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Productivity Commission pushing for a circular economy

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... project will establish up to 100 pilot collection sites across the country. "Only a small percentage of end-of-life solar panels are currently recovered for recycling with most panels are either stockpiled, dumped in landfill or exported for reuse," ...

A new leader emerges in global energy transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... energy transition, propelled by its advantages in pricing and efficiency in renewable technology production, such as solar panels and electric vehicles (EVs). "We're now seeing EVs begin to gain more attention around the world, in Australia as well. ...

Grattan calls for expanding Safeguard Mechanism to electricity sector

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... bills already on track to halve by 2050, as Australians move from petrol and gas to all-electric appliances and adopt solar panels. Grattan modelling suggests that by including the electricity sector in the Safeguard Mechanism, the average household ...

Rest teams up with Fidelity to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... and redeveloping them into high-quality assets that can be operated at net-zero carbon. Through the installation of solar panels, they will also be able to generate renewable energy. Rest chief investment officer Andrew Lill said LOGICs stood out due ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... as a global power in renewable energy supply chains." Buckley said Australian researchers have "the most efficient solar panels in the world." The program will be delivered by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in collaboration with the Department ...

Climate tech gets funding boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Other projects included advancing wireless charging infrastructure for EVs, as well as new recycling solutions for solar panels, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and lithium-ion batteries. Since its inception three decades ago the CRC-P scheme has committed ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... there is an urgent need for international collaboration to promote the growth of slavery-free supply of batteries and solar panels. Australia is well positioned to play a constructive role at both levels."

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... finds that renewables are currently nearing half of the global energy mix. One in three Australian homes now have solar panels - and this is predicted to double over the next ten years. The report found fossil fuel demand is set to peak before 2030 and ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... lithium-ion batteries; through state-sponsored forced labour in the production of the polysilicon used in photovoltaic solar panels; and at other points in the renewables value-chain," he said. "In the US, more than 2 GW of imported solar panels were ...

Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... crisis, rollout of renewables will drive down the price of energy, benefiting consumers and the environment. 60 million solar panels have been installed over the past decade, with 60 million more in the pipeline for the next seven. Yet 1% of the solar ...
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