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Two regional cities may unlock Aussie renewable future

Two regional cities may unlock Aussie renewable future

The Queensland cities of Townsville and Gladstone have been singled out as key to Australia’s future in clean exports at a renewable energy event.

Aussie lithium leader digs in as price slump deepens

Aussie lithium leader digs in as price slump deepens

Aussie lithium leader digs in as price slump deepens

Aussie lithium leader digs in as price slump deepens

The world's largest hard-rock lithium producer outside China is preparing to ride out the latest price slump and remains positive about long-term prospects.

Green fuels, food, medicine probed by $60m research hub

Green fuels, food, medicine probed by $60m research hub

Green fuels, food, medicine probed by $60m research hub

Green fuels, food, medicine probed by $60m research hub

Can businesses turn waste into jet fuel and gases into fish food? Researchers at an Australian university plan to investigate carbon-cutting projects.

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Green hydrogen developer pumped as partners ink deal

Green hydrogen developer pumped as partners ink deal

A development partnership for green hydrogen production at the Port of Brisbane could be a blueprint for refuelling facilities in the eastern states.

Voters step on the gas as NT faces 'turning point'

Voters step on the gas as NT faces 'turning point'

Election day is on in the Northern Territory where green groups, tourism operators and doctors fear an industrial expansion will harm residents and wildlife.

Queensland renters locked out of solar savings

Queensland renters locked out of solar savings

In the lead-up to the Queensland state election, Solar Citizens wants the major parties to make big commitments to renewable energy.

PM issues Greens challenge on manufacturing plan

PM issues Greens challenge on manufacturing plan

Anthony Albanese has called on the Greens to support the government's signature Future Made in Australian plan, as negotiations begin on the proposal's future.

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Rubbish fuels race to create green aviation industry

Rubbish fuels race to create green aviation industry

Rubbish fuels race to create green aviation industry

Rubbish fuels race to create green aviation industry

A sustainable aviation fuel refinery could supply millions of litres of carbon-cutting jet fuel following an investment and government grant.

Santos drilling for gas demand well into the future

Santos drilling for gas demand well into the future

Santos drilling for gas demand well into the future

Santos drilling for gas demand well into the future

Oil giant Santos is juggling capital-intensive projects, including the hotly contested Narrabri field in NSW, as rising costs and lower LNG prices hit profits.

Gas utility backs Beetaloo as part of energy transition

Gas utility backs Beetaloo as part of energy transition

Gas utility backs Beetaloo as part of energy transition

Gas utility backs Beetaloo as part of energy transition

A group of shareholders is challenging Australia's biggest gas pipeline operator on climate disclosure, accusing APA Group of being in breach of commitments.

Call for 'big shift' in energy use to water down demand

Call for 'big shift' in energy use to water down demand

Call for 'big shift' in energy use to water down demand

Call for 'big shift' in energy use to water down demand

Smarter hot water systems could be the biggest and cheapest way to slash household power bills by shifting peak demand from pricey, carbon-intensive evenings.

Resources bellwether warns of clean energy constraints

Resources bellwether warns of clean energy constraints

Resources bellwether warns of clean energy constraints

Resources bellwether warns of clean energy constraints

Contracting group Monadelphous, a bellwether for energy and mining activity, says labour shortages continue and warns of barriers to decarbonisation.

Cost question remains after Qld deal with Rio Tinto

Cost question remains after Qld deal with Rio Tinto

Cost question remains after Qld deal with Rio Tinto

Cost question remains after Qld deal with Rio Tinto

The Queensland government has struck a deal with mining giant Rio Tinto to keep a major aluminium smelter open but the question of cost remains.

More gas diverts clean energy investment, critics warn

More gas diverts clean energy investment, critics warn

More gas diverts clean energy investment, critics warn

More gas diverts clean energy investment, critics warn

Critics slam an inquiry's claim that Western Australia will need new sources of gas to meet domestic requirements for decades, even as the state decarbonises.

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Clean energy economy 'needs skills training rebalance'

Post-secondary education needs rebalancing to meet the economy's changing needs, warns the chief of Australia's jobs and skills agency.

Feeling the cold? Study shows newer homes are more cosy

Apartments and houses built in the last decade are more energy efficient and easier to cool or heat, a CSIRO study has revealed.

Australia risks missing $250b green iron opportunity

Urgent reforms are being called for to allow Australia to become a world leader in the production and export of iron produced with renewable energy.

Solar power guiding NT families back to their community

After a solar-powered energy system was installed in a remote Northern Territory community, families will be able to return to their homeland.

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Aussie firms urged to deploy AI but limit its emissions

Artificial intelligence technology is being blamed for rising greenhouse gas emissions but a report has identified ways to reduce its environmental impact.

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

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

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.

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

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

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