The steel industry's journey toward carbon neutrality has gained momentum, with hydrogen-based and electric ironmaking technologies advancing more rapidly in recent years than before. These innovations create a pathway to truly sustainable "green steel" production. Major steelmakers, mining conglomerates, and metallurgical technology providers are actively developing proprietary technologies and strategically…

With climate change comes severe weather events, heightened temperatures and rising sea levels. A climate-adaptive building considers these future environmental factors, granting it built-in resilience while minimising its effect on the local ecosystem. Construction professionals who build them can take advantage of structural longevity and potential rent premiums. The construction…

Mining operators across Australia are rapidly switching to wind, solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) to reduce operational costs, enhance energy security and lower emissions. Many operators have made significant progress toward sustainability targets, yet reducing reliance on diesel generators and vehicles remains a crucial challenge. Australian government data…

Australia’s leaders have set ambitious targets to ramp up renewable energy usage, and the private sector will be instrumental in achieving them. Snowy 2.0 is an example of such a partnership in action. The massive pumped-hydro project could become a game-changer for the country’s renewable energy prospects. However, since such…

Carbon sequestration is an emerging technique that permanently removes a greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. Preventing its release lessens the potential for human-caused climate change, especially when applied to carbon-intensive processes like cement production and usage. If this technique catches on in construction, it could revolutionise how you approach cement…

Squadron Energy has set a goal to deliver 30 per cent of the renewables requirements stated in AEMO’s latest Integrated System Plan, which aims for 57 GW by 2030. To deliver on this, the company is targeting delivery of 12 wind turbines a month, made possible through the 19 wind…

The pace of investment and uptake of new technologies in Australia’s battery storage market has seen notable growth, driven in part by lower costs, higher availability of renewable energy, and efforts to reduce operational emissions. The National Electricity Market (NEM) is projected to need 19 gigawatts/55 gigawatt-hours of dispatchable BESS…

One of the biggest challenges facing Australia as it transitions to clean energy is establishing an effective large-scale electricity storage regime. There are a number of issues to be addressed for Australia to meet its renewable energy target – including slow approvals, social opposition and financing uncertainties, while regulatory challenges…