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Green hydrogen has been touted as a way to bring down the emissions of the gas market as Australia and the world moves towards cleaner energy. But a new study from German think-tank Agorie Energiewende concludes it won’t be enough to save traditional gas distribution grids.
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South Australia became the first gigawatt-scale grid in the world to reach zero operational demand on Sunday, when the combined generation of rooftop and small-scale solar met all customer load requirements.
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New research has shown that Australia has the highest coal power emissions per capita in the world, with coal still a major energy source in the nation. According to the data, Australians emit almost five times more carbon dioxide from coal power than the average person globally.
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Elon Musk is donating $330k (US$250k) to a University of Sydney team developing technology that makes use of renewable energy to permanently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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With more Aussies making the jump to electric vehicles, emissions will fall as our reliance on petrol cars diminishes. The energy market may face a struggle to adapt, however, with electricity demand set to double by 2030, according to a new report.
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Telecommunications giant Telstra is set to join the Australian energy market, after being granted a license to offer power services to its 13 million phone and broadband customers.
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One of the world’s largest solar initiatives is on its way to South Australia, with the project potentially bringing renewable energy into more Aussie homes.
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The sustained growth of solar energy within Australia has seen the country rank first in the world in capacity per person. Australia has seen an increase greater than ten-fold in the amount of rooftop solar systems installed since 2011.
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After long being criticised on the world stage for a lack of appropriate climate planning, Australia has finally unveiled a plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The government insists that the roadmap to net-zero will not focus on taxes, but rather large investments in renewable energy and clean technologies.
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As electric vehicles and home battery systems are becoming more popular around Australia, the recycling industry finds itself facing a new challenge dealing with renewable energy waste.
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