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NT accelerates giga-scale green hydrogen production hub

NT accelerates giga-scale green hydrogen production hub

Priority status for a solar-powered hydrogen plant promises to bring hundreds of jobs to Darwin's energy precinct and shift an emerging export market up a gear.

Legal bid to put wind up 100-turbine island farm plan

Legal bid to put wind up 100-turbine island farm plan

Legal bid to put wind up 100-turbine island farm plan

Legal bid to put wind up 100-turbine island farm plan

A community group has lodged a legal challenge to controversial plans for a 100-turbine wind farm on a remote island.

Wetlands trump offshore wind port despite energy push

Wetlands trump offshore wind port despite energy push

Wetlands trump offshore wind port despite energy push

Wetlands trump offshore wind port despite energy push

A federal veto on a port hub for the huge towers, blades and turbines needed for the first offshore wind farm does not doom offshore wind, the treasurer says.

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Household solar installations charged ahead in 2023

Household solar installations charged ahead in 2023

Australian households have set a new record for solar investments, with a new report revealing rising electricity prices encouraged more to make the switch.

Farmer urges rural Aussies to consider electric cars

Farmer urges rural Aussies to consider electric cars

A farmer in Western Australia says more people in the outback should considering buying an electric vehicle to unlock fuel savings.

Origin Energy accused of failing vulnerable customers

Origin Energy accused of failing vulnerable customers

Victoria's Essential Services Commission has launched civil penalty proceedings in the Supreme Court against energy retailer Origin Energy.

Australia on the road to ban on high-polluting vehicles

Australia on the road to ban on high-polluting vehicles

New vehicles will have to create less pollution to be sold in Australia under new rules to come into effect in 2025.

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Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

A push to add nuclear to Australia's energy mix may be silenced by a steep upward revision of the cost of small reactors by the national science agency.

Hydrogen-electric plane to take to Aussie skies in 2024

Hydrogen-electric plane to take to Aussie skies in 2024

Hydrogen-electric plane to take to Aussie skies in 2024

Hydrogen-electric plane to take to Aussie skies in 2024

A Brisbane company has revealed plans to retrofit and fly a hydrogen-powered light aircraft, in a development that could reduce pollution from air travel.

Toyota hybrid SUV recalled over fuel consumption rules

Toyota hybrid SUV recalled over fuel consumption rules

Toyota hybrid SUV recalled over fuel consumption rules

Toyota hybrid SUV recalled over fuel consumption rules

Auto manufacturer Toyota will fit new tyres on hundreds of Yaris hybrid vehicles in a recall over claims about fuel consumption.

Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Liddell battery 'milestone' for end of coal-fired power

Australia's biggest polluter AGL Energy has made a final investment decision on a big battery that marks another milestone in the end of coal-fired electricity.

Google inks solar farm deal to help big data go green

Google inks solar farm deal to help big data go green

Google inks solar farm deal to help big data go green

Google inks solar farm deal to help big data go green

Tech giant Google wants to run on 24/7 carbon-free power by 2030 everywhere they operate, including Australia, which means data storage must go green.

Electric car charging provider wins $250 million boost

Electric car charging provider wins $250 million boost

Electric car charging provider wins $250 million boost

Electric car charging provider wins $250 million boost

Expect to see more electric vehicle chargers on the street and in households after a significant investment in a Sydney charging firm.

Smart homes to save energy costs in virtual power plant

Smart homes to save energy costs in virtual power plant

Smart homes to save energy costs in virtual power plant

Smart homes to save energy costs in virtual power plant

A virtual power plant made up of rooftop solar, car batteries, pool pumps and hot water systems is expected to save electrified households hundreds of dollars.

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Aussie ingenuity powers space satellites, future fuels

A small but expert manufacturer in an industrial suburb has developed high-tech fuel tanks for use in space in a breakthrough for future fuels transport.

Faulty batteries could cause fatalities this Christmas

Safety experts have called on Christmas shoppers to choose e-bikes and e-scooters carefully after a growing number of lithium-ion battery fires.

British wind can unlock Australia's 'superpower' future

Superior climate and energy policies have become a vote winner as well as an economic and security imperative, British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell says.

'Real, growing risk' of power generation falling short

Energy market tsars are out of step with the "rooftop revolution" and other household energy that could be harnessed in a clean, low-cost system, critics say.

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Gas shortfall forecast without significant demand drop

Extra costs for transporting Queensland gas south to other states are expected to hit the east coast gas market next year, adding to supply pressures.

Mining firm digs Australia's first electric excavator

An Australian mine has deployed the nation's first electric-powered excavator, created as part of a plan to decarbonise mining operations.

Greenpeace launches legal action against Woodside

Greenpeace is alleging in a Federal Court law suit that Woodside misled or deceived Australians about its climate performance and plans.

Mitsubishi cleared of breaking law in gas-guzzling case

A four-year court battle over new car fuel consumption labels has been resolved in the High Court, with Mitsubishi emerging as the winner.

Clean energy superpower status remains work in progress

The federal budget update acknowledges more must be done to secure and wire up renewables, with clean energy "superpower" status remaining a work in progress.

Electric buses to drive tourism in Far North Queensland

Remote areas of Queensland will get 12 new low-emission buses in a project designed to inspire more tourism operations to go electric.

Summer of extreme demand to test evolving energy grid

Australia's energy grid is a complex machine designed to adapt to peak demand through deadly heatwaves and storms, but blackouts remain a risk this summer.

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