Renewable Energy

China’s emissions of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants now represent more than 20 per cent of the global total.

Inaccessible supplies of an element crucial to powering a clean-energy future are set to be unlocked with technology developed by The University of Queensland.

High energy bills coupled with strong financial incentives are making residential heat pumps increasingly cost-competitive compared to traditional fossil fuel heating systems.

The federal government will invest a record $2 billion in the aluminium industry to promote green metal production.

Global climate scientists have confirmed 2024 was the world’s hottest since records began, eclipsing the previous record set in 2023.

Annual emissions will fall 42.6 per cent below 2005 levels over the next six years, according to the Annual Climate Change Statement presented to parliament last week.

Partners in Performance partner, Inga von Fircks, explains how the tyranny of distance is a major barrier to renewable energy expansion in Australia.

Calls for a global carbon pricing mechanism to drive meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are being made at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) has announced more than 200 scholarship recipients of the nationally recognised Elevate: Boosting diversity in STEM programme for 2025.

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has opened a $6.8 million facility in Clayton, Victoria, dedicated to taking its printed flexible solar technology out of the lab and into the real world.

Pacifico Mexinol is expected to break ground in early 2025 and begin commercial operations in 2028.

Australia has blown away thousands of job opportunities by importing wind towers that could be made locally.

Monash engineers have developed an electrified reactor for the dry reforming of methane (DRM), a high-temperature process used to make certain chemicals including methanol, ammonia and synthetic fuels.

Engineers Australia has launched a suite of hydrogen energy micro-credentials to upskill the engineering workforce and support Australia’s transition to net zero.

Emerging industries like green metals and low-carbon fuels, such as green hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels, are at the forefront of Australia’s transition to clean energy.

Start-up hydrogen heating technology company HYTING has announced Flusys GmbH as its first customer.