Australia's largest solar project has reached a major milestone — agreeing to sell all its electricity to mining company Rio Tinto. Key points: Rio Tinto has signed on to buy all the electricity produced from a proposed large-scale solar farm If approved, the farm will span 2,700 hectares near Gladstone, and construction will start in 2025-26 A nearby grazier is …
A central Victorian council in the path of a proposed high-voltage transmission line says it is "disturbed" by developments in the project. Key points: AusNet has begun sending compensation valuations to landholders in the path of the Western Renewables Link The planning minister is currently considering whether a new Environment Effects Statement is required The current EES process is on …
The NSW government has scrapped a proposed $350 million dam in the state's north, which local landholders feared would inundate several properties. Key points: The NSW government announced funding for a business case in late 2019 The Mole River proposal faced widespread local opposition The government says it remains committed to two other regional dam projects The government announced in …
The Castle's Darryl Kerrigan reckons powerlines are a reminder of man's ability to generate electricity. "There is a very rapid change now from coal to solar and wind," said Professor Andrew Blakers, an expert in sustainable energy systems from ANU. "We have rules for the construction of new transmission that was fine for coal power stations several decades ago, but …