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For years people have said that the only real replacement for internal combustion engines would be a hydrogen-driven motor, but that is too far off. Not anymore.

Deal reached after Yallourn year of dispute

An industrial dispute lasting more than a year of back-and-forth is over, with workers at the Yallourn power station in the Latrobe Valley accepting a final wage agreement.

New search to single-out solar improvements

Cambridge researchers have gone back to the drawing board for solar cells, looking to redesign the entire system to allow better efficiency with cheaper materials.

Streets packed to keep the tax

Tens of thousands of Australians took to the streets over the weekend, speaking out about the need to fight climate change with realistic methods.

Uni helps herald hybrid age for old coal-burner

University authorities have been working to find the best way to convert the coal-fired Collinsville Power Station into a hybrid solar-thermal and gas-power station.

Law change moves favour to the miners, locals say

A quietly introduced piece of mining legislation has created concern from communities in Victoria.

Pleas for action before more deadly effects

The chairman of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has spoken out, calling on individuals, grassroots and community groups to push for real action on climate change.

Indicoal eyes new Tasmanian dig

An Indonesian mining company is looking for approval on a plan to start a new open-cut coal mine in Tasmania.

Cheap trick yields new world of power supply

Researchers and engineers in the United States have designed a new method for generating electricity, which gathers power from lost energy sources such as microwave signals, sounds or even Wi-Fi.

Law centre to gauge QLD gas concerns and invoke innovations

A new centre for mining law research will focus on fair negotiations between land-owners and CSG companies.

Miner buys supercomputer for new age of exploration

One of Australia’s major energy companies has put up half a million dollars for its own supercomputer to crunch data from oil and gas explorations.

Shareholders hold sway over Paladin Energy direction

The winds of change may sweep through uranium miner Paladin Energy’s executive board, helped-along by shareholders’ concerns.

Sounds like efficiency; solar cells' musical taste decoded

Recent research has found that high frequency sounds can improve solar cell efficiency, suggesting photo-voltaics enjoy guitar solos as much as the rest of us.

Abbott and O'Farrell agree to hurry tape cuts

A joint statement from the Prime Minister and New South Wales Premier says the state’s new ‘one-stop-shop’ arrangement for environmental approvals is a step closer, with the signing of the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Experts to weigh-in on Gloucester gas plan

Review work will see a scientific survey of water supplies in the Gloucester region of New South Wales, with efforts to find out what impacts nearby mining operations may have.

Golden house to feed algae their favourite waves

A new technique has been developed by a team of Australian scientists that will speed production of microalgae – used in everything from biofuels to medical compounds and even soap.

Howard says nuclear needed, renewable; not so much

A former Prime Minister of Australia has voiced support for nuclear power, shale oil, and gas from coal seams as the solutions to a problem he is not convinced is all that serious.

Study plots nitrogen web that feeds the world

European scientists have made progress on efforts to better understand the relationship between the ocean, certain microbes and nitrogen that feeds much of the planet.

Timor oil spill aftermath continues, lawyers call for more investigation

Lawyers say an independent investigation needs to be undertaken into the 2009 Montara oil spill, which saw millions of litres of light crude strewn across the Timor Sea.