Tag: renewables

Renewables remain at half the cost of nuclear: CSIRO

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Renewables continue to be the cheapest new-build electricity-generating technology, while nuclear power is around twice as expensive and has “no unique cost advantages” from its long operational life, despite...

WA launches $8m wind turbine manufacturing scheme

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new grants program designed to support wind turbine manufacturing in Western Australia has been launched by the state government and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre. The Wind Energy...

Future Fund mandate targets under-investment in net zero

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says changes to Australia’s $230 billion sovereign wealth fund will help plug a gap in funding for green projects amid the country’s transition to net zero....

SA govt partners with Hyundai on renewables

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The South Australian government has signed an agreement with Hyundai to cooperate on renewable energy, hydrogen, and infrastructure investment in the state. The Memorandum of Understanding with the company’s...

$55m in CRC-P grants for AI, hydrogen storage and MedTech

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Hydrogen storage, artificial intelligence and waste reduction are among the 23 projects to share in $55 million of funding through the the federal government’s Cooperative Research Centres project grants...

Bills pave the way for green hydrogen certification scheme

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A government scheme to enable hydrogen producers to prove their products are made with renewables and low-emissions processes is now a step closer after legislation landed in parliament on...

WA-backed wave energy prototype set for launch

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A locally-manufactured prototype wave energy converter will be deployed off the coast of Western Australia later this month in a bid to demonstrate the ocean’s potential as a source...

Govt defends blue hydrogen funding amid green push

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Albanese government has defended its investment in a controversial coal-to-hydrogen project with the Victorian state government because it honours a Turnbull-era commitment to Japanese partners. Pre-commercialisation support for...

Future Made in Australia Bill lands in Parliament

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Albanese government has paved the way for a new era of interventionist industrial policy based on community benefit with the arrival of its Future Made in Australia legislation....