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Origin Energy defends complex switch to renewables, gas

Origin Energy defends complex switch to renewables, gas

As China pushes for cheaper Australian LNG, shareholders of energy retailer and east coast gas producer Origin Energy have been warned of a "messy" transition.

One ring to track all? Wearable tech extends its reach

One ring to track all? Wearable tech extends its reach

One ring to track all? Wearable tech extends its reach

One ring to track all? Wearable tech extends its reach

Would you trust a ring to track your sleep? It is a question more Australians may ask this Christmas as smart jewellery vies for attention.

'Climate action pays': call to rev up clean investment

'Climate action pays': call to rev up clean investment

'Climate action pays': call to rev up clean investment

'Climate action pays': call to rev up clean investment

There can be winners in the clean energy race, a group of super funds says, rolling out a campaign to quell community fears and accelerate development.

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Time running out for Australian hydrogen, green iron

Time running out for Australian hydrogen, green iron

Consumers increasingly want to understand what they are buying, an inquiry into green hydrogen has been told, with the emerging sector "frustrated" by delays.

Trial to test if electric vehicles can power homes

Trial to test if electric vehicles can power homes

Australia's national science agency will team with an electricity retailer to find out whether electric cars can be used to power homes and back up the grid.

No steering wheel, pedals: ready to ride in a Cybercab?

No steering wheel, pedals: ready to ride in a Cybercab?

Tesla has unveiled its vision for self-driving taxis in a vehicle that has no manual driving controls. Experts say they are cautious but optimistic.

Musk unveils 'Cybercab' as focus shifts to automation

Musk unveils 'Cybercab' as focus shifts to automation

Elon Musk has showcased Tesla's robotaxi, sticking to long-held promises of autonomous cars driving long-term growth at the electric vehicle maker.

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Car battery 'passports' could help manage growing waste

Car battery 'passports' could help manage growing waste

Car battery 'passports' could help manage growing waste

Car battery 'passports' could help manage growing waste

Australia should adopt a tracking scheme and battery passports like Europe to deal with the growing pile of electric car waste, an inquiry has heard.

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

Coal giants seek delay of ruling on 'monster' extension

More than a billion tonnes of emissions are in the balance, critics say, as coal giants sidestep a legal stoush and push ahead with a mine extension to 2050.

AI deepfake ads set to screen during federal election

AI deepfake ads set to screen during federal election

AI deepfake ads set to screen during federal election

AI deepfake ads set to screen during federal election

An inquiry into AI technology has recommended laws be introduced to stop deepfake political ads, but not in time for the next federal election.

Turn wind into jobs with local turbine tower production

Turn wind into jobs with local turbine tower production

Turn wind into jobs with local turbine tower production

Turn wind into jobs with local turbine tower production

Jobs are going begging with Australia importing all its wind towers from overseas as the renewable energy source continues to grow.

Green ideals meet hip-pocket pain as power prices surge

Green ideals meet hip-pocket pain as power prices surge

Green ideals meet hip-pocket pain as power prices surge

Green ideals meet hip-pocket pain as power prices surge

Young Australians are most likely to pay a premium to access renewable energy at home, a study has found, but high energy prices are turning off others.

'Get on with it': renewables rollout too slow out west

'Get on with it': renewables rollout too slow out west

'Get on with it': renewables rollout too slow out west

'Get on with it': renewables rollout too slow out west

The renewables rollout is not happening quickly enough in WA, a summit has been warned, with leading proponents of clean energy exports calling for targets.

Park your car to power your home: study probes EV tech

Park your car to power your home: study probes EV tech

Park your car to power your home: study probes EV tech

Park your car to power your home: study probes EV tech

Electric cars could become energy storage solutions as part of a two-year project launched by the NRMA and university researchers.

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Prosperity and climate action can go hand-in-hand

An Australian-hosted global summit has been told that protecting nature and combating climate change aren't the enemies of financial prosperity.

Cyber security reform to learn from past data breaches

An overhaul of Australia's cyber security framework will give the nation the right settings to deal with emerging threats, the government says.

Hybrids demoted to make way for electric Uber rides

Rideshare giant Uber is making changes to encourage more drivers to adopt electric vehicles, including knocking hybrid cars out of 'green' service.

Time for a check-up: hospitals not yet climate ready

All-electric hospitals could cut emissions by using clean energy under a proposed retrofit that would also keep services on during power cuts and catastrophes.

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Indigenous knowledge key to reverse environment decline

Governments need to look further into the future and draw on knowledge from the past to halt biodiversity loss, a global summit has been told.

Wanted: $100m investment fund seeks green Aussie tech

A multimillion-dollar venture capital fund, backed by 50 companies including Westpac, is looking for clean energy innovations that could go global.

Coal town to battery base: firm keen to make power move

Renewable energy companies are eyeing opportunities in traditional coal-mining towns as part of Australia's electricity transition.

Aussie researchers turn wine into green battery tech

Australian university researchers have won a patent for using food acids to create a major component of battery technology.

Hybrid vehicles in fast lane, as petrol cars slow down

Australians are buying fewer new cars as the economy bites but hybrid vehicles are bucking the trend, sales figures have revealed.

Children would lie about their age to evade YouTube ban

A teenage media proprietor says young Australians need to know more about a proposed social media ban as it could impact their education.

Australia may miss billions in green Chinese investment

Chinese investment in Australia has fallen, despite the nation's growing budget for renewable energy projects in the transition to net zero emissions by 2050.

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