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Harnessed waste heat from cremations, sewage sludge could soon power our homes
Waste heat generated from piggeries, kilns and even crematoriums is being touted to power homes under a trial that has developed a commercially viable engine.
- by Bianca Hall
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‘Batteries on wheels’: Imagine earning $3000 a year from your electric car
Tantalising new technology means electric cars could reshape the power grid – and make drivers money.
- by Nick Toscano
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Nuclear energy
Cash splash for nuclear towns under Coalition plan
Energy Minister Chris Bowen was invited to speak at a conference, but opposition spokesman Ted O’Brien claims he was blocked from speaking. Here is what he wanted to say.
- by Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
Offshore WA wind zone cut to appease locals, save whales
Declared by the federal government on Monday, the final area near the Bunbury region south of Perth covers 4000 square kilometres and has been pushed further out from the shoreline.
- by Marion Rae
Households play the electricity spot market to cut power bills
Customers are reaping rewards for riding the volatile wholesale market for electricity, but it comes with a bill shock warning.
- by Mike Foley
Renewables meet reality: Power grid emissions rise to threaten Australia’s climate goals
Australia is at the forefront of the green transition, but the weather gods are testing the government’s plans to cut greenhouse gases.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Three months to back up the grid as risk of summer blackouts ramps up
The grid operator found that delays to key energy projects could cause power outages during a summer heatwave on the eastern seaboard.
- by Mike Foley
Coalition pledges to ditch nuclear sites if earthquake zones are declared unsafe
Following Friday’s Hunter Valley earthquake, Dutton’s energy spokesman, Ted O’Brien, says a Coalition government would review the sites if elected.
- by Mike Foley
The anti-wind farm groups pushing the nuclear option to rural Australia
Travelling roadshows of climate sceptics and nuclear enthusiasts are hitting regional towns nominated by Peter Dutton for nuclear. But are people listening?
- by Bianca Hall
The numbers behind Victoria’s big energy build
Victoria will consume 50 per cent more electricity in 10 years as it transitions away from fossil fuels. Here’s what it needs to add to the grid.
- by Kieran Rooney
Florence the machine to get a boring friend at Snowy 2.0
A fourth giant tunnelling machine will be added to the Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro project in a bid to keep it on track.
- by Mike Foley