Seven pieces of scientific information on the Vickery coal mine expansion
What does the science have to say about Vickery?
The Vickery coal mine extension in New South Wales has received approval from the Environment Minister, Sussan Ley. ...
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Explainer: how do nuclear submarines work?
How do they differ from other subs, and what’s nuclear about them?
Australia will be building, using – and crewing – nuclear submarines under a new deal with the United Kingdom and Uni...
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Does Australia have the expertise to operate nuclear-powered submarines?
Acquiring the skills necessary to build and operate nuclear engines may take years, researchers say.
Nuclear-powered submarines may soon patrol the waters surrounding Australia, as the country has just struck a histori...
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Will the Western Green Energy Hub work? | Cosmos Weekly Taster
The scale of the proposed Green Energy Hub in Western Australia is mind-boggling, but can a proje...
This article on the Western Green Energy Hub first appeared in Cosmos Weekly on 3 September 2021. For more stories li...
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For future power, go micro
The complexities of the National Energy Market – the ‘grid’ – is one of the major barriers to ren...
Like managing traffic lights, or making sure there’s enough toilet paper for a lockdown announcement, creating enough...
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Making hydrogen with mining waste
A new catalyst made from mining by-products promises cheaper hydrogen production.
A group of Queensland researchers have used mining waste to make a catalyst that could render hydrogen fuel productio...
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Australia’s coal must stay in the ground to hit Paris targets
Most of the world’s fossil fuels deemed “unextractable” if we’re to avoid catastrophe.
To have half a chance of meeting the Paris Agreement targets, 90% of the world’s coal and 60% of its oil and gas must...
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What does science say about fracking?
Researchers question why Australia is still pursuing fracking despite risks to human health and t...
The federal government recently awarded $50 million in grants to private energy companies to fund the exploratory dri...
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The Western Green Energy Hub is a “nation-building” project – but will it work?
The scale of the proposed Green Energy Hub in Western Australia is mind-boggling, but can a proje...
At 15,000 square kilometres, the size of the recently proposed Western Green Energy Hub in Western Australia is hard ...
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“Technology, not taxes”? Experts say that existing renewable technology should be used immediately
Policy, not research, is the priority for reducing emissions, say leading researchers.
Existing technology and new policies are the keys to a net-zero emissions future, according to the Australian Academy...
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Afghanistan's unreachable US$1 trillion mineral bounty
A green-future wealth that could stabilise Afghanistan for decades lies trapped by the country’s ...
This article first appeared in Cosmos Weekly on 20 August 2021. For more stories like this, subscribe to Cosmos Weekl...
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Cosmos Briefing: Electric vehicles
How do we go from stuck in the mud to the fast lane?
Given our physical size, and our windy and sunny location, Australia has an unlimited capacity in sustainable electri...