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New wind farm and Tesla Megapack projects may reduce Australian coal use

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An upcoming Tesla Megapack project and a new wind farm may help Australia reduce its use of coal power. Australia has long used coal as a power source, mainly because of its abundance. billion) wind power project and a $150 million (USD 97.4 billion) wind power project and a $150 million (USD 97.4 million homes.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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Australia’s resources minister seeks investment from S.Korea, Japan – ET Auto

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Australia’s critical minerals are key to the world’s energy transformation,” said Minister Madeleine King in a statement. “Australia’s critical minerals are key to the world’s energy transformation,” said Minister Madeleine King in a statement.

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Tesla Energy to be part of ‘change in U.S. generation portfolio’: DOE

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Battery energy storage is following similar growth in large renewable energy projects, particularly solar and wind. The countries with the most significant demand are the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e.,

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power. This article appears in the September 2021 print issue as "An Instant E-bike.". OK boomer," indeed.

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Opinon: Lithium Market Set To Explode; All Eyes Are On Nevada

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Most of the world’s lithium comes from Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Australia and China, but American resources being developed by new entrants into this market have set up the state of Nevada to become the key venue and proving ground for game-changing trade in this everyday mineral. Article Source: [link].

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