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Generators chase peaks as wholesale energy prices spike

Generators chase peaks as wholesale energy prices spike

Batteries are setting the price in the electricity market more often than a year ago but gas is the dominant price-setter as generators chase lucrative spikes.

Forget electric and focus on hybrid utes, inquiry hears

Forget electric and focus on hybrid utes, inquiry hears

Forget electric and focus on hybrid utes, inquiry hears

Forget electric and focus on hybrid utes, inquiry hears

Australia is not ready to make a full switch to electric vehicles, an inquiry has heard, as the technology cannot accommodate farmers and tradespeople.

It's not you: banking outages are taking longer to fix

It's not you: banking outages are taking longer to fix

It's not you: banking outages are taking longer to fix

It's not you: banking outages are taking longer to fix

Digital payment services are under increasing pressure as Aussies ditch cash and they are mostly rising to the task, a Reserve Bank report has found.

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Rio Tinto 'breaks ranks', keeps climate trigger alive

Rio Tinto 'breaks ranks', keeps climate trigger alive

The federal government has been urged to strike an urgent deal on environmental laws as Rio Tinto joins those calling for reforms that tackle climate change.

Autonomous flying taxis prepare for launch in Australia

Autonomous flying taxis prepare for launch in Australia

Would you ride in a plane with no pilot? One aerospace company is betting on it, signing a deal with Australian air safety regulator to establish rules.

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.

'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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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.

Time running out for Australian hydrogen, green iron

Time running out for Australian hydrogen, green iron

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

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?

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

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

'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.

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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.

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.

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.

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