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Category: Energy

Posted inSpinifex

You’re wrong Matt Canavan. Especially on lithium. Here’s a Western Australian response

by Peter Newman, Curtin University 3 May 20224 May 2022
Posted inEnergy

Here’s an alternative to lithium batteries: meet the Aussie company leading the charge

by Andrew Sadauskas 26 April 202226 April 2022
Real Utilities general manager Paolo Bevilacqua
Posted inEnergy

“Green power for the price of brown” and reliable too – can green developers, like Frasers, become the clean energy giants of tomorrow?

by Andrew Sadauskas 19 April 202220 April 2022
data centre Microsoft Fortum
Posted inEnergy

Microsoft partnership will use internet to heat Finnish homes emission-free

by Rose Mary Petrass 14 April 202214 April 2022
Posted inEnergy

Mining giant BHP signs PPA for WA wind farm

by Rose Mary Petrass 7 April 20227 April 2022
Wind turbines
Posted inEnergy

Australia plans to be a big green hydrogen exporter to Asian markets – but they don’t need it

by Andrew Blakers, Australian National University and Cheng Cheng, Australian National University 6 April 20226 April 2022
hydrogen
Posted inEnergy

Eastern states reach landmark agreement on hydrogen highway proposal

by Rose Mary Petrass 31 March 202231 March 2022
Posted inCommercial

The right recipe for decarbonising our buildings

by Andrew Sadauskas 29 March 202230 March 2022
Posted inEnergy

Small solar on the roof is beautiful but it can also have a big impact

by Gabrielle Kuiper, IEEFA 29 March 202229 March 2022
Posted inEnergy

Charging ahead? Volkswagen boss names the big barriers to EVs success – and says stay away from hydrogen

by Andrew Sadauskas 24 March 202224 March 2022
solar powered electric car
Posted inEnergy

Driving powerful innovation: your next car might come with solar panels and smart chargers that give back to the grid

by Rose Mary Petrass 21 March 202222 March 2022
Posted inEnergy

Floods left thousands without power. Microgrids could help communities weather the next disaster

by Sarah Niklas, University of Technology Sydney and Scott Dwyer, University of Technology Sydney 10 March 202210 March 2022
Posted inRural & Regional

“Net zero for NSW depends completely on what happens in the Hunter region” – Alice Thompson

by Rose Mary Petrass and Tina Perinotto 3 March 20223 March 2022
Parramatta aerial shot
Posted inGovernment

Councils jump on board for climate with 100 per cent renewable energy

by Rose Mary Petrass 3 March 20223 March 2022
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Posted inEnergy

Victorian Roadmap may see gas use fall to less than half within eight years

by Tim Forcey, My Efficient Electric Home 28 February 20222 March 2022
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Posted inBusiness & Politics

Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine push Europe towards energy independence and faster decarbonisation?

by Ellie Martus and Susan Harris Rimmer, Griffith University 28 February 202228 February 2022
Businessman lost between piles of paperwork and folders, business management concept
Posted inSpinifex

We’re double counting accredited renewable electricity products and carbon offsets – here’s how

by Tim Kelly 24 February 202224 February 2022
Posted inEnergy

Castlemaine locals fight bioenergy project

by Annie Hall 22 February 202223 February 2022
The Big Switch Book Flat Lay
Posted inEnergy

Saul Griffith on why we need to electrify (almost) everything!

by The Fifth Estate 17 February 202217 February 2022
Saul Griffith THE BIG SWITCH
Posted inEnergy

The Big Switch: Saul Griffith says the answer is electric

by Rose Mary Petrass 17 February 202217 February 2022
battery
Posted inEnergy

Why we need to recycle batteries and how to do it

by Rose Mary Petrass 15 February 202215 February 2022
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Posted inBusiness

Powershop plunges in Green Electricity Guide

by Rose Mary Petrass 8 February 20228 February 2022
Hydrogen
Posted inEnergy

So there’s a hydrogen gold rush in South Australia – here’s what we know so far

by Rose Mary Petrass 8 February 20228 February 2022
Posted inEnergy

Solar panels don’t have to stick out like the proverbial

by Tina Perinotto 3 February 20224 February 2022
Gas stove top
Posted inHousing

Stop gaslighting us! Gas is bad, for people and planet

by Rose Mary Petrass 1 February 20221 February 2022
Jakarta Indonesia flood
Posted inPlanning & Design

Sinking island nations – and now sinking cities

by Rose Mary Petrass 27 January 202228 January 2022
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Posted inConsumers

Your choice of fashion brands may cause deforestation

by Rose Mary Petrass 21 December 202121 December 2021
Household waste
Posted inEnergy

Imagine if the solar storage battery in your house was made from household waste, instead of lithium

by Damian Clarke 16 December 202116 December 2021
Milton Ulladulla Ex Servos Club
Posted inCommercial

How to help a servos club save $70,000 a year on energy costs

by Rose Mary Petrass 16 December 202116 December 2021
Posted inEnergy

Monash and ENGIE team up for some serious net zero work

by Staff writers 14 December 202114 December 2021

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