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- Just 13pc of rooftop solar capacity realised, advocates say Sat, 16 Aug 25, 8:06amRenewable energy advocates are urging the West Australian government to throw more of its weight behind rooftop solar and batteries, saying the state is running out of time to replace coal with large-scale green power projects.
- Push to unlock rooftop solar potential as race to net zero continues Sat, 16 Aug 25, 8:06amRenewable energy advocates are urging the West Australian government to throw more of its weight behind rooftop solar and batteries, saying the state is running out of time to replace coal with large-scale green power projects.
- Bunnings makes a play in 'hyper-competitive' solar, battery market Fri, 25 Jul 25, 7:31pmFor the first time, battery sales in Australia have surpassed sales of solar panels. Now retail giant Bunnings wants a piece of the action.
- Selling excess solar to your neighbour could shake up the energy market Fri, 6 Jun 25, 4:43amFor all Australia's success in adopting rooftop solar, millions of people are missing out. Now a new trial is aiming to overcome that divide through trading.
- Coal-fired community divided by power struggle for jobs and energy Fri, 11 Apr 25, 9:02amResidents near one of the Coalition's proposed nuclear plants are divided by the need for work, and the environment.
- 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’