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Vales Point Coal Power Station releases 20,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide
Learn moreVales Point Coal Power Station reports releasing 20,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide in the year to 30 June 2020
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Vales Point Coal Power Station releases 2kg of arsenic
Learn moreVales Point Coal Power Station reports releasing 2kg of arsenic & compounds in the year to 30 June 2020
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Vales Point Coal Power Station releases 300 tonnes of hydrochloric acid
Learn moreVales Point Coal Power Station reports releasing 300 tonnes of hydrochloric acid in the year to 30 June 2020
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Vales Point Coal Power Station releases 8kg of mercury
Learn moreVales Point Coal Power Station reports releasing 8kg of mercury & compounds in the year to 30 June 2020
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Unit trip: Vales Point
Learn moreA unit trip is an incident where an entire unit of a coal power station reduces its generation to zero. Source: OpenNEM, The Australia Institute
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Unit trip: Vales Point
Learn moreA unit trip is an incident where an entire unit of a coal power station reduces its generation to zero. Source: OpenNEM, The Australia Institute
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Vales Point Coal Power Station releases 6,471,988 tonnes of CO₂ throughout the year.
Learn moreRefers to total scope 1 emissions (t CO₂-e) in the year to 30 June 2020 according to the Clean Energy Regulator.
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Unit trip: Vales Point
Learn moreA unit trip is an incident where an entire unit of a coal power station reduces its generation to zero. Source: OpenNEM, The Australia Institute
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Vales Point Coal Power Station reports licence non-compliance on 8 occasions
Learn moreThe NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Vales Point Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition on 8 occasions, in reference to alleged exceedance of the Total Suspended Solids (TSS) concentration limit.
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Vales Point Coal Power Station releases 21,000 tonnes of oxides of nitrogen
Learn moreVales Point Coal Power Station reports releasing 21,000 tonnes of oxides of nitrogen in the year to 30 June 2016.
The Australian government says people who live near coal burning power plants may be exposed to higher levels of nitrogen oxides. Even low levels of exposure can impact an individual’s eyes, nose, throat and lungs.
