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Hydrogen policy revamp needed to cut truck pollution

Hydrogen policy revamp needed to cut truck pollution

Australia needs more hydrogen refuelling stations, central production facilities and more ways to transport the fuel to cut transport emissions, a study says.

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Little relief for consumers as Origin posts $1b profit

Origin Energy expects another tough year for cash-strapped customers after posting an FY23 net profit of $1.06 billion as it prepares for a foreign takeover.

Farmers rumble to town to protest electricity towers

Farmers rumble to town to protest electricity towers

Farmers rumble to town to protest electricity towers

Farmers rumble to town to protest electricity towers

Tractors and trucks have descended on the Victorian parliament as farmers protested plans to run high-voltage transmission lines and towers through their land.

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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.

Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

Electric vehicles could be the key to cutting power bills and storing renewable energy in Australia, experts say, if new policies and standards allow it.

PM says rural voices must be heard on energy transition

PM says rural voices must be heard on energy transition

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says better engagement with rural communities is needed while the nation transitions to renewable energy.

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'Positive' talks over in-limbo Bass Strait power link

'Positive' talks over in-limbo Bass Strait power link

'Positive' talks over in-limbo Bass Strait power link

'Positive' talks over in-limbo Bass Strait power link

Discussions have been positive between the Tasmanian and federal governments about how to fund a Bass Strait power link, the state's energy minister says.

Households urged to check power bills for cheaper rates

Households urged to check power bills for cheaper rates

Households urged to check power bills for cheaper rates

Households urged to check power bills for cheaper rates

Residential households could save hundreds of dollars a year off their power bills by taking advantage of regulated cheaper plans as electricity prices spike.

Coalition goes nuclear with its climate change response

Coalition goes nuclear with its climate change response

Coalition goes nuclear with its climate change response

Coalition goes nuclear with its climate change response

The federal coalition will present a plan for nuclear energy as an alternative to renewables but the government and Greens have ridiculed the proposal.

EnergyAustralia accused of false carbon neutral claims

EnergyAustralia accused of false carbon neutral claims

EnergyAustralia accused of false carbon neutral claims

EnergyAustralia accused of false carbon neutral claims

Australian parents have accused EnergyAustralia of misleading consumers by "greenwashing" a fossil fuel-generated electricity and gas product as carbon neutral.

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.

Australia gets wake-up call on materials manufacturing

Australia gets wake-up call on materials manufacturing

Australia gets wake-up call on materials manufacturing

Australia gets wake-up call on materials manufacturing

Australia must ramp up its ability to make the materials and components needed for big renewable energy projects coming down the pipeline, industry heads say.

Bass Strait power project in limbo after cost blowout

Bass Strait power project in limbo after cost blowout

Bass Strait power project in limbo after cost blowout

Bass Strait power project in limbo after cost blowout

The future is unclear for the long-awaited Marinus Link project after the Tasmanian government said it had to draw a line in the sand on costs.

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Clean energy and 'green' cotton sprout from seed money

Decarbonising cotton has begun in the NSW Gwydir Valley as an agribusiness sows the seed for customers to trace products from the paddock to the shopping bag.

'Top renewables state' NSW swamped with investment bids

The latest round of investment into NSW's 20-year energy roadmap had three-and-a-half times as many bids as desired.

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.

Sparks fly over planned power lines across farming land

The energy market operator has dismissed a bid to shift a controversial transmission line project after critics argued there was a better alternative.

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Police attempt to stop climate activists talking fails

A climate activist group says a court has rejected the WA police's application to have bikie-style anti-association bail conditions imposed on three members.

Women in offshore wind join forces to build new energy

Australian offshore wind projects will need large numbers of already in-demand workers, but encouraging more women into the sector could help plug gaps.

Duo accused of cutting power by shooting transformers

Police have arrested two men after they allegedly shot at least eight power transformers in East Gippsland, causing $100,000 worth of damage and power outages.

'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.

'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.

Hiking coal tax likely won't lift power bills, NSW says

NSW is considering lifting the tax it charges on mined coal but has pointed to advice that any increase will have a negligible effect on power prices.

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.

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