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Several big green hydrogen projects have been shelved. An expert explains why Australia’s sky-high ambition for the industry is struggling to reach fruition.
Recycling solar panels seems like a smart idea, but it’s complicated. Built to withstand years of wind and weather, solar panels are designed for strength, not easy breakdown.
The new federal law favors energy technologies that are already profitable and increase global warming over cleaner approaches that could use the investment support.
Offshore wind farms threaten local biodiversity, but also protect it by reducing emissions.
A new report identifies opportunities for the 121 Local Aboriginal Land Councils in NSW to partner with renewable developers and build projects on their own land.
Fears about supply, demand, profits and supply chains all combine into a volatile mix that delivers prices that are often higher in a crisis, but also change more rapidly and by larger amounts.
When presidential administrations turn over, funding levels and project priorities change. A look at one specific government office demonstrates how these shifts in direction waste time and money.
AI-powered systems can help manage energy grids, building temperatures and predict weather to store and use energy more efficiently.
Renewable developers use community benefit schemes to make projects appealing. But this has to be done carefully.
From new ways to fast-track cheaper homes and renewable energy to bigger tax reforms, Treasurer Jim Chalmers tells the podcast his door is open for fresh ideas.
How can Australia reconcile its ambition to become a renewables superpower as it ships fossil fuels overseas? With a net-zero target on exports.
Older rooftop solar systems are being scrapped – often well before the end of their useful life. Establishing a product stewardship scheme is part of the solution.
Billions of dollars in renewables investment once destined for the US could soon be looking for a new home. The Albanese government must capitalise.
Rather than feeling guilty about cooling down in extreme heat, homeowners could boost power reliability and lay a welcome mat for more renewables.
Some technologies could rapidly cut emissions, while others do little to fight climate change. The House bill favors the latter while nixing support for the former.
Ørsted’s cancellation of Hornsea 4 bodes ill for the UK’s 2030 clean power target.
South Africa’s G20 presidency wants to set up at least three projects to share energy across borders in Africa within 10 years.
Some of the fastest ocean currents in the world have been discovered off South Africa, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar. These can be used to generate energy.
Queensland’s new government has set about scrapping clean energy projects. But it’s shaping up as a go-slow period, not a blanket ban.
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