Port Augusta


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Port Augusta,

city (2016 pop. 13,808), South Australia, S Australia, at the head of Spencer Gulf. It is a railroad center and a center for solar and other renewable energy.
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Smart technology in the fountains which are already in place in Port Lincoln, Port Augusta, Kapunda and Myponga allow their water use to be remotely monitored, generating cleaning and maintenance schedules, and built-in solar lighting keeps them illuminated and easy to find at night.
Australia : Bottled waters greenhouse gases weigh heavy on World Environment Day
The company said the 275.4 MWdc of high efficiency modules will be utilised in Green Light Contractors Pty Ltd's Bungala Solar Farm near Port Augusta, South Australia, which is owned by a joint venture between Enel Green Power and Dutch Infrastructure Fund.
JinkoSolar announces delivery of solar modules in South Australia
The Carrapateena project is located approximately 160 km north of Port Augusta, South Australia.
Carrapateena Receives Final Approvals
Recycling nuclear waste would create 622-megawatts of "reliable, baseload" energy, more than the Port Augusta's now defunct Northern coal-fired power station which generated 520MW.
Study shows energy from recycled nuclear waste could provide power and windfall
Renewable energy supplies more than one-third of the state's electricity and the community in Port Augusta wants a solar thermal power station to replace their polluting coal-fired facility.
New inquiry needs spin-free facts
While the first hour of the film focuses on the Copenhagen process as an example of an unsuccessful top-down response to climate change, the documentary's second half focuses on a bottom-up approach: grassroots community action in the South Australian city of Port Augusta. The filmmakers' political stance is clear from the outset: this is an activist documentary, designed to inspire its audience into community action.
Talking climate change with 2 degrees
The round also saw a significant investment in its landmark project in the South Australian desert near Port Augusta, which Sundrop intends to replicate in the Middle East and North America.
Sundrop Farms debuts in Middle East
Jon and Pat Phillips arrived in Helston, Cornwall, bearing leaflets, photos and gifts from Port Augusta.
Forgotten Oz twin turns up to celebrate
At the Spencer Gulf, near Port Augusta in South Australia, Sundrop Farms is turning sunlight and seawater into fresh water and food inside greenhouses.
Seawater is used to grow vegetables
In the current list, the Balaklava town was followed by other locations like Port Augusta, Stirling North, Cooper's Creek/Lindon/Myrtle Springs/Witchelina, and Glossop.
Discover Balaklava: The Most Generous Town in South Australia
The signing yesterday in Port Augusta of a Native Title Mining Agreement has opened the way for the development of IronClad Mining Limited's (ASX:IFE) Wilcherry Hill iron ore project on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
Australian Market Report of September 2, 2010: Tanami Gold (ASX:TAM) High Grade Results at Central Tanami Project
On July 17, the Adelaide-based Climate Emergency Action Network (CLEAN SA) hosted a forum in Port Augusta detailing the Zero Carbon Australia 2020 Stationary Energy Plan recently launched by Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE).
Australia : Port Augusta could be nation's renewable energy hub

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