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This holiday season is one that Jay Wheeler and Zhamira Zambrano will cherish forever. The couple welcomed their first child together , daughter Aiuni, in September, and celebrated their first year of marriage on Dec. 2. Now, as a gift ahead of the most wonderful time of year, they are exclusively premiering the music video for their new Christmas song “Santa” on TODAY.com. The song is a melancholic tune about missing someone on Christmas and hoping to get them back. The accompanying visual is a timeless concept, with Wheeler and Zambrano elegantly dressed as they belt out the emotional lyrics on stage, apart and then together. They're also accompanied by dancers dressed in festive attire. “When people create a great Christmas song, it lasts forever,” Wheeler tells TODAY.com in Spanish about the song's inspiration. “So I told my wife, let’s make a Christmas song together so that every Christmas, people will play it when they are sad. And because we make sad songs, it had to be a sad Christmas song.” “Santa” marks the pair’s third collaboration following their hits “Dicelo” and “Extrañandote.” Zambrano adds that they opted for a different take on a holiday tune, deciding to look at the “ desamor ,” or heartbreak that many people experience during this time of year. “It’s a bittersweet song,” she says, adding she hopes their fans embrace it as much as they have their past collaborations. The couple, who have yet to show their daughter's face on social media, didn't include Aiuni in the music video — but they already have an idea of when they might. “We thought about including our daughter, but I want to include her in another song I have,” Wheeler says. The pair is excited to celebrate their baby girl's first Christmas together and host their first holidays at their new home. Wheeler shares that he made sure to put up Christmas lights specifically for his daughter. They're also looking forward to new and old traditions as a family of three. “My parents would always make us believe in El Niño Jesús and Santa, that they would come at 12 and deliver the gifts,” Zambrano says. “I always thought that was so much fun. When I found out that it wasn’t real, I was really sad because I feel like I kind of lost a little bit of that magic of Christmas. But now I get to live it all over again with my baby, and have a couple of years of making magic for her every year.” For Wheeler, he wants to make sure his daughter's first Christmas is special and memorable. “So when she’s older and sees photos, she says, ‘You did this for me?’ And I can say, ‘Yes, because it was your first Christmas.'” Calling each other “ mejores amigos ,” Wheeler says parenthood has strengthened their relationship because “nos amamos bonitos ,” adding in Spanish: “I make sure she’s OK, she makes sure I’m OK... We are always adapting to every change that comes our way.” Zambrano adds, “We are more of a team now that we have the baby, because we have to work together in order to get everything running. Right now, we’re doing a bunch of things, but since we’re doing it together, it’s a bit easier. I feel like it has helped us grow as a couple, as a team, and I just think she makes us stronger.” Fans can expect more music from the twosome, as they teased something in the works. “We love making music together,” Zambrano says. “We have a couple of songs already recorded, but we have something else in the works for that, maybe another project later on. But for now, I hope everyone enjoys this one that we did with so much love.”
