ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 3, 2024

The two firms have geothermal assets in Queensland and South Australia. Within Energy has acquired a total of six Geothermal Exploration Permits across Queensland in Australia as of a September 2022 update. Following the acquisition, Matt Kay has been appointed as the Managing Director of Cradle Resources.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 2, 2024

Whitebark Energy Limited (Whitebark) has been awarded a new Geothermal Exploration Permit (GEP) consisting of 1250 sub-blocks within the Cooper Basin in Australia. The EPG2049 permit area is located approximately 100 kilometers west of Windorah in South-West Queensland.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 14, 2024

Whitebark Energy Ltd (Whitebark) and CeraPhi Energy (CeraPhi) have signed a Heads of Terms to collaborate on the development of Whitebark’s recently acquired geothermal assets in South-East Queensland, Australia. Initial indications from offset well data indicate an elevated geothermal gradient in the area.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 18, 2024

Earths Energy (ASX: EE1) and Baker Hughes have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on assessing the application of Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS) technology on EE1’s geothermal exploration portfolio in Australia. To this end, a Joint Steering Committee will perform the work over the next two years.

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Over the years, our data has also provided critical insights for managing and mitigating bushfires in Australia. The Black Summer fires in 2019/2020 are among the worst Australia has seen, costing Australian agriculture between $4 billion and $5 billion. View bushfire events we’ve observed from Planet’s imagery below.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2021

"The new research shows JBS continues to sell beef linked to deforestation, even though there are around 650 million hectares of land in Latin America where deforestation-free agricultural production is possible," said Muzi. The big news is that Europe is not buying it now.

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Energy Storage News

MAY 9, 2024

The state of Queensland, Australia, has committed to investing AU$448 million into battery storage technology at a coal power plant.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The study was centered around Greenvale’s Longreach geothermal tenement in Queensland, Australia. The Millungera Basin is considered one of the most highly prospective areas geologically in Australia and has been the subject of several geologic, geophysical, and thermal gradient studies in the past.

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Energy Storage News

JANUARY 22, 2024

The government of Queensland, Australia, will invest in 48MW/96MWh of distributed battery storage and trial the use of flow batteries to integrate rooftop PV generation into local networks.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 18, 2024

The Carbon Transport and Storage Corporation (CTSCo), a subsidiary of mining giant Glencore, is awaiting state government approval for a pilot scheme to inject Co2 emitted by a coal-fired power station in southern Queensland into underground water aquifers as part of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project trial.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 25, 2024

Renewable energy developers are following tracks laid by the gas industry in the Western Downs – but they’re also making the same mistakes Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community Agriculture was once king in Glen Beasley’s neighbourhood on Queensland’s Darling Downs, a vast (..)

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Energy Storage News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A fire has taken place at a battery storage project in Queensland, Australia, as it reached the final stages of its commissioning phase.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Australian court blocks coal mine plans, Ireland promises beefed up climate strategy, and all the green business news from around the world. A Queensland court this week issued a landmark ruling, concluding that a planned coal mine in the state would infringe the human rights of future generations.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The state’s premier, Steven Miles , will on Friday announce new environmental regulations for the basin, which is among the world’s last unaltered river systems. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

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Energy Storage News

APRIL 11, 2024

A Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners portfolio company will shortly begin construction on a 250MW/500MWh battery storage system in Queensland, Australia.

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PV Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has completed debt financing for a 1.5GW portfolio of solar, wind and battery energy storage assets in Australia.

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PV Tech

MARCH 28, 2024

Australia has launched the Solar Sunshot programme, a US$650 million (A$1 billion) investment for the Australian module manufacturing sector.

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PV Tech

MARCH 27, 2024

The government of Queensland has published its roadmap for its 12 Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) which aims to add 22GW of renewables by 2035.

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The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 23, 2023

Landowners – including many who support the shift to renewable energy – fear proposed lines will devalue properties and destroy ecosystems Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast If you ask Paul and Andrea Sturgess how much their view is worth, the answer is: priceless.

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PV Tech

JANUARY 15, 2024

Enel Green Power Australia, the Australia-based renewables arm of Italian energy company Enel, has signed a binding agreement with minerals company QEM to purchase a 1GW solar and wind project.

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Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Renewable energy and energy storage developer Akaysha Energy will soon begin construction on a 150MW/300MWh battery storage project in Queensland, Australia.

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PV Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Renewable energy IPP Vena Energy began operations at a 125MW PV site in the Australian state of Queensland last week.

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PV Tech

OCTOBER 16, 2023

CleanCo Queensland is seeking expressions of interest to add 3GW of new solar and wind capacity to the company’s renewables portfolio.

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PV Tech

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Australian renewables developer Edify Energy has secured federal approval on a 600MW solar PV plant in Central Queensland, Australia.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. Emergency services were called at Bouldercombe, south of Rockhampton, about 7.45pm on Tuesday.

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Octopus Investments Australia has bought one of the biggest BESS projects in development in the country, from developer Firm Power.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Murrawah Johnson and Monique Jeffs have been awarded a Young Voltaire human rights award for their victory over Waratah Coal’s Galilee basin coal project Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Murrawah Johnson was on the phone with a solicitor, preparing for (..)

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Renewables developer Edify Energy has secured federal approval on a 600MW solar PV plant in Central Queensland, Australia.

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PV Tech

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Japanese corporation Sojitz and compatriot energy company Eneos has started operations at their 204MW Edenvale Solar park in Queensland.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Coal mine closures, short haul flight bans, and California's first offshore wind auction all feature in our global green business news round-up this week. It also emerged this week that Glencore is reviewing plans for a new coal mine in Queensland, Australia, in part because of its net zero goals.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A month in, 2024 is already off to a solid start with a month of acquisitions and $9.1bn in new infrastructure funds, including Generate Capital’s $1.5bn equity top-up. Its koalas vs coal in Queensland.    Can’t get enough deals? Posh to slosh, rising temperatures turning Snow Polo in the Swiss Alps to Slush.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Then Fisher was on the road again to Australia, where Rupert Murdoch helped him found the Centre for Independent Studies in 1976. ” In Australia, Atlas members took to the media en masse to protest the young protesters. Back in the UK, Fisher co-founded the Adam Smith Institute , another IEA copycat, in 1977.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As it happened Queensland families flee as blazes claim multiple homes Israel-Hamas war live updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Queenslanders in fire zones urged to pay attention to warnings Turning to Queensland now, where the state’s Fire and Emergency Service chief, Tony Johnston, has spoken to ABC (..)

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CleanTechnica

JANUARY 16, 2021

Recently in Australia, electric aviation saved the day again, but not in the usual way. A man used a drone to get a text message out, allowing rescuers to find a stranded group of people.

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