Queensland Conservation Council: Batteries would give better electricity security as aging power station fails

A fire at coal power station Callide C today caused chaos in Queensland’s electricity system. Both units of Callide C tripped just before 2pm, and caused such instability on the grid that all operating units at Callide B and Stanwell, as well as three units at Gladstone also tripped.

https://www.queenslandconservation.org.au/batteries_not_new_coal

17 Feb 2022

Nature Conservation Council: Origin saves 87 million tonnes of climate pollution with Eraring closure

Origin’s announcement that it will close its Eraring power station in 2025 is a sign of the unstoppable momentum of change to cleaner and cheaper energy.

1 Dec 2021

Greenpeace AP: https://www.greenpeace.org.au/news/the-world-calls-time-on-coal-at-cop26/

30 Nov 2021

Greenpeace AP: Emissions drop shows coal being squeezed out of the energy system

The latest quarterly Australian emissions data shows that climate pollution has dropped due to a decline of coal in the energy system as it is superseded by renewables shows the need for...