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PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain retained a six-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 after a labored 3-0 home win over Toulouse on Friday. The defending champion dominated the first half but it took until the 35th minute to open the scoring. Young Portuguese midfielder João Neves spun to meet a cross from the right and struck a superb half volley from just outside the box. Lucas Beraldo got a second with six minutes remaining when he pounced on loose ball and fired home. Vitinha made it 3-0 in stoppage time when he showed fine footwork inside the box to finish off a quick counterattack. The scoreline was harsh on Toulouse, which came into the game in a more even second half. Only Vitinha’s last-gasp tackle stopped Zakaria Aboukhlal from equalizing after 69 minutes and then Shavy Babicka blazed over from close range a minute later when he should have hit the target. The win was a confidence boost for Luis Enrique’s side ahead of next Tuesday’s Champions League encounter at Bayern Munich. PSG lies in 25th place in the 36-team Champions League table with one win in four matches and outside the playoff spots. The win came immediately after second-placed Monaco beaten Brest 3-2 to briefly close the gap at the top to three points. Brest, which faces Barcelona next week in the Champions League, turned in another inconsistent French league performance and not the sparkling form it has shown in Europe. Brest has struggled in Ligue 1, where it remains 12th, but shone with three wins from four in its first ever Champions League campaign. It was behind after just five minutes on Friday when Maghnes Akliouche scored with a superb airborne volley, and 2-0 down after 24 minutes thanks to Aleksandr Golovin. The Russian striker seized on a poor pass just outside the Brest penalty area and his low shot was perfectly placed to sneak in off the post and give him his first goal in nine league appearances. On-loan Brighton striker Abdallah Sima used his 1.88-meter frame to outjump the Monaco defense four minutes into the second half and cut the deficit but Akliouche restored Monaco’s two-goal cushion when he brilliantly finished a quick counterattack in stoppage time. Ludovic Ajorque got a second for Brest in the sixth minute of added time but it was not enough in a second half most notable for the red card shown to Brest coach Éric Roy. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerNone
The year of 1997 was an important one in Papua New Guinea. By 1997, it had been 10 years since Channel 9 subsidiary, EMTV, televised its first NRL match. By then, a new generation of TV-watching kids had grown up with Australian rugby league as a weekend staple. That year also saw the expulsion of foreign mercenaries by the PNG defence force, the end of the Bougainville war, political instability in government, and for rugby league fans, the founding of Melbourne Storm on June 23. As young fans debated the future of the "Storms", they were thrilled to see a homegrown talent, Marcus Bai, sign up with the new team in 1998. Now, there were other prominent names before him in the PNG rugby league scene like Arnold Krewany, Bal Numapo, Ifisoe Segeyaro and Adrian Lam, but Bai was a huge inspiration to a newer generation who watched the game live on television. At 1.8 meters, the village boy from Ulamona, West New Britain province, played in the Port Moresby Rugby league competition for the Paga Panthers and Port Moresby Vipers before he tried out for the Storm. In 1999, Papua New Guineans were hugely rewarded when the Storm won their first premiership with one of their own, a star on Grandfinal night. Pathways to the NRL Bai's debut in the NRL was a rarity in the 1990s when Papua New Guinea had no set pathways for NRL entry or any other overseas league. The exposure many players got was when the Kumuls faced off with other league-playing nations in the Rugby League World Cup or when they played visiting overseas teams. Always, Papua New Guinea would go in as expected underdogs with many expecting "strong performances" ...and losses. The measure of the national team's performance was based largely against Australian representative sides. Against its Pacific neighbours, however, Papua New Guinea was viewed as the more dominant side. Ten years since Marcus Bai streaked across the field with that high-value comeback that saw the Storm win the 1999 premiership title, Papua New Guinea still struggled with that glaring absence of sure pathways to overseas recruitment. PNG politics and rugby league In a country where politicians like rubbing shoulders with league stars and where the level of fanaticism for politics equals that of the greatest game of all, PNG was headed towards some level of political intervention. It was no secret that while PNG politicians who sat in expensive VIP booths reluctantly clapped for the winning team, they were tired of having the national ego repeatedly punched in the guts and their team humiliated. The arrival of Digicel into the PNG telecommunication in 2008 provided internet access for tens of thousands of new subscribers, and, at the same time, brought to the fore a large vocal rugby league audience who questioned why the government was not investing in the sport. In 2008, founding prime minister Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare announced Papua New Guinea's bid for the NRL. It was a move supported by Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd. The PNG NRL Bid Project was allocated K500,000 by the Somare government