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Chris RussellEducation reporter

Chris Russell is The Advertiser’s education reporter, covering schools and universities around South Australia. He also reports on energy, jobs, economics, infrastructure, the environment and other sectors.

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Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Picture: MATT LOXTON

UPDATE: Power restored at Royal Adelaide Hospital

Power has been restored at the Royal Adelaide Hospital after it was forced to run on generator power for hours on Friday following yet another blackout. Elective surgeries were cancelled and ambulances diverted as politicians demand answers.

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Santos solar-powered oil pump A Santos beam pump in the Coober Basin is now powered by solar instead ofcrude oil. AGL installed the solar and battery in the remote, hostileenvironment to run 24/7. Part funded by ARENA. January 2020. Picturecourtesy Santos.

Sun sucks up oil for Santos

Can oil and solar work together? You bet they can, say Santos and AGL which are using solar and batteries for a cost and environmental gain in the remote Cooper Basin.

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