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Forget electric and focus on hybrid utes, inquiry hears

Forget electric and focus on hybrid utes, inquiry hears

Australia is not ready to make a full switch to electric vehicles, an inquiry has heard, as the technology cannot accommodate farmers and tradespeople.

Trial to test if electric vehicles can power homes

Trial to test if electric vehicles can power homes

Trial to test if electric vehicles can power homes

Trial to test if electric vehicles can power homes

Australia's national science agency will team with an electricity retailer to find out whether electric cars can be used to power homes and back up the grid.

Green ideals meet hip-pocket pain as power prices surge

Green ideals meet hip-pocket pain as power prices surge

Green ideals meet hip-pocket pain as power prices surge

Green ideals meet hip-pocket pain as power prices surge

Young Australians are most likely to pay a premium to access renewable energy at home, a study has found, but high energy prices are turning off others.

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Coal town to battery base: firm keen to make power move

Coal town to battery base: firm keen to make power move

Renewable energy companies are eyeing opportunities in traditional coal-mining towns as part of Australia's electricity transition.

Aussie researchers turn wine into green battery tech

Aussie researchers turn wine into green battery tech

Australian university researchers have won a patent for using food acids to create a major component of battery technology.

Australia may miss billions in green Chinese investment

Australia may miss billions in green Chinese investment

Chinese investment in Australia has fallen, despite the nation's growing budget for renewable energy projects in the transition to net zero emissions by 2050.

$14m funding boost to make sustainable jet fuel fly

$14m funding boost to make sustainable jet fuel fly

Environmentally friendly plane fuel could be closer to being produced in Australia after two governments made a record investment in its potential.

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Australia's first solar garden prepares for its harvest

Australia's first solar garden prepares for its harvest

Australia's first solar garden prepares for its harvest

Australia's first solar garden prepares for its harvest

Solar gardens could be a solution for people locked out of the booming renewable energy market, experts say, as the first of its kind prepares to pay investors.

Australia could double solar power by 2030, report says

Australia could double solar power by 2030, report says

Australia could double solar power by 2030, report says

Australia could double solar power by 2030, report says

Putting solar panels on the roofs of businesses, new homes and social housing could double Australia's renewable power, a study has found.

Heavy electric vehicles face roadblocks in Australia

Heavy electric vehicles face roadblocks in Australia

Heavy electric vehicles face roadblocks in Australia

Heavy electric vehicles face roadblocks in Australia

Electric trucks could cut emissions significantly, an inquiry has heard, but inconsistent regulations were making it hard for businesses to invest.

Surprise state shines brightest in solar energy ranking

Surprise state shines brightest in solar energy ranking

Surprise state shines brightest in solar energy ranking

Surprise state shines brightest in solar energy ranking

Victoria may have better coffee, NSW a more iconic bridge, but Queensland is winning the race for solar energy in a report card from the Climate Council.

How electric cars could drive renewable energy change

How electric cars could drive renewable energy change

How electric cars could drive renewable energy change

How electric cars could drive renewable energy change

Motorists could support Australia's national electricity grid by using their cars as batteries, a report says, but policies and standards need to change.

Power struggle: why solar batteries are tipped to soar

Power struggle: why solar batteries are tipped to soar

Power struggle: why solar batteries are tipped to soar

Power struggle: why solar batteries are tipped to soar

It's not just climate change and bills fuelling demand for solar batteries - the threat of blackouts is prompting more households to invest in energy storage.

Two regional cities may unlock Aussie renewable future

Two regional cities may unlock Aussie renewable future

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Plan to lower energy bills through power of bulk-buying

A mayor plans to slash power bills for his city's residents and business operators in a bulk-buying scheme he says could work for communities across Australia.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Small modular reactors are a 'chimera' for now

An academy has casts its eye over the commercial viability of small modular reactors in development and finds any full-scale application is decades away.

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