and a further K30 million in 2022 by the Marape government. As word of the $600 million , it was met with a lot of criticism in Papua New Guinea. While some welcomed the news, not everyone is a follower of the religion of rugby league. As its prophets preach hope and jobs for future talent, another group of Papua New Guineans say the NRL bid is a shameful waste of Australian taxpayer money. For PNG politicians, their moves could have easily have been taken out of a Niccolo Machiavelli textbook as they "appear to be religious" whilst satisfying voters and scoring all the necessary political points. For the vast majority of Papua New Guineans, seeing more familiar faces in the NRL will be just a temporary relief to the harsh realities of living here. In nine months, PNG will mark 50 years as an independent political creation and two years after that, its people will go to the polls using figures from an incomplete, unsatisfactory census process conducted this year. It's difficult not to sound bleak as costs of food, good healthcare and education become increasingly unaffordable for the NRL-watching communities. While VIP booths will be occupied by the political elite spending taxpayer money, thousands more will go back home; families uncertain about their future. Get the ABC Pacific newsletter Sign up for the best of ABC Pacific each week
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have the slimmest of playoff hopes and must win out to have any chance of keeping them alive. Figuring out who they are would be a first step in the right direction. The Titans (3-9) also must bounce back from last week's ugly loss at Washington that cost this franchise yet another chance to string together consecutive wins for the first time in more than two years. “We know that this is a big opportunity for us to develop as a team and to create and to continue developing our identity,” quarterback Will Levis said. “And so we’re going to make sure that we do our best throughout these next few weeks to do that.” The Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10) lost Trevor Lawrence for the rest of the season after the hit he took from Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair in last week's 23-20 loss to Houston. Their already dim playoff hopes were extinguished Monday night when Denver won. That leaves the Jaguars playing for pride and potentially drafting No. 1 overall for the third time in five years. “It’s all about how you finish,” tight end Evan Engram said. “How we finish probably won’t erase the feeling we have of the season. But as the pride of this franchise, the pride of the team, it’s definitely worth going to finish strong and going to get some wins and fighting for that.” The Titans went into Washington with one of the NFL's stingiest defenses and wound up shredded, giving up a season-worst 267 yards rushing. Defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson said, “We can’t allow what happened last week to happen again.” Wide receiver Calvin Ridley says he's excited to see some old teammates Sunday and downplayed a question about how close Jacksonville's offer to keep him last March might've been when he chose to sign with division rival Tennessee instead. “Doesn't matter right now,” Ridley said. “I'm excited for this week. Jags come in here, play with my boys. I'm excited.” Ridley played one season with Jacksonville after the Jaguars traded for him . He had 76 catches for 1,016 yards and eight TDs last season with the Jaguars. So far this season, Ridley has 43 receptions for 679 yards and three TDs. “I just know I'm going to be ready,” Ridley said. Jacksonville has lost 16 consecutive games when tied or trailing at halftime. It’s a complete flip from the 2022 season, in which the Jaguars rallied to beat Dallas, the Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee down the stretch to make the playoffs. The 20-16 victory against the Titans in the regular-season finale that year is the last time coach Doug Pederson’s team has come from behind to win after trailing or being tied at the break. Tennessee led 13-7 at the half in that one and was minutes from winning a third straight AFC South title . Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen needs 4 1/2 sacks to break the franchise record of 55 held by Tony Brackens. Hines-Allen has at least half a sack in four consecutive games against Tennessee, which has given up 43 sacks in 2024. “My family knows about it probably more than me,” Hines-Allen said. “My wife tells me all the time, ‘Hey, get that record. All you just need is four sacks.’ Like, you can just (get) four sacks. “I had a couple games last year where I had three, so I can’t say it’s out of the realm. But I never had four sacks; don’t know what it feels like to do that in one game. But hopefully speak it into existence.” Mac Jones will be starting at quarterback and is 0-2 with the Jaguars this season. He has one more interception (three) than touchdown passes (two) in five appearances. The Titans are looking to see if Levis can keep building on his strong play of the past month and start turning those into wins. Levis is 1-3 since returning from a strained throwing shoulder. He has seven TD passes with two interceptions for a 101.3 passer rating in his past four games. He also is completing 61.7% of his passes for 960 yards. “The cool thing right now for Will is that as we’ve corrected things, he’s corrected them,” Titans coach Brian Callahan said . “And that’s been really fun to watch as he’s made adjustments from game to game, sometimes even from in the game made an adjustment to a coverage or a read, and that part’s been good to see.” AP Pro Football Writer Mark Long in Jacksonville, Florida, contributed to this report. