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Call for Woodside to respect decision on 'climate bomb'

Call for Woodside to respect decision on 'climate bomb'

A decision to defuse a "climate bomb" could be imminent as a regulator reportedly puts pristine marine life ahead of Australia's biggest proposed gas field.

Diggers count losses on battery minerals, gold shines

Diggers count losses on battery minerals, gold shines

Diggers count losses on battery minerals, gold shines

Diggers count losses on battery minerals, gold shines

Mining bosses and investors gathering in an outback city are counting their losses as the decarbonisation and battery minerals bubble bursts.

Ore-some state tipped to win race for green steel jobs

Ore-some state tipped to win race for green steel jobs

Ore-some state tipped to win race for green steel jobs

Ore-some state tipped to win race for green steel jobs

Higher-grade iron ore, deep water ports and a 100-per cent renewable energy grid give South Australia the edge on other states chasing future green steel jobs.

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Australia may not be the quarry Asia requires for steel

Australia may not be the quarry Asia requires for steel

Australia needs to act quickly or lose out to faster movers on green iron and steel elsewhere, an industry decarbonisation expert warns.

Industry calls for $3b fund to clean dirty big trucks

Industry calls for $3b fund to clean dirty big trucks

A big investment will be needed to put more heavy-duty electric trucks on the road, an industry group says, as well as changes to support cleaner fuel.

Rio Tinto 'open' to nuclear energy, profit flatlines

Rio Tinto 'open' to nuclear energy, profit flatlines

Rio Tinto says it wants to find better ways to provide the materials the world needs but warns decarbonisation has "a long way to go".

Sustainable fuel hopes take off with eyes on emissions

Sustainable fuel hopes take off with eyes on emissions

Flights could become more environmentally friendly as Australia and New Zealand explore ways to produce sustainable aviation fuel at home.

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'Unacceptable' injury raises power plant safety issues

'Unacceptable' injury raises power plant safety issues

'Unacceptable' injury raises power plant safety issues

'Unacceptable' injury raises power plant safety issues

The chief executive of a Queensland power plant still recovering from a catastrophic explosion says a worker being injured on site is "unacceptable".

Green plane fuel could take off in Australia after deal

Green plane fuel could take off in Australia after deal

Green plane fuel could take off in Australia after deal

Green plane fuel could take off in Australia after deal

Three firms have teamed up to investigate the creation of a sustainable aviation fuel industry in Brisbane as demand for renewable options booms.

World's biggest renewable energy micro-grid suspended

World's biggest renewable energy micro-grid suspended

World's biggest renewable energy micro-grid suspended

World's biggest renewable energy micro-grid suspended

An off-grid plan to transform one of the world's most energy-intensive industries is a casualty of BHP's decision to mothball its Australian nickel operations.

Origin Energy backs big batteries to support east coast

Origin Energy backs big batteries to support east coast

Origin Energy backs big batteries to support east coast

Origin Energy backs big batteries to support east coast

Origin Energy will invest $450 million in the Eraring big battery project as part of a plan to accelerate its renewable energy generation and storage footprint.

Australia could play critical role EVs, solar minerals

Australia could play critical role EVs, solar minerals

Australia could play critical role EVs, solar minerals

Australia could play critical role EVs, solar minerals

Rising demand for minerals needed to make electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines could deliver a unique opportunity for Australia, a report finds.

Hydrogen skills centre to train for growing industry

Hydrogen skills centre to train for growing industry

Hydrogen skills centre to train for growing industry

Hydrogen skills centre to train for growing industry

The NSW government has unveiled plans for its $25 million Hydrogen Centre of Excellence, part of an election commitment to train more workers for the sector.

Deal for 'clean, reliable power' despite gas shortfall

Deal for 'clean, reliable power' despite gas shortfall

Deal for 'clean, reliable power' despite gas shortfall

Deal for 'clean, reliable power' despite gas shortfall

Another state has signed a federal renewable energy agreement, anticipating rising power demand in coming decades from new refineries and low-carbon industries.

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Home and car power to energise fresh national grid plan

Homes will send solar power into the energy grid when most needed and electric cars will plug in as a power plant on wheels under a consumer-owned energy plan.

Renewable energy key to forging 'green iron corridor'

Australia can provide "corridors" of green iron for steelmakers in other countries as coal-fired furnaces become more risky, says a report surveying investors.

Ag ministers raise 'serious' concern over nuclear plans

There is too much uncertainty about how the federal opposition's nuclear reactor proposal would affect food production, the nation's agriculture ministers say.

Govt confident in power plant after explosion report

The Queensland government believes the state-owned operators of a power plant will do better after safety failings were revealed in a report on an explosion.

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Culture wars reignite over 'disingenuous' energy change

Renewables will be in the energy mix under a nuclear-powered coalition government, but investment has stalled and emissions are flatlining, the opposition says.

Clean energy sector rallies against nuclear 'mistruths'

A clean energy industry body has sounded the alarm on "bad faith actors" who are accused of using misinformation to mislead Australian voters on nuclear power.

Green tick for big Sun Cable solar farm and subsea line

An intercontinental renewable power project to export solar energy to Asia from one of the most remote places on earth has received environmental approval.

Gridlock on new energy transmission adds to bill shock

Delays for energy transmission projects over the past decade, under both major parties, are adding to power bills and making the nation's network less reliable.

'Significant' funding floats green hydrogen export hub

Australian-made green hydrogen could power fuel-cell vehicles across Asia within 10 years as a proposed floating export hub attracts major funding.

Work begins to power up northern mineral riches

A power line stretching more than 800km will connect a mineral-rich northern area to the national electricity grid in a "transformative" project for the region.

Governor-general hosts flood victims in first meeting

Governor-General Sam Mostyn has vowed to visit as many Australian communities as possible to listen to locals and deliver their messages back to those in power.

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