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Woodside defends 'honest' response to climate change

Woodside defends 'honest' response to climate change

Woodside Energy's chair Richard Goyder has defended the gas giant's response to climate change in the face of fierce criticism of expansion plans.

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

A toxic gas is turbocharging heatwaves, bushfires and coral bleaching, and going largely unreported under "faulty" emission safeguards, satellite data suggests.

Call for home battery cash to support solar milestones

Call for home battery cash to support solar milestones

Call for home battery cash to support solar milestones

Call for home battery cash to support solar milestones

Solar power is breaking records, and reigniting calls for a home battery saver program of up to $6500 to allow households to get more value from their rooftops.

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Renters could save $1300 a year with solar rollout

Renters could save $1300 a year with solar rollout

Renters, apartment dwellers and low-income households could save thousands on energy bills if the government staged a national solar rollout, a study has found.

Deeper cuts to carbon emissions under draft 2035 target

Deeper cuts to carbon emissions under draft 2035 target

Australians will compete for public funds, electricity supply and land access under plans for the nation to cut its emissions by up to 75 per cent by 2035.

PM downplays commission criticism on manufacturing push

PM downplays commission criticism on manufacturing push

The chair of the productivity commission has raised concern the Future Made in Australia Act could increase reliance on government funds.

Origin Energy adds wind power, batteries for coal exit

Origin Energy adds wind power, batteries for coal exit

Origin Energy has snared a construction-ready $4 billion wind and big battery project as it races to plug the gap left by phasing out coal-fired power.

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Jobs bonanza for regions under clean energy blueprint

Jobs bonanza for regions under clean energy blueprint

Jobs bonanza for regions under clean energy blueprint

Jobs bonanza for regions under clean energy blueprint

Australia can "again be a country that makes things" under a blueprint for building solar panels and electric trucks, and assembling wind towers.

Energy boss warns against chasing 'nuclear unicorns'

Energy boss warns against chasing 'nuclear unicorns'

Energy boss warns against chasing 'nuclear unicorns'

Energy boss warns against chasing 'nuclear unicorns'

Australians will pay more for electricity from a low-carbon grid, but going nuclear would be a waste of time, an energy boss warns.

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

Energy-saving steel, wastewater hydrogen win funding

More than 20 projects investigating ways to reduce emissions from steel, iron and hydrogen production will get more funding than expected, an agency says.

Divest or liquidate the 'end game' for Santos, Woodside

Divest or liquidate the 'end game' for Santos, Woodside

Divest or liquidate the 'end game' for Santos, Woodside

Divest or liquidate the 'end game' for Santos, Woodside

Independent research presents stark options for Australia's gas producers as shareholders get set to scrutinise Santos and Woodside Energy on expansion plans.

Winery expects big solar investment to bear fruit

Winery expects big solar investment to bear fruit

Winery expects big solar investment to bear fruit

Winery expects big solar investment to bear fruit

The firm behind Yellow Tail wine and Yenda Brewing Co has unveiled a $10 million investment in solar panels as part of an effort to green the beverage industry.

Record for batteries as home energy systems top 250,000

Record for batteries as home energy systems top 250,000

Record for batteries as home energy systems top 250,000

Record for batteries as home energy systems top 250,000

More households are getting the full benefit of rooftop solar by adding a battery to their energy system as Australia racks up a record year for installations.

EU wants Australia to step up as clean energy disruptor

EU wants Australia to step up as clean energy disruptor

EU wants Australia to step up as clean energy disruptor

EU wants Australia to step up as clean energy disruptor

Australia and Europe could team up to shake one global player's hold over clean technology supplies, the economic bloc's energy commissioner says.

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'New phase' of carbon markets seeks impact not offsets

New ways of generating carbon credits in Australia are being developed but experts warn investors are wary and could take their billions elsewhere.

'Making every watt count' in energy performance drive

A national energy performance strategy has been devised for households and businesses to reduce costs and controversy over new power plants and transmission.

Big car sales boom but EV buyers are hitting the gas

Sports utility vehicles dominated new car sales in Australia during March, according to new figures, but sales of low-emission cars are accelerating.

Venture seeks 'big bets' on new clean, green economy

Venture capitalists say investors can mitigate climate change and biodiversity risks and create significant economic and investment value at the same time.

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New economy 'needs critical reforms to build trust'

Australian success in modern industry requires a key role for government in the economy not merely doling out loans from various funds, economic research finds.

Industrial pioneers get $20m to turn science into jobs

Founders of future industries will vie for a share of $20 million to take their ideas to the next level under funding certainty for CSIRO's flagship program.

State faces huge bill for major coal-plant's lifeline

A leading energy analyst is urging the NSW government not to extend the life of a major coal-fired power plant and instead invest in zero-emissions solutions.

EV owners urged to change charging behaviour for Easter

Charge early and plan ahead: experts are advising electric vehicle drivers to be mindful of others to avoid queues during a record-breaking Easter holiday.

Hastings wind farm rejection avoidable, say parks group

The Victorian government must improve its renewable infrastructure planning to avoid federal rejection of energy targets, a marine charity says.

Consumers hit in decade-long 'jihad on gas', users say

Investment delays or ending projects to develop gas reserves could result in a worse supply outlook, a regulator warns, as pressure on the industry intensifies.

Call to block Woodside's $50b gas peninsula expansion

Prominent Australians have urged Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to save sacred sites they say are at risk from a new gas export hub in Western Australia.

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