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflAcross the Asia-Pacific region, especially in urban centres, electric cars and buses are increasingly replacing petrol-powered ones as a means of transportation. Aided by the ubiquity of smart devices, smart mobility and other transport innovations are significantly reshaping everyday life through ride-sharing apps, driver assistance technology and real-time traffic management. With new highways and railways operationalised in the last decade, the region is getting yet more connected, while the ongoing digitalisation of road, rail and maritime freight transport further improves efficiency and cost reduction. These are part of the wider trend of sustainable transport development, which benefits everyone through making the transport of people and goods safer, "greener", more efficient and more accessible. Countries across Asia and the Pacific have made great progress towards these goals, but major challenges remain. More cooperation will be needed to advance these trends and overcome obstacles. The transition to sustainable transport leads to interlinked benefits that are felt across multiple aspects of life. The move towards public transport, walking and cycling not only improves general mobility by relieving congestion stress, but also significantly cuts down on emissions from personal vehicles, reduces the risk of road accidents and promotes physical fitness. Ride-sharing or ride-hailing apps offer personalised transport solutions tailored to individual needs, reducing fuel consumption and waste, while connected and autonomous vehicle technology improves traffic flow and prevents crashes -- by UN estimates, up to 80% of non-alcohol ones -- by minimising human error. Coupled with inclusive transport planning, these developments make it much easier for the elderly, disabled, pregnant women and other underserved populations to access transport solutions and fully engage in society. The knock-on effects across economic growth, health, climate action and social inclusion thus make sustainable transport a key enabler of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. The good news is that the Asia-Pacific region has made solid progress towards sustainable transport. Coordinated regional development of transport infrastructure continues to advance economies of scale to meet increased demand in freight transport. Currently, approximatively 145,000 kilometres of Asian Highways, 121,000km of Trans-Asian Railways and 275 dry ports cover all parts of the region and almost 99.7% of the total population, while the region also hosts the world's ten largest container ports and accounts for more than half of the global maritime trade. In addition to the widespread adoption of smart mobility solutions, countries are in general committed to the decarbonisation of their roads, railways and maritime transport, with plans to electrify transport modes and promotion of fuel efficiency and the use of clean sources of fuel. Most countries saw a decline in road traffic deaths in the last decade, and several have made progress in improving gender equality in the transport sector. However, this path is fraught with challenges. Most of the projected future growth in global transport demand will take place in the Asia-Pacific region, owing partly to rapid urbanisation and a growing appetite for personal vehicles. While the most tangible effect of this growth will be the rise in greenhouse gas emissions due to the ongoing heavy reliance on fossil fuels, these trends also add additional strain to existing urban transport systems, many of which are underinvested. Missing links and sub-standard quality of infrastructure, coupled with lack of transport facilitation, continue to increase costs and delays of international transport, especially in landlocked developing countries. Likewise, small island developing states continue to show limited and often stagnant levels of their maritime connectivity, hindering their integration into the regional and global economy. The disparity in technological capabilities between countries, as well as current gaps in meeting low-carbon transport goals, hinder the effective adoption of region-wide smart mobility systems and net-zero strategies, respectively. And despite improvements, a person in Asia and the Pacific loses their life in a road accident every 45 seconds. Women only make up approximately 16% of the regional transport workforce, a slightly lower figure than the global average. Government representatives gathered in early November and assessed these achievements and challenges within the framework of the Regional Action Programme for Sustainable Transport Development in Asia and the Pacific. Many tasks, such as transport decarbonisation, cannot be overcome by any country alone; meanwhile, the benefits of transport innovations such as digitalisation and automation will only be fully realised if widely implemented. With Asia and the Pacific 32 years behind in achieving the SDGs, accelerating sustainable transport development benefits everyone, so everyone needs to get on board to make it happen. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
