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Arts, Culture and Society

A shift in energy

by Gemma Wolk

With the growing urgency to reach net zero by 2050, 17 Hunter Valley mines will close over the next 20 years. Conversations often centre around job losses, but what comes next for those who will remain?

Is bioenergy ever truly green? It depends on 5 key questions

Science and Technology

Is bioenergy ever truly green? It depends on 5 key questions

by Dr Jessica Allen, Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering

Plans to revive an old coal-fired power station using bioenergy are being considered in the Hunter region of New South Wales. Similar plans for the station have previously not gone ahead.