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CSIRO, universities get $12m for CleanTech research

The Australian government has awarded $12.4 million to three research institutions to strengthen Australia’s international renewable and clean energy research collaborations. The supported projects at RMIT University, national science...

Proposed energy transition authority hits Senate roadblock

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A Greens proposal to establish a National Energy Transition Authority has been shot down by a Senate committee report, although an alternative coordinating body for the transition to renewable...

Qld solar panels could soon be banned from landfill

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A ban on the dumping of end-of-life solar panels in landfill is among 33 proposals being considered in the Queensland government’s e-products draft action plan, which seeks to maximise...

Qld commits $4bn to ten year green energy roll-out

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The Queensland government will spend $4 billion on support for energy transition and renewable infrastructure as part of a new ten-year energy and jobs plan that includes the world’s...

Mineral exploration booms to meet energy transition demand

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Mineral exploration expenditure reached the second highest on record in financial year 2021-22, buoyed by record spends on the search for essential materials in the production of electronics and...

ATSE warns against reliance on green hydrogen and CCS

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The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering says the federal government must not rely on green hydrogen and carbon capture and storage technology to meet its national emissions...