Energy & Resources

Cathode powder production for lithium-ion batteries. | Newsreel

$30 million support for new battery process

A Queensland manufacturing company has been awarded a $30 million grant to improve the quality of lithium-ion batteries. Brisbane-based VSPC will use the funding to
Read more 21 February 2025
Solar-powered flow reactor. | Newsreel

New solar-powered reactor converts CO2 into fuel

A reactor has been developed that pulls carbon dioxide from the air and converts it into fuel, using sunlight. Researchers from the University of Cambridge believe their
Read more 19 February 2025
Electric vehicles charging. | Newsreel

Two-way charging set to boost energy storage

More than a third of Australia’s energy storage needs could by found on our roads within the next five years. Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Darren
Read more 12 February 2025
Mineral processing plant, gold, Northern Territory, Australia. | Newsreel

Critical tax incentives for net zero transition

New production tax incentives have been passed in Federal Parliament in an attempt to boost the local green energy economy. Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King
Read more 11 February 2025
Woman in front of air conditioner. | Newsreel

Turnover heats up with summer temperatures

A scorching December led to a more than 10 percent jump in business turnover in the energy sector that month. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows
Read more 11 February 2025
Rolls of steel on back of truck

Can the PM win an exemption from Trump’s steel tariffs?

By Michelle Grattan The Albanese Government is set to mount a major effort to win an exemption from a proposed 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminium imports to the
Read more 10 February 2025
Professor Chuan Zhao with battery. | Newsreel

New proton battery safer and greener than lithium-ion

Australian scientists have developed a new rechargeable battery which uses protons, making it safer and more environmentally friendly than lithium-ion
Read more 6 February 2025
Construction workers. | Newsreel

New employment laws drive spike in collective bargaining

A report on the impact of new Federal employment laws has shown an increase in collective bargaining and real wages since the legislation was passed, but has been
Read more 5 February 2025
Lithium battery in a car. | Newsreel

Critical minerals recycling key to sustainable batteries

Recycling lithium-ion batteries to recover their critical metals has lower environmental impacts than mining for the metals. New research from Stanford University, in
Read more 4 February 2025
Floating solar system. | Newsreel

Floating solar triggers increase in greenhouse emissions

A renewable energy system developed to preserve agricultural land has been found to increase greenhouse emissions. A study in the United States found that floating
Read more 30 January 2025