Regional NSW races to develop solar panel recycling

The race is on to establish a solar panel recycling industry, with a Wagga Wagga-based company working with Deakin University to develop an innovative recycling solution to deconstruct solar panel components without cross-contamination. 

Korea Zinc, the world’s largest producer of zinc, lead and silver, has snapped up renewable energy developer Epuron as part of its move towards exporting green hydrogen from Australia to South Korea. 

The Morrison government sought to claim credit for recent falls in retail electricity prices - primarily driven down by increasing uptake of renewables - but a new assessment reveals household energy debts are increasing.

Regional NSW at forefront of race to establish solar panel recycling industry

The race is on to establish a solar panel recycling industry with a Wagga Wagga-based company receiving a grant to establish a new recycling process together with Deakin University.

Korea Zinc strides towards green energy exports

Korea Zinc, the world’s largest producer of zinc, lead and silver, has taken a major stride towards exporting green hydrogen from Australia to South Korea after it snapped up renewable energy developer Epuron in a deal that will give it access to a potential 9 gigawatts of wind and solar generation.

Households fell into deeper energy debts during Covid-19 outbreak, AER data shows

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) published its latest assessment of energy market performance, which showed electricity debts increasing as large parts of Australia were plunged into Covid-19 lockdowns in the middle of 2021.

Climate change 'urgency' leads Launceston pastor Jeff McKinnon to go 'on strike'

Launceston's City Baptist Church pastor Jeff McKinnon has ended his week-long hunger strike, undertaken to raise awareness about the need for a sustainable and meaningful response to climate change.

Critics pan a plan for the Barrier Reef as bleaching threat rises

The Queensland and Commonwealth governments have released a plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef in response to UNESCO’s recommendation that it be placed on an “in danger” list, but critics say the plan is undermined by both governments’ 2030 emissions-reduction targets.