Spurs boss Postecoglou was booed and heckled by a frustrated away end at the Vitality Stadium. Ange Postecoglou vowed to keep fighting to revive Tottenham’s fortunes after receiving “some direct feedback” from disgruntled fans following a limp 1-0 Premier League loss to Bournemouth. Spurs boss Postecoglou was booed and heckled by a frustrated away end at the Vitality Stadium, having seen his toothless side condemned to defeat by Dean Huijsen’s 17th-minute header. The Australian refused to go into detail about the heated exchange but said he understood the supporters’ emotional reaction. “I didn’t like what was being said because I’m a human being but you’ve got to cop it,” said Postecoglou, whose team have won only one of their last six games in all competitions. “I’ve been around long enough to know that when things don’t go well you’ve got to understand the frustration and the disappointment. “They’re rightly disappointed tonight because we’ve let a game of football get away from us. I’m OK with all that. “They’re disappointed and rightly so. They gave me some direct feedback, which I guess is taken onboard. “All I can say is, I’m really disappointed with tonight and I’m determined to get it right and I will keep fighting until we do.” Asked what was said by the travelling support, Postecoglou replied: “Probably not for here, mate.” Tottenham began brightly in Dorset but created little during the 90 minutes and were fortunate not to lose by a bigger margin. Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Christie struck a post and the impressive hosts failed to capitalise on a host of other chances to put the result beyond doubt. Spurs dropped below the Cherries, into 10th position, ahead of Sunday’s London derby at home to high-flying Chelsea following the latest setback in a patchy season so far. To compound a miserable evening for the injury-hit north London club, defender Ben Davies limped out of his 300th Premier League appearance and faces a spell on the sidelines. “It looks like he’s done his hamstring,” said Postecoglou. “Him and Radu (Dragusin) have played every game, it’s the one sort of position we can’t rotate. “He’ll obviously be out for a period of time now, we’ll just have to wait and see how long it is. “It’s kind of the consequence of us having the squad we have at the moment.” Match-winner Huijsen became Bournemouth’s youngest Premier League goalscorer by nodding in Marcus Tavernier’s corner. The Spain Under-21 defender, who is aged 19 years and 235 days, was making only his third top-flight start since a summer switch from Juventus, in place of the injured Marcos Senesi. Cherries boss Andoni Iraola said: “Dean has shown from the beginning that he is someone with confidence in himself. With the injury of Marcos, for sure he will have to play more. “It’s a very good win. I liked especially the second half; the first half we were playing decently, we were not conceding chances but probably we were not being a threat as we’ve been in the second one. “Now we will not regret it because we finished winning but when we started missing the chances in the second half it was a dangerous moment. Luckily for us, we could finish the job.” Speaking about Senesi, who sustained a quad injury in Saturday’s 4-2 win at Wolves, Iraola said: “It’s quite significant so probably he will be out for some time but we still have to do more assessment.”Seibert misses an extra point late as the Commanders lose their 3rd in a row, 34-26 to the CowboysSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Back in September, an X/Twitter account known as Autism Capital posted a screenshot of a written theory that appeared to be taken from 4Chan. The theory postulated that only "high [testostrone] alpha males" and "aneurotypical people" can think freely and be trusted to know what is objectively true. That means "a Republic for high-status males is best for decision making," the theory continued. Elon Musk, the X owner and Tesla executive, responded: "Interesting observation." Little wonder that Musk found such proclamations interesting. He has talked in public a number of times about having "Asperger's syndrome" (a term that fell out of favor as researchers learned the extent of Hans Asperger's collaboration with the Nazi regime's child euthanasia program and one that hasn't been used clinically since 2013.) The concept of "Aspie supremacy" — a term some disability rights advocates coined for the deeply problematic idea that people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who previously would be considered as having Asperger's are superior to both neurotypical people and other autistic people — has been around for a while. But it's gained traction in the past few years in some very online, very right-wing spaces. It is a comforting ideology for someone like Musk. Musk has talked in the past about his struggles misunderstanding social cues as a child. "I was bullied quite a lot, so I did not have a sort of happy childhood, to be frank," he said once. But he's also talked about the possible benefits of his autism, saying: "I think there's maybe some value, also from a technology standpoint, because I found it rewarding to spend all night programming computers just by myself." For... Eric Garcia
