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Hostplus boosts VC funding for renewable energy tech

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... added to its existing $310 million investment to bring its total commitment to $435 million, backing companies like green hydrogen pathfinder Hysata, chronic lung disease therapy biotech RAGE and sustainable lithium extractor Electralith. IP Group ANZ ...

Australia leads in greenwashing lawsuits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... misleading or deceptive conduct in its 'clean energy' claims and net zero plan. The claims related to natural gas and blue hydrogen being labelled 'clean'. The ACCR also alleges Santos' net zero plan did not look beyond 2025. The ACCR is asking the federal ...

Westpac, CEFC back climate tech fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... potentially work with them to provide solutions for its own customers, the bank said. Such companies include Hysata, an hydrogen electrolyser manufacturer which recently closed a Series B round at US$111 million - the largest for a climate tech startup ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... wind, and energy storage batteries form the cornerstones of Australia's decarbonisation pathways across sectors. However, hydrogen and carbon capture need additional development. The CCA calls for cooperation across local, state and territory governments ...

Net zero dreams float on unscaled tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... require this controversial technology, alongside scaling-up other key innovations including renewables, batteries, EV's, hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels, heat pumps, power networks, and - also controversially - nuclear power. "Emerging technologies ...

"Critical decade" for energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... reducing Indigenous disadvantage. For example, the East Kimberley Clean Energy Project, a 900-megawatt solar farm and a hydrogen facility with First Nations groups as equal stakeholders.

States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable long-term prosperity alongside communities, Aboriginal Peoples and Native Title groups. This includes a new hydrogen-based green iron plant for South Australia by 2030. Energy and mining minister Tom Koutsantonis plans to deliver a commercial ...

Climate philanthropists lend muscle to green metal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... supply. Instead of exporting and processing this metal using high-emission techniques, companies could shift to using hydrogen blast furnaces powered by renewable energy. Giving Green argued that this approach not only benefits the environment but is ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... attracted and deployed. On the government's end, it's investing $13.7 billion in production tax incentives for green hydrogen and processed critical minerals, along with $1.7 billion for an Innovation Fund to develop new industries like green ...

Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... PsiQuantum, $500m to the Battery Breakthrough Initiative, $3.2bn to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, A $6.7bn Hydrogen Production Tax Incentive, and $1.3bn for Hydrogen Headstart. The Future Made in Australia Act - Canberra's strategic industrial ...