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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.

Call to curtail 'supernormal profits' in energy network

Call to curtail 'supernormal profits' in energy network

Call to curtail 'supernormal profits' in energy network

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.

Battling on after supposedly ending the climate wars

Battling on after supposedly ending the climate wars

Battling on after supposedly ending the climate wars

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.

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Largest emitter AGL battles delay, billionaire activist

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.

Tripling of renewable energy within reach for Australia

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Australia's renewable energy target is outdated and fails to reflect an "entirely achievable" global goal to triple renewables by 2030, modelling suggests.

'Success not assured' for Aussies in clean energy race

'Success not assured' for Aussies in clean energy race

Australia's economic engine room is facing a moment of truth as rival mining nations go all out to win the clean energy minerals race, BHP warns.

Woodside boss still concerned about climate activists

Woodside boss still concerned about climate activists

Woodside Energy's chief executive Meg O'Neill says she is concerned by the potential threat climate activists pose after a failed protest at her family home.

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WA spends big to boost renewable energy

WA spends big to boost renewable energy

WA spends big to boost renewable energy

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.

WA hydrogen production hub funding as milestone reached

WA hydrogen production hub funding as milestone reached

WA hydrogen production hub funding as milestone reached

WA hydrogen production hub funding as milestone reached

Front-end engineering and design has started at a hydrogen production development, as the federal government chips in $70 million to the BP Australia project.

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

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

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

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.

Rift between net-zero climate pledges, carbon footprint

Rift between net-zero climate pledges, carbon footprint

Rift between net-zero climate pledges, carbon footprint

Rift between net-zero climate pledges, carbon footprint

Woodside, Chevron and Glencore have been assessed as at significant risk of "net-zero greenwash" and are urged to join the "climate ambition loop" instead.

Mineral Resources 'well-placed' for significant growth

Mineral Resources 'well-placed' for significant growth

Mineral Resources 'well-placed' for significant growth

Mineral Resources 'well-placed' for significant growth

Mid-tier mining company Mineral Resources has warned a move into downstream processing of battery minerals is "likely uneconomic" without government assistance.

Offshore carbon capture next frontier of 'ocean abuse'

Offshore carbon capture next frontier of 'ocean abuse'

Offshore carbon capture next frontier of 'ocean abuse'

Offshore carbon capture next frontier of 'ocean abuse'

As leaders prepare for climate talks, researchers warn against relying on storing greenhouse gas emissions in depleted wells under already fragile oceans.

Tech hub coins 'second brain' as world depends on code

Tech hub coins 'second brain' as world depends on code

Tech hub coins 'second brain' as world depends on code

Tech hub coins 'second brain' as world depends on code

Programmers need a "second brain" to write code faster to keep up with consumer demands in an economy that's dependent on software for most everyday activities.

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Lithium developer 'roughly on track' despite bushfires

An Aussie lithium developer in Canada's mineral-rich James Bay is determined to supply North American car makers, despite forest fires and a market slump.

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.

Electric utes, vans and trucks to drive emissions down

Commercial electric vehicles present a $110 billion opportunity to decarbonise Australian industry and employ a new generation of workers, a think tank says.

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.

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Chevron workers endorse pay deal and claim victory

Chevron workers in Western Australia have voted to endorse a series of proposed enterprise agreements after months of negotiations and industrial action.

Beetaloo 'climate bomb' cannot be offset, inquiry told

Independent modelling suggests governments have underestimated emissions from the Northern Territory's proposed Beetaloo Basin project and a Darwin Harbour hub.

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.

Extra $2b to finance critical minerals 'lacks ambition'

An extra $2 billion for the critical minerals supply chain will form part of the Albanese government's plan to support allies and overhaul the economy.

Tassie next in line for potential offshore wind bonanza

A local community is being urged to have its say on a potential offshore wind zone in the Bass Strait off Tasmania's north coast.

Fresh records for renewables but fears linger for bills

Renewable energy is setting records and wholesale energy prices are returning to normal, but federal Labor is warning of bill shock if the rollout is delayed.

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