For Cyber Monday, Alienware dropped the price of the Alienware m18 R2 RTX 4090 gaming laptop for $2999.99 shipped. The Alienware m18 is the biggest and most powerful Alienware laptop you can buy. It's clearly designed to be a mobile desktop replacement and, equipped with the right specs (like the RTX 4090 mobile GPU), it has the potential to be more powerful than most dedicated gaming desktop PCs. This particular configuration is as high-end as you can go, with Intel's most powerful i9 processor and Nvidia's most powerful mobile GPU. Alienware m18 R2 RTX 4090 Gaming Laptop The Alienware m18 "R2" model is the 2024 update to Alienware's flagship gaming laptop. The only changes from the prior year model are the transition to Intel's 14th gen HX processors and Wi-Fi 7 support. The Alienware m18 boasts exceptional build quality with a premium bead-blasted anodized aluminum chassis, full-sized keyboard with numpad, and an aggressive Cryo-Tech cooling sytem that incorporates a vapor chamber with quad heatpipes and four exhaust fans. The RTX 4090 mobile GPU has a maximum TGP wattage of 165W (150W + 15W dynamic boost). This is still the most powerful mobile GPU on the market, and by a very substantial margin. It's roughly equivalent to a desktop RTX 3090 GPU. It can easily run any game on the 2560x1600 or 1920x1200 display as well as any externally connected higher resolution gaming monitor. In fact, this is the only mobile GPU I'd personally recommend for 4K gaming. A GPU this powerful requires a lot of power, so the laptop includes a hefty 330W power brick. If this is going to be your primary gaming rig and you don't want to be limited by portablity, then there's no better choice than the 4090. Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
College Football Playoff field: What went right, what went wrongSYDNEY, Dec. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vast Renewables Limited ("Vast”) (Nasdaq: VSTE), a leading Australian green energy technology company, held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM”) on November 27, updating shareholders on progress towards deploying its next generation concentrated solar power ("CSP”) solution to deliver clean, continuous dispatchable power and heat. The AGM saw Vast's Chairman, Peter Botten, and CEO, Craig Wood, provide updates on the company's achievements throughout 2024 and the outlook for the year ahead. All resolutions were successfully passed at the AGM, with Craig Wood, Colin Richardson and William Restrepo all re-elected as Directors. The AGM follows Vast's recent announcement that it has signed an updated funding agreement to access up to $30 million of its existing $65 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency ("ARENA”). The funding and Vast's progress throughout 2024 pave the way for another successful year ahead. Vast's technology is set to be deployed at utility-scale in Port Augusta, South Australia at the Vast Solar 1 ("VS1”) project to deliver green, reliable and affordable energy for South Australia's grid. The technology will also power a world-first co-located renewable methanol production facility, Solar Methanol 1 ("SM1”). A real world, in-demand application for hydrogen, renewable methanol has the potential to decarbonise shipping and is already being used to power major container vessels. Leveraging Australia's natural resources, the projects are set to be a catalyst for a domestic Australian CSP industry, creating highly skilled green manufacturing and operational jobs, and helping Australia become an export powerhouse by supplying Australian green technology to clean energy projects around the world. Vast is attracting significant interest from major investors, industry and international governments. Along with funding from ARENA, Vast is backed by EDF and Nabors Industries, and Vast's renewable methanol project is supported by Mabanaft and the German Government. The following addresses were made by Vast's Chairman Peter Botten and CEO Craig Wood during Vast's Annual General Meeting on November 27, 2024. Chairman's Address from Peter Botten 2024 has been a pivotal year in the growth of Vast since the business combination with Nabors Energy Transition Corp was completed in December last year. Significant progress has been made this year towards Vast's vision of delivering continuous, carbon free energy to the world, leveraging our next generation CSP technology As announced earlier this week, Vast has secured up to $30m of funding from ARENA. This is an important signal of confidence from ARENA in the potential of Vast's technology to power Australia's energy transition, and we're grateful for their ongoing support. Vast continues to progress towards final investment decision on our utility-scale CSP reference project in Port Augusta, South Australia (VS1). The project paves the way for Vast's pipeline of utility-scale projects in Australia and internationally. Alongside generating green electricity for the grid, we believe Vast's technology will have a key role to play in reducing the cost of sustainable fuels production. Vast is also progressing a co-located renewable methanol production facility (SM1) at the Port Augusta site, partnering with German fuels giant Mabanaft on that project. During the year, Vast also expanded its presence in the US market, signing a project development partnership with Houston-based renewables developer GGS Energy. As Vast looks to 2025, the key focus will be on: CEO's Address from Craig Wood As Peter mentioned, our utility-scale CSP reference project in Port Augusta, VS1, is progressing well. The plant will have 30MW capacity and 8 hours of thermal storage, providing dispatchable overnight power critical to stabilising South Australia's grid. We recently finalised the FEED stage and we're working diligently with our partners towards achieving Final Investment Decision in Q1 2025 with construction to commence shortly thereafter. The project has received support from the Australian Government, including from ARENA and the Department for Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water. The co-located renewable methanol plant, SM1, is also progressing well through the pre-FEED