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09.12.25 - 14:30
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Australia′s energy grid must triple capacity by 2050 with major increase to wind and solar, Aemo says (The Guardian)
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Market operator says capital cost of infrastructure under optimal path would be $128bn in today's dollars, but price of delay is even higherGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe capacity of Australia's main electricity grid will need to triple by 2050 – including a fivefold expansion of large-scale wind, solar and storage – under the most likely development path, the national energy market operator says.The estimate is included in the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) draft “integrated system plan” for the national electricity market, the power grid that connects the five eastern states and the ACT. Continue reading......
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21.11.25 - 09:42
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′Gobsmacking′ solar farm that could power AI datacentres ′possibly unparalleled′ in Australia or world (The Guardian)
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SunCable says massive energy project proposed in NT could position Australia as global leader but critics are concerned about scaleSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton's free Clear Air newsletter hereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesEnergy company SunCable says a massive solar farm it has proposed building in the Northern Territory could power an AI datacentre precinct in the region to position Australia as a global leader in “green industrial development”.The development would be Australia's largest solar farm and would generate up to 20GW of electricity, or 10 times the output of a large coal-fired station. It would add to the company's plans to build a 12,000ha solar farm at Powell Creek Station, south of Elliott, as part of its proposed Australia-Asia Power Link project.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton's Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading......
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