Why are young people like this 18-year-old fronting the pro-nuclear push in Australia?
Some polling suggests older Australians are more supportive of nuclear power than their younger counterparts. So why are ...
Coal plant closures can’t wait for nuclear power, warns AGL
Australia’s biggest power supplier says there is no way its coal plants can keep operating long enough for Peter Dutton to ...
China’s coal surge challenges climate pledges, green investment: Study
In 2024, coal power construction activity in China surged to 94.5GW, its highest level in a decade. Read more at straitstimes ...
Nuclear plants could use three times more water than current coal plants
The Coalition's promised nuclear power plants could consume three times more water than existing coal sites, posing a ...
Australian power producer AGL Energy's first-half profit beats Street expectations
Australian power producer AGL Energy's first-half underlying profit beat analysts' estimate on Wednesday, as higher generation volumes at its Bayswater power plant helped offset lower retail margins ...
Explainer: what does it actually mean to ‘firm’ renewables?
Everyone knows the sun doesn’t shine at night. That’s where firming technologies help, by stabilising the grid and storing ...
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Will it or won’t it? South Australia hedges bets on world-leading green hydrogen plan
South Australia premier refuses to commit funds for what would be a world-leading green hydrogen electrolyser and power plant.
Political sting to Orora’s shrinking glass plant
It’s now been more than a year since global giant Brookfield’s near-$20bn bid for Origin collapsed. Since then, Origin boss ...
Hitting Labor’s 2030 green power goal remains ‘challenging’, says Origin
Australia’s top energy retailer says hopes of doubling the share of renewables to 82 per cent of the grid by 2030 still looks ...
Why nuclear power has been banned in Australia for decades
First came an amendment to the National Radiation and Nuclear Safety Act (1998) which banned the development of any new ...
Drone attack damages Chernobyl nuclear power plant site, Ukraine and UN agency say
Explosions have been heard and a fire ignited after an unmanned drone hit the roof of Chernobyl's radiation containment shell ...
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We know why nuclear build costs are soaring — and Australia faces the biggest increases
And studies of what has caused such rampant inflation show Australia is in the worst position to enter the complex and eye-wateringly expensive business of building nuclear power plants.