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Households keen but confused by renewable energy change

Households keen but confused by renewable energy change

Research has uncovered more than 50 emerging trends in how households are using energy, potentially helping consumers and networks avoid costly mistakes.

Solution to energy transition might be over our heads

Solution to energy transition might be over our heads

Solution to energy transition might be over our heads

Solution to energy transition might be over our heads

Australia could use a "secret weapon" to share the country's wealth of sunshine, kickstart the stalled energy transition and permanently reduce power bills.

Tradies, skilled workers needed for clean energy shift

Tradies, skilled workers needed for clean energy shift

Tradies, skilled workers needed for clean energy shift

Tradies, skilled workers needed for clean energy shift

Tradies and uni graduates with clean energy skills and sustainability credentials are in demand but Australia needs tens of thousands more to hit climate goals.

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Emergency at high-tech energy plant stabilised

Emergency at high-tech energy plant stabilised

Firefighters and scientific experts have been called in to deal with a dangerous heat build-up at a NSW plant producing blocks that sit at temperatures of 600C.

Bill shock set to continue amid immense energy change

Bill shock set to continue amid immense energy change

Volatility has eased after the energy shocks of past years but cost pressures remain and progress on new assets has stalled, an energy market update shows.

Tech firm raises $15m to ease clean energy bottlenecks

Tech firm raises $15m to ease clean energy bottlenecks

Clean energy technology company Neara has raised $15.25 million to expand their digital platform and help integrate more renewable generation into networks.

Allied Power acquisition to energise remote projects

Allied Power acquisition to energise remote projects

Two companies are joining forces on energy transmission projects for the mining sector as remote operators increasingly need ways to decarbonise.

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Industry urged to club together in clean energy hubs

Industry urged to club together in clean energy hubs

Industry urged to club together in clean energy hubs

Industry urged to club together in clean energy hubs

Taxpayer funding for cleaning up heavily polluting industries is being wasted by favouring smaller projects at individual facilities, economic modelling shows.

Big users bankroll new power to offset carbon footprint

Big users bankroll new power to offset carbon footprint

Big users bankroll new power to offset carbon footprint

Big users bankroll new power to offset carbon footprint

Mining companies are among big energy users bankrolling wind farms and other renewable energy projects to offset carbon emissions.

Call to snuff out 'dead end' coal, hit net zero by 2040

Call to snuff out 'dead end' coal, hit net zero by 2040

Call to snuff out 'dead end' coal, hit net zero by 2040

Call to snuff out 'dead end' coal, hit net zero by 2040

Australia is lagging frontrunners on ending coal and must join big economies in accelerating efforts to get to net zero emissions, a global scorecard shows.

Switch to renewables 'messed up' despite clean ambition

Switch to renewables 'messed up' despite clean ambition

Switch to renewables 'messed up' despite clean ambition

Switch to renewables 'messed up' despite clean ambition

Industry leaders have told Australian governments to "go harder" to expand solar and battery energy production or risk missing key goals.

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Net-zero tsar Greg Combet has put Australia on a post-war footing for the massive task of decarbonising the economy but business leaders are more realistic.

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Most Australians want coal, oil and gas companies profiting amid a climate crisis to pay for the damage they are causing, a survey shows.

Taxpayer billions claim for coal plant encore 'cynical'

Taxpayer billions claim for coal plant encore 'cynical'

Taxpayer billions claim for coal plant encore 'cynical'

Taxpayer billions claim for coal plant encore 'cynical'

The NSW premier has rejected coalition claims that keeping the Eraring power plant running would cost billions of taxpayers dollars.

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Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Australian companies face mandatory climate reporting as consumers and investors demand information they can trust and action to prevent even higher costs.

Lithium leader Pilbara posts electrifying $2.4b profit

Pilbara Minerals reports a 326 per cent surge in net profit to $2.4 billion as the world rapidly electrifies and demands a secure supply of sustainable lithium.

Microgrids to end diesel dependency in remote areas

Remote diesel-powered communities and worksites have a tougher challenge switching to renewables, prompting a federal agency to pump millions into microgrids.

Labor accused of propping up big coal in NSW power plan

The NSW government appears poised to extend the life of Australia's largest coal power station, despite Liberal and Greens MPs saying it is unnecessary.

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Industry data casts doubt on 2030 clean energy target

A clean energy investment snapshot shows Australia may be charging into the battery era, but poor planning and transmission gaps risk failure on 2030 targets.

AGL Energy owns goals with Adelaide Oval-sized battery

More than a big banana, a big battery the size of an AFL oval has switched on in South Australia to help cut power bills and greenhouse gas emissions.

Aussie-led global consortium joins offshore wind frenzy

A powerful consortium has joined the bidding to add offshore wind to Australia's clean energy arsenal in Gippsland waters off the coast of Victoria.

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Origin Energy expects another tough year for cash-strapped customers after posting an FY23 net profit of $1.06 billion as it prepares for a foreign takeover.

Tool exposes 'risky' assumptions behind climate pledges

Some companies are too reliant on "risky" carbon capture and storage assumptions when claiming they are meeting global climate targets, data shows.

Cutting-edge hydrogen tech starts up in steel heartland

A next-generation hydrogen electrolyser is being commercialised to give steelmaking and other heavy industries a future in Australia's regions.

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Australia holds a third of the world's vanadium, an element that's key to a kind of battery that may be the answer to the long-term storage of energy.

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