stage. The project will produce 7,500 tonnes of renewable methanol per annum, which will help decarbonise the local maritime industry. As a world-first project, we're thrilled to be partnering with German company Mabanaft on this effort. Financial close is currently targeted for 2025. Vast continues to strengthen our market-leading proprietary CSP technology, and to build out our manufacturing capability ahead of delivering Vast equipment into the VS1 project. Our solution leverages the abundant sunshine in sunbelt countries like Australia to power homes, industry and transport with green, reliable and affordable energy. We continue to improve the cost and performance of our modular, scalable technology, and to de-risk its manufacture and operation. Vast equipment is currently being produced at our facility in Queensland, Australia, and we'll be scaling up our manufacturing capability to deliver to the Port Augusta projects starting in 2025. Throughout 2024, we've also invested in our business systems and capabilities to set ourselves up for success. Vast has had a strong emphasis on safety during 2024, and we are focused on improving our safety performance as we head towards construction on site next year. We are investing in a new ERP to replace legacy systems as our requirements continue to evolve. We are also developing the quality and project control systems necessary to deliver the Port Augusta projects. All of this activity means Vast's team has continued to grow throughout the year, both in Australia and the US. This growth will continue early into 2025, and then accelerate as we move into construction of the VS1 and SM1 projects. As Peter mentioned, we were delighted to announce earlier this week that Vast continues to enjoy strong support from ARENA as evidenced by up to $30m of funding being made available to the business, subject to certain milestones being achieved. This funding is important as it creates a runway to support Vast in completing the necessary activities to achieve financial close on VS1 and SM1, and to continue the build out of our Australian green technology manufacturing business. As part of that release, we also updated the estimated capital cost for VS1 to AUD360-390million. We look forward to another successful year in 2025 as we move into construction on VS1 and SM1, deliver Vast technology through our manufacturing business, and expand our project development pipeline in Australia, the US and other global markets. We thank you, our shareholders, all of our partners and our employees for their ongoing support. About Vast Vast is a renewable energy company that has CSP systems to generate, store, and dispatch carbon-free, utility-scale electricity, industrial heat, or a combination to enable the production of sustainable fuels. Vast's CSP v3.0 approach utilises a proprietary, modular sodium loop to efficiently capture and convert solar heat into these end products. On December 19, 2023, Vast listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "VSTE”, while remaining headquartered in Australia. Visit www.vast.energy for more information. Contacts For Investors: Caldwell Bailey ICR, Inc. [email protected] For US media: Matt Dallas ICR, Inc. [email protected] For Australian media: Nick Albrow Wilkinson Butler [email protected] Forward Looking Statements The information included herein and in any oral statements made in connection herewith include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included herein, regarding the Port Augusta project, Vast's future financial performance, Vast's strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used herein, including any oral statements made in connection herewith, the words "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "project," "should," "will," the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on Vast management's current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, Vast disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. Vast cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of Vast. These risks include, but are not limited to, general economic, financial, legal, political and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets; Vast's ability to obtain financing on commercially acceptable terms or at all; Vast's ability to manage growth; Vast's ability to execute its business plan, including the completion of the Port Augusta project , at all or in a timely manner and meet its projections; potential litigation, governmental or regulatory proceedings, investigations or inquiries involving Vast, including in relation to Vast's recent business combination; the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of Vast's recent business combination; costs related to that business combination; changes in applicable laws or regulations and general economic and market conditions impacting demand for Vast's products and services. Additional risks are set forth in the section titled "Risk Factors" in the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended June 30, 2024, dated September 9, 2024, as amended on November 7, 2024, and other documents filed, or to be filed with the SEC by Vast. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described herein and in any oral statements made in connection therewith occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact Vast's expectations can be found in Vast's periodic filings with the SEC. Vast's SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC's website at www.sec.govCrypto is soaring after Trump’s election − but is it a good ethical investment?