The day wind and solar nearly met 100 per cent of demand in Victoria – RenewEconomy
How urgent is the need to prepare Australia’s grids to accommodate 100 per cent renewables? Ask Victoria.
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Thousands of workers stood down as lockdowns tighten – Yahoo Finance Australia
Workers in this industry have been hit hard by the pandemic and new lockdown measures have caused many to be stood down again….
Contact Energy promotes ‘ThermalCo’ proposal as profit rises 50% – Stuff.co.nz
Chief executive Mike Fuge explains why he’d like to see fossil-fuelled generation pooled into a single entity.
Dogecoin Price Captures 24 Hour Double-Digit Gains Following Social Media Hype – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News – Bitcoin News
The value of dogecoin is once again climbing as its up more than 15% during the last 24 hours and 32% over the course of the…
Call for probe as innocent Scots are linked to illegal ‘spec’ tickets on Viagogo – Daily Record
Spec selling is fraud and can bring a jail sentence. Fraudulent listings account for between £2million to £4million on any given…
Dad calls on McDonald’s to pay for his car to be cleaned after soft drink spilled into it – Daily Record
Chris Martin, 61, and his daughter both decided to grab a bite at the fast-food branch but he soon regretted it.
Game consoles were once banned in China. Now Chinese developers want a slice of the $49 billion pie – CNBC
China’s independent developers and major companies like Tencent and NetEase are eyeing the burgeoning console market after Beijing…
China economy under pressure as factory output, retail sales growth slow sharply – Reuters
China’s factory output and retail sales growth slowed sharply and missed expectations in July, as new COVID-19 outbreaks and…
Australia vaccination: Top companies offer staff jab incentives – The Australian Financial Review
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn told fully vaccinated staff they could get the equivalent of $200 they could use in an internal…
Flames, banging and a plane veering off course forces Jetstar pilot to abort take off – Newshub
The object had been inside the engine for at least 100 flights.