Renewable Energy

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded $59.1 million in funding across 21 research projects for renewable hydrogen and low emissions iron & steel.

Seize the decade

Hot on the heels of the hottest year on record, the Climate Council has released a report showing how Australia can slash pollution by 75 per cent this decade.

State of the art printed flexible solar cell technology developed by the CSIRO was successfully launched into space.

Just 11% of the ASX 200 listed companies comprehensively disclosed how sustainable their sourcing practices were in 2022, according to a new RMIT index.

Engineers at UNSW have developed a way to produce a synthetic fuel from carbon dioxide using only sunlight.

A tech start-up from the University of Queensland (UQ) is set to make efficiencies in the renewable energy sector by detecting faults in solar farm panels.

Weld Australia is calling on the federal and state governments to legislate local content procurement policies.

In an effort to demystify the language around net zero carbon and environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements in the urban environment, Cundall, has created a user friendly glossary.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed this week with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era.

Hatch managing director of Australia and Asia, Jan Kwak, identifies the roadblocks Australia must overcome for a well-defined and effective renewable energy plan.

The Australian government has signed on to a pledge at the COP28 Climate Summit to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, and to double energy efficiency.

Victoria’s State Electricity Commission (SEC) will help build one of the world’s biggest battery projects.

Weld Australia is urging the Australian Government to enact a national policy framework to build a sovereign renewable energy manufacturing capability.

LG battery recall

LG has announced a battery recall with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) advising customers to switch off affected batteries immediately.

Sky Energy, a leading renewable energy innovator, is opening up an EOI to invest in SkyBox, a lithium battery management system said to redefine the way the world harnesses and stores renewable energy.

The Victorian government is supporting local manufacturers with the transition towards net zero, with a new grant program to purchase renewable energy products.