Farmers, builders and the trucking industry might be forced to do extra work to cut greenhouse gas emissions because of the way the National Energy Guarantee is designed.
Topics: government-and-politics, environmental-policy, energy, industry, business-economics-and-finance, electricity-energy-and-utilities, environment, federal-government, australia
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