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Power plants warning as mass blackout scare loses heat

Power plants warning as mass blackout scare loses heat

Public servants, big businesses and everyday folk have saved the day by turning off non-essential electricity during a major heatwave.

Close the climate credibility gap, conservationists say

Close the climate credibility gap, conservationists say

Close the climate credibility gap, conservationists say

Close the climate credibility gap, conservationists say

Approving coal and gas mines is the opposite of climate action, conservationists say, as the federal government insists emissions reduction is on track.

Call to listen to 'farmers not Facebook' on new energy

Call to listen to 'farmers not Facebook' on new energy

Call to listen to 'farmers not Facebook' on new energy

Call to listen to 'farmers not Facebook' on new energy

A "quiet majority" are making money from every turn of a wind turbine blade and as sheep graze on greener grass beneath the shade of rows of solar panels.

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Solar tech breakthrough could tackle stubborn emissions

Solar tech breakthrough could tackle stubborn emissions

Green heat capable of powering traditionally hard-to-abate heavy industries is firing up a company that has been spun out of a CSIRO research program.

Blackout risks downgraded amid heatwave warnings

Blackout risks downgraded amid heatwave warnings

People in eastern Australia in danger of experiencing electricity outages have been given a small reprieve as the operator scrambles to ensure lights stay on.

Capital project: plugging in profits from a big battery

Capital project: plugging in profits from a big battery

Powering Australia's capital for generations to come, a big battery will deliver profits to locals to share the benefits of rising demand for clean energy.

Call for export controls on east coast gas to save jobs

Call for export controls on east coast gas to save jobs

Slashing industrial gas use and new controls on exports would protect manufacturing jobs and reduce exposure to "predatory" pricing, a union says.

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Solar nation: setting the pace for emissions reduction

Solar nation: setting the pace for emissions reduction

Solar nation: setting the pace for emissions reduction

Solar nation: setting the pace for emissions reduction

Almost a billion tonnes of emissions will be prevented from entering the atmosphere if Australia hits 82 per cent clean energy by 2030, a climate summit hears.

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Farming with wind and solar provides a lifeline, landholders say, as economic modelling shows billions are flowing to bush communities from energy investment.

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' strike

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' strike

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' strike

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' strike

Ukrainians fear more damage to their hobbled energy system as Russia's first big missile attack in months prompts Poland to scramble its air force.

Green iron export bonanza: invest or look like 'morons'

Green iron export bonanza: invest or look like 'morons'

Green iron export bonanza: invest or look like 'morons'

Green iron export bonanza: invest or look like 'morons'

A think tank urges Australia to bankroll green iron or concede market leadership to China, which is racing ahead on decarbonising steel supply lines.

Gas producer slams ideological folly, warns of shortage

Gas producer slams ideological folly, warns of shortage

Gas producer slams ideological folly, warns of shortage

Gas producer slams ideological folly, warns of shortage

A domestic gas producer has warned of rising power bills and energy shortages if significant headwinds, including green tape and activism, go unchallenged.

Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Stubborn emissions threaten to blow world carbon budget

Extraordinary growth in renewable energy is not enough to offset the "humungous challenge" of Australia's fossil fuels, a carbon tracker warns.

Trump factor unlikely to reverse clean energy momentum

Trump factor unlikely to reverse clean energy momentum

Trump factor unlikely to reverse clean energy momentum

Trump factor unlikely to reverse clean energy momentum

The "Trump factor" is unlikely to derail renewable energy momentum, a peak body says, as data on financial commitments suggests Australia is back on target.

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'Trump II' not the end of the world for clean energy

A second Trump presidency may be a "bump in the road" but it cannot stop the transition to clean energy the world started over 20 years ago, investors say.

Moves to firm power after blackouts wrack outback town

Further compensation could be paid to residents of an outback town after a week of power outages as their network operator faces the prospect of fines.

Households face more bill stress as energy prices rise

Energy debt is expected to escalate even more than anticipated, sparking a review of payment difficulty protections for households and small businesses.

Fess up! Independents push parties on climate targets

Independent MPs are demanding that Labor reveal its 2035 climate target, saying voters deserve to know as climate change is contributing to higher living costs.

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Call for heat pumps to cut industrial carbon footprint

Australia is ignoring a technology that rival manufacturers are using to replace fossil fuels and keep factories open, energy economists say.

Power transmission line riles landholders in its path

The preferred path of high-voltage transmission through Victoria's central northwest riles up landowners as the rollout agency defends its consultations.

When the lights are off, but everyone's home

As thousands of Australians again live through an annoying energy blackout, the nation is reminded of more widespread supply vulnerabilities.

Energy plan to protect Aussie war-fighting capabilities

"Practical and sensible" action on climate change is part of the military's mission under new plans for phasing in alternative energy use and sovereign sources.

'$400 covers the milk': support trickles into outback

Telecom and power outages have left nurses sleeping on the floor of a health centre as an initial support package rolls out to outback communities.

Olympian out, premier in: angry locals to grill leader

A major power outage has halted swimming legend Kyle Chalmers' visit to Broken Hill but locals will get a chance to grill the NSW premier over relief.

Energy market operator 'can't guarantee' lower bills

Energy officials warn of "stubbornly high" power prices as coal plants stutter towards an exit, with no guarantee bills will fall in the next five years.

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