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Australia awards funding for solar plants, set to triple capacity
2016-09-08 05:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Australian government will help fund a dozen large-scale solar projects worth A$1 billion ($770 million), as it looks to boost the use of clean power in a coal-rich country, which is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters per head. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) said on Thursday the projects would triple Australia's large-scale solar capacity to 720 megawatts, and deliver a tenth of the new capacity needed to meet its 2020 renewable energy target. The government will provide...
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