Building products manufacturer Boral has upgraded carbon emissions reducing technology at its Berrima Cement Works which supplies more than 40 percent of the cement used in NSW and the ACT. The company said the upgraded facility was a significant milestone in the company’s decarbonisation efforts and transition from its reliance on emissions-intensive fuels. A key…
The federal government has husbanded the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Bill 2024 and its two supporting bills through federal Parliament. The bills establish a voluntary Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme, an Australian Government-backed certification scheme to authenticate low-emissions products and support renewable electricity and hydrogen production. According to Climate Change and Energy…
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra This year will set a record for the addition of renewables to the grid, according to figures to be released on Thursday by the Clean Energy Regulator. It projects the average annual renewable share of the electricity market will be 45% in 2025. The Albanese government’s target is 82%…
Industrial process technology company Calix has been recognised at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, winning the Net-Zero Industries Award for Outstanding Project with its zero-emissions steel technology. Calix’s Zero Emission Steel Technology (ZESTY) was celebrated for its “success and potential as a lowest-cost solution to green iron and steel production”,…
Consumers will soon be able to operate like their own mini power station, generating and storing electricity through rooftop panels, home batteries and the batteries in electric vehicles, and feeding power into the grid when prices are highest. This stems from decisions spearheaded by Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen and agreed to by…
The federal government is backing a Port of Newcastle Clean Energy Precinct which has signed agreements for key design work and environmental impact studies with $100 million in funding . The precinct will renew a disused 220-hectare industrial site to facilitate clean energy production, storage, transmission, domestic distribution and international export. The Precinct will integrate…
Ground has been broken in Wodonga, Victoria today on one of Australia’s largest renewable hydrogen plants – a facility that is predicted to cut CO2 emissions by around 4,000 tonnes each year from 2025. Owned by Australian Gas Infrastructure Group, the 10MW Hydrogen Park Murray Valley facility will deliver renewable hydrogen to more than 40,000…
A $36.8 million project on the feasibility of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant at Townsville has been awarded $14 million in state and federal support. According to a statement from federal energy minister Chris Bowen, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed $9 million, and the Queensland government contributing $5 million to the…
The federal government has appointed Tony Mahar as the new Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner, replacing Andrew Dyer, who retired from the role at the end of March. Dyer has been CEO of the peak agricultural body the National Farmers Federation since March 2016, and according to his biography at the NFF has worked “in and…
The federal government has said that it will open applications in November for Round 1 of the $50 million Quad Clean Energy Supply Chain Diversification Program. According to a statement posted on the federal department of climate change, energy, the environment and water’s website on Monday, the fund will offer up to $25 million in…
