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WA domestic gas update to 'safeguard' supply, growth

WA domestic gas update to 'safeguard' supply, growth

The West Australian government has moved to secure the domestic supply of gas for industrial development, but the sector warns it will stymie investment.

Push for green tariffs ushers in 'proxy carbon price'

Push for green tariffs ushers in 'proxy carbon price'

Push for green tariffs ushers in 'proxy carbon price'

Push for green tariffs ushers in 'proxy carbon price'

Commodity-rich Australia is pushing the world closer to a 'proxy carbon price' as it moves to level the playing field for big emitters and keep jobs onshore.

Billion-dollar power link might be buried despite cost

Billion-dollar power link might be buried despite cost

Billion-dollar power link might be buried despite cost

Billion-dollar power link might be buried despite cost

NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe says multiple options are on the table as an inquiry looks into the feasibility of putting key transmission lines underground.

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Tool exposes 'risky' assumptions behind climate pledges

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

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.

Early days for lithium as colts vie for talent, ports

Early days for lithium as colts vie for talent, ports

Australia is urged to be bold in the race for high-purity lithium for electric cars and clean energy, as veterans and newcomers jostle for capital and ports.

Progress being made in talks with gas worker union

Progress being made in talks with gas worker union

Talks between unions and Woodside over pay and conditions are progressing, as a second energy company, Chevron, awaits a ballot over industrial action.

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AGL Energy posts $1.26 billion loss after writedowns

AGL Energy posts $1.26 billion loss after writedowns

AGL Energy posts $1.26 billion loss after writedowns

AGL Energy posts $1.26 billion loss after writedowns

AGL Energy suffered a $1.26 billion loss after writing down the value of its coal-fired power plants and its energy derivatives contracts.

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Trust has not been broken between Western Australians and the government on heritage laws, nor is the Perth Mint a money launderer, the mining minister insists.

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

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.

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

First mover or fast follower, mining in a race to adapt

Australian battery minerals and base metals producers are determined to move up the value chain, whether on team US or for China and its mega-factories.

Miners dig in for latest bonanza amid global change

Miners dig in for latest bonanza amid global change

Miners dig in for latest bonanza amid global change

Miners dig in for latest bonanza amid global change

Change can be daunting and mining bosses are facing it on all fronts as thousands gather in Australia's largest outback city for an industry forum.

Pilbara Minerals upgrades to million-plus tonnes a year

Pilbara Minerals upgrades to million-plus tonnes a year

Pilbara Minerals upgrades to million-plus tonnes a year

Pilbara Minerals upgrades to million-plus tonnes a year

Lithium producer Pilbara Minerals has wowed peers with a resource upgrade but urges the sector to reduce carbon and waste as the clean energy race accelerates.

Manufacturing Australia's answer to the climate crisis

Manufacturing Australia's answer to the climate crisis

Manufacturing Australia's answer to the climate crisis

Manufacturing Australia's answer to the climate crisis

Renewable energy can spark an industrial turnaround, but Australia risks continuing to serve as the world's "quarry" at the current pace of change, experts say.

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Offshore gas tax intact as sector seeks bipartisanship

The oil and gas industry is calling for coalition support for a key budget measure to end a crossbench campaign to double the hike in taxes on offshore fields.

SA looks to hydrogen to decarbonise gas network

South Australia will likely use more blended hydrogen to produce a cleaner domestic energy market rather than ban gas connections.

Allkem posts record production as world goes electric

Lithium miner Allkem expects a tight market for battery minerals as it posts a "significant" improvement in the grade of ore recovered in Western Australia.

'Wall of money' for Twiggy's global green hydrogen play

Fortescue Metals Group has pledged to continue to invest in green technologies as key investment decisions loom for billionaire Andrew Forrest and his board.

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'Critical moment' for Australia in ore-some energy race

Demand for iron ore and coal may ebb but critical minerals can provide for future generations, unless labour laws and investor uncertainty mess it up, BHP says.

Aussie-Italian battery supply chain on starting blocks

Australian engineers have teamed up with an Italian automotive firm on a safe rechargeable battery for cars and energy storage with a smaller carbon footprint.

Pilbara Minerals 'throttle jammed wide open' on lithium

An early mover is reaping the benefits of the global race for battery minerals supplies, with a strong June quarter and another strategic partner in the wings.

Call to help coal, oil and gas workers cope with change

Workers made obsolete in the push from coal, oil and gas to clean energy should receive individual career support packages, a business-backed think tank says.

Clean energy gets dirty as politics of transition flare

Federal Climate Minister Chris Bowen has taken a swing at his political opponents, claiming a "cabal of climate denial" runs policy in the federal opposition.

Sun Cable to add wind as owners prepare to take charge

A consortium led by Mike Cannon-Brookes' investment arm will add wind to a potentially nation-building solar project in the Northern Territory.

Benchmark renewable energy deal struck on country in WA

A $1 billion-plus partnership has been struck to develop renewable energy assets on vast Yindjibarndi country in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

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