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April 13, 2021 You are here: Home / Australia / No Contest: Never Reliable Wind & Solar Can’t Compete with Ever Reliable Coal-Fired Power No Contest: Never Reliable Wind & Solar Can’t Compete with Ever Reliable Coal-Fired Power Then, along came coal-fired power, and they were history.   Renewables acolytes have been massaging the numbers for years, in an attempt to show that wind and solar power are the cheapest of all. The standard bag of tricks includes ignoring the capital cost of having every single (unreliable) megawatt of wind or solar constantly backed up by another (reliable) me...

Gold-copper explorer makes ASX debut Torrens Mining has made its first appearance on the ASX this week after raising $10 million to progress its gold and copper exploration in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Australian-based explorer holds gold, copper and cobalt prospects in the Victorian Goldfields and Elizabeth Creek in South Australia, along with a pending exploration license at the Laloki copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea. The company raised $10 million through issuing 50 million shares at 20 cents each. Torrens stated that its primary focus would be on its Victorian assets, as...

Coal generation drops to lowest ever in modern power grid Share Coal generation fell to its lowest level in the history of the modern power grid last year, as cheaper solar and wind generation surged and coal's retreat was exacerbated by maintenance and outages in NSW's coal fleet. The development marks another milestone in the evolution of the modern eastern states' National Electricity Market from a centralised grid dominated by huge thermal generators to a decentralised grid with a constantly changing mix of fossil fuel, solar, wind and hydro energy. But a resurgence in electricity prices ...

Date Time Discover something new in Mitchell The many treasures of Mitchell Shire will take centre stage in a new tourism marketing campaign launched this week. The Discover Mitchell initiative by Mitchell Shire Council welcomes visitors to the region with the easing of COVID restrictions. The campaign invites visitors to discover something new, just an hour away from Melbourne. It builds on the Victorian Government promotion to encourage people to stay and travel within regional Victoria. The six-month campaign focuses on the refreshing country living feeling of Mitchell Shire and highlights...