Top 10 new EVs: from fast and furious to downright crazy
From Cadillac whoppers to tiny Fiats and the craziest electric vehicle to launch in Australia this year – here 10 of the newest electric cars to arrive on our shores.
The New Green Economy
‘We’ll build it ourselves’: the little solar miracle in Goulburn
Farmer Ed Suttle still chokes up when he talks about the start of a grassroots plan to turn an old gravel pit into a solar farm. ‘Within an hour, we had $500,000 committed. It was just stunning.’
The long, hard slog of changing workplace culture at Rio
Overhauling a culture of sexual harassment and bullying is not a linear exercise and the Rio Tinto boss is finding out the tough way, as its two-year progress report is released to staff.
Unearthing the new cash crop for farmers
Grazier Andrew Lawrie’s latest cash crop – carbon credits – has survived floods, droughts and doubts to become not only a way to improve his land but also secure his family’s financial future.
Flying high: let the guilt-free travel experiment begin
Inside a Brisbane hangar, an experiment to retrofit a six-seater plane called Clyde with hydrogen-electric propulsion technology could hold the secret to sustainable travel.
Going head to head on climate
With an election imminent Energy Minister Chris Bowen and opposition spokesperson Ted O’Brien answer the big questions on energy and climate.
The little solar maker who wants to take on the world
To call Tindo Solar a small player would be an overstatement but the Adelaide firm is Australia’s only locally made solar panel maker and chief Richard Petterson has grand plans.
How F1 secrets are powering fast charging at Fortescue
The key to Fortescue electrifying its haul fleet lies in the purchase of an F1 team offshoot where tech like charging trucks in seconds is ‘just the beginning’.
‘True believers’ still pumping millions into green hydrogen
Green hydrogen ambitions have flickered recently, but serious money is still flowing into the sector from international investors which excites people like Paul Barrett.
The astonishing cost of our net-zero delusion
It is impossible to overstate the stakes if our energy transition runs off the rails. Red lights are flashing here and around the world.
‘Like dropping a brick on a meringue’: scientists step up to save the Nullarbor
A subterranean treasure of ancient caves and lakes beneath the Nullarbor Plain is too precious to lose, scientists say. Can this fragile, hidden world coexist with an enormous renewables hub?
UN carbon markets breakthrough attracts fire
The COP29 conference breakthrough comes as Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen shelves plans for a Pacific offsets market and instead redirects funds to direct investment in grid transition.
‘I’m not a drug dealer’: all-female hemp start-up seeks to raise $1.7m
Credit card companies thought she was dealing in narcotics, and raising capital has been a slog but Tasmania’s Andi Lucas says running an all-female crew at her hempcrete mill was a pragmatic decision.
Key $4.8bn power transmission line gets state approval
The approval is crucial in unlocking a swathe of renewable energy projects – including the Snowy Hydro 2.0 – but it is fiercely opposed by some communities.
How nuclear powers Europe through thick and thin
On a windy afternoon in an European autumn, live data shows every five minutes the exact fuel mix driving Britain’s energy and it is the steady bedrock of nuclear power that keeps the lights on.
Giant renewable energy project seeks development approval
A project creating 60 million solar panels across 35 different solar farms and 30,000 wind turbines in WA is seeking approval from the state’s Environmental Protection Authority.
‘We believe in free and fair trade’: Alcoa CEO
The boss of one of the world’s biggest aluminium producers has energy on his mind as he heads into a new year under a new president.
NSW dumps phantom dwelling obstructions to fast track energy transition
The change is the centrepiece tweak of NSW’s planning laws, which will win favour with renewable energy developers, but it threatens to inflame tensions with some regional communities.
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