Andrew Forrest’s biggest bet has been on developing electrolysers that can break down water into green hydrogen or reduce iron ore to “green iron” suitable for steel making.

‘It’s a con’:Billionaire ‘Twiggy’ Forrest unloads on net zero

Despite doubts about the economics of green hydrogen and Donald Trump’s aversion to clean energy,Andrew Forrest isn’t ready to back down on his dream.

  • Matt Oliver

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Dutton’s campaign stop in Sanctuary Point,NSW – in the seat of Gilmore – was interrupted by anti-nuclear protesters.

Nuclear fallout:Coalition’s energy policy proved toxic to voters

After three years of uproar against renewable energy’s impact on regional communities,they embraced offshore wind and rejected nuclear power.

  • Mike Foley
Helen Caldicott can’t understand why Australian’s aren’t terrified of nuclear energy.

Australians once feared the health impacts of nuclear. Now nobody’s talking about it

Anti-nuclear advocacy once spurred huge protests and galvanised a political movement. With nuclear a core policy of the Coalition,few are talking about the medical dangers.

  • Angus Delaney
Hostility from local communities to offshore wind farms is threatening the government’s renewable energy ambitions.

Most Australians believe wind turbines are not really green. This is what we found

We debunk myths ranging from “there’s no point in acting until China does” to “we need nuclear for baseload power”.

  • Nick O'Malley,Caitlin Fitzsimmons andBianca Hall
The Illawarra community rallied against offshore wind farms in 2023.

MAGA-inspired outrage machine has a new target in this election

The fossil fuel lobby is paying millions of dollars to set up anti-renewables “community groups”. In some seats it may shift the dial.

  • Ed Coper
A family eats by candlelight during the blackout in Barcelona.

Did renewables cause 60 million people to lose power?

Power had not yet been restored to 60 million people in Spain and Portugal when a culture war over the cause of this week’s blackout began.

  • Nick O'Malley
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Tony Blair attends the COP29 climate confernce in Azerbaijan in November.

A political tide is turning across Europe,and at its centre is a hard truth

A plan to ban hybrid cars has been quietly delayed and a third runway at Heathrow is back on the table as easy green promises crumble under the weight of harsh reality.

  • Rob Harris
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has committed to build seven nuclear plants across the country if he wins the next election

Renewable energy investors demand answers on Coalition nuclear plan

Major renewable energy companies are pressing Peter Dutton to reveal how much extra wind and solar he would permit under his plan to adopt nuclear reactors.

  • Nick Toscano
The pristine beach at Waratah Bay. Offshore wind company Gippsland Skies had planned to explore a cable route at the beach.

Offshore issues could prove decisive in ocean-loving Victorian electorates

In the battle for votes on land,candidates in these two marginal electorates are looking to the ocean to win over voters.

  • Benjamin Preiss
Solar panels on roofs in the outer Melbourne suburb of Sunbury.

Everything you need to know about Labor’s home battery promise

One in three households have solar panels but only one in 40 have a home battery. That could be about to change.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons