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Wetlands trump offshore wind port despite energy push

Wetlands trump offshore wind port despite energy push

A federal veto on a port hub for the huge towers, blades and turbines needed for the first offshore wind farm does not doom offshore wind, the treasurer says.

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

A push to add nuclear to Australia's energy mix may be silenced by a steep upward revision of the cost of small reactors by the national science agency.

Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Australia's biggest polluter AGL Energy has made a final investment decision on a big battery that marks another milestone in the end of coal-fired electricity.

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Google inks solar farm deal to help big data go green

Google inks solar farm deal to help big data go green

Tech giant Google wants to run on 24/7 carbon-free power by 2030 everywhere they operate, including Australia, which means data storage must go green.

Smart homes to save energy costs in virtual power plant

Smart homes to save energy costs in virtual power plant

A virtual power plant made up of rooftop solar, car batteries, pool pumps and hot water systems is expected to save electrified households hundreds of dollars.

British wind can unlock Australia's 'superpower' future

British wind can unlock Australia's 'superpower' future

Superior climate and energy policies have become a vote winner as well as an economic and security imperative, British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell says.

'Real, growing risk' of power generation falling short

'Real, growing risk' of power generation falling short

Energy market tsars are out of step with the "rooftop revolution" and other household energy that could be harnessed in a clean, low-cost system, critics say.

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Gas shortfall forecast without significant demand drop

Gas shortfall forecast without significant demand drop

Gas shortfall forecast without significant demand drop

Gas shortfall forecast without significant demand drop

Extra costs for transporting Queensland gas south to other states are expected to hit the east coast gas market next year, adding to supply pressures.

Clean energy superpower status remains work in progress

Clean energy superpower status remains work in progress

Clean energy superpower status remains work in progress

Clean energy superpower status remains work in progress

The federal budget update acknowledges more must be done to secure and wire up renewables, with clean energy "superpower" status remaining a work in progress.

Summer of extreme demand to test evolving energy grid

Summer of extreme demand to test evolving energy grid

Summer of extreme demand to test evolving energy grid

Summer of extreme demand to test evolving energy grid

Australia's energy grid is a complex machine designed to adapt to peak demand through deadly heatwaves and storms, but blackouts remain a risk this summer.

Call to join forces as China sets pace on clean energy

Call to join forces as China sets pace on clean energy

Call to join forces as China sets pace on clean energy

Call to join forces as China sets pace on clean energy

China's massive shift in investment to meet and perhaps beat clean energy and emissions reduction targets could spur Australia towards cooperation not conflict.

Feds 'supercharge' clean energy build to keep lights on

Feds 'supercharge' clean energy build to keep lights on

Feds 'supercharge' clean energy build to keep lights on

Feds 'supercharge' clean energy build to keep lights on

Clean energy sources will take over from ageing coal power stations under a supercharged federal scheme, but critics say household bills will rise without gas.

Major project status blows breeze through offshore wind

Major project status blows breeze through offshore wind

Major project status blows breeze through offshore wind

Major project status blows breeze through offshore wind

Another offshore wind project off Gippsland will get special assistance for a speedy build with major project status granted by the federal government.

Hydrogen cars next cab off the rank as demo servo opens

Hydrogen cars next cab off the rank as demo servo opens

Hydrogen cars next cab off the rank as demo servo opens

Hydrogen cars next cab off the rank as demo servo opens

The national science agency has achieved a key milestone in the development of a local hydrogen industry with the opening of a refuelling and research station.

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Call to curtail 'supernormal profits' in energy network

The regulator has rejected an accusation that electricity networks are generating "supernormal profits" off the use of poles and wires and stoking inflation.

Fortescue hit with first strike, unveils green spend

Fortescue Metals Group has received a "first strike" on executive pay as the iron ore miner unveiled plans to splash $1.1 billion on green hydrogen.

Battling on after supposedly ending the climate wars

Australia is positioning itself as a climate leader ahead of a Dubai summit which will judge the lack of progress since the Paris Agreement on global warming.

Largest emitter AGL battles delay, billionaire activist

Australia's biggest emitter AGL has avoided a second strike on executive pay but the largest shareholder is demanding an end to "old thinking" on energy supply.

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Tripling of renewable energy within reach for Australia

Australia's renewable energy target is outdated and fails to reflect an "entirely achievable" global goal to triple renewables by 2030, modelling suggests.

WA spends big to boost renewable energy

The Cook government will spend almost $900 million upgrading WA's main power grid and attracting renewable energy projects to the state.

Battery economy: From 'dig-and-ship' to 'mine-and-make'

Some $2 billion in capital and other sweeteners could turn Australia from the world's quarry into a "mine-and-make''nation driving the battery supply chain.

Call for Santos to give up on Narrabri as precinct axed

Clean industry advocates say renewable energy and sustainable agriculture are the future of Narrabri, as the NSW government axes a gas-led industrial precinct.

High-purity silicon from Townsville to power the world

Silicon for solar panels and batteries will be part of a green precinct for high-tech manufacturing to kickstart new supply chains and end China's dominance.

Going with the flow to run renewables round the clock

The high-tech battery behind a $20 million project could be the answer to using solar and wind power 24 hours a day and kickstart a new supply chain.

Plan to step up climate investment in vital regions

Super funds and other climate investors have released a plan to help bankroll new industries so workers facing job losses do not shoulder the burden alone.

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