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- Call to make tech firms report data centre energy use as AI booms Fri, 7 Feb 25, 11:01amExperts say mandatory reporting on energy and water use is needed to avoid irreparable damage to environment
- Nuclear fusion: it’s time for a reality check | Letters Thu, 23 Jan 25, 5:13amSignificant obstacles lie ahead in the quest for commercially viable nuclear fusion, writes Luca Garzotti
- Ministers pledge record £410m to support UK nuclear fusion energy Thu, 16 Jan 25, 11:01amEd Miliband says funding pledge means Britain within ‘grasping distance’ of ‘secure, clean, unlimited energy’
- Recycling plant reducing solar panels to raw materials opens in Queensland Mon, 7 Oct 24, 1:24pmThe Pan Pacific plant on Brisbane's southern fringe is expected to take apart the panels, recycling each individual element, which is "essential to the future of renewable energy in Australia".
- A Queensland-first solar panel recycling plant to stop 240,000 panels going into landfill annually Mon, 7 Oct 24, 1:24pmThe Pan Pacific plant on Brisbane's southern fringe is expected to take apart the panels, recycling each individual element, which is "essential to the future of renewable energy in Australia".
- Wind turbines are on the horizon, but farmers are divided over whether it's a good thing Wed, 2 Oct 24, 8:59amAcross the country, wind farms are being built faster than ever, but agricultural landholders are split on embracing the energy revolution while protecting food production.
- Farmers divided over hosting renewable energy projects as turbines rise in dairy country Wed, 2 Oct 24, 8:59amAcross the country, wind farms are being built faster than ever, but agricultural landholders are split on embracing the energy revolution while protecting food production.
- Knowing polluting impact of home fires could modify behaviour, study finds Fri, 20 Sep 24, 3:00pmVoluntary regulations for burning wood and coal to heat homes could help tackle impact on air pollution
- It's cheap, flexible and works indoors. Could this new solar cell replace batteries? Wed, 11 Sep 24, 6:00amA start-up in regional NSW will be the first Australian company to produce at scale a new type of solar cell that works under artificial light to power devices like keyboards and headphones.
- Is the dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’ Sun, 4 Aug 24, 2:00amThe 35-nation Iter project has a groundbreaking aim to create clean and limitless energy but it is turning into the ‘most delayed and cost-inflated science project in history’
- How the rise of solar power in Western Australia is a cautionary tale for the world Fri, 2 Aug 24, 7:19amLike much of the country, WA is embracing rooftop solar with breathtaking gusto. But the state's position as the world's biggest island grid is posing a unique problem with authorities asking the question — how much solar...
- In the world's biggest 'island' grid, the stunning rise of solar power is a lesson, and a warning, for others Fri, 2 Aug 24, 7:19amLike much of the country, WA is embracing rooftop solar with breathtaking gusto. But the state's position as the world's biggest island grid is posing a unique problem with authorities asking the question — how much solar...
- Why Andrew Forrest stepped back on green hydrogen Sun, 21 Jul 24, 4:58amGreen hydrogen might be more efficient than petrol but it doesn't rate against a battery-driven vehicle, and funding it is proving to be difficult with iron ore prices falling.
- How would you feel about having a nuclear reactor in your backyard? Wed, 3 Jul 24, 11:53amTraralgon residents fear the Coalition's proposal to build a nuclear plant nearby will drive down property prices, but some also see it as a chance for an economic boost when the coal power station closes.
- When it comes to power, solar could leave nuclear and everything else in the shade — here's why Wed, 3 Jul 24, 6:30amEnergy experts – and even Greenpeace – underestimated solar power's rapid global growth. Now many believe solar is set to become the world's biggest power source within the next decade. But it is falling prices — rather...