Plan to burn 700,000 tonnes of Sydney's red-bin rubbish near Parkes hits a hurdle
By Joanna Woodburn
The Parkes Shire Council has formally objected to controversial plans to dispose of some of Sydney's red-bin rubbish on the edge of its biggest town.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-18/parkes-shire-council-objects-to-waste-plant-/106353452
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Ruling out nuclear power is 'crazy', new Liberal deputy says
Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume says Australia needs to be "open minded" on nuclear power if the country is to bring down emissions and make power cheaper.
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✨ Recrutement Stratégique en Recherche Énergétique à Hambourg
L'Université Helmut-Schmidt recrute un collaborateur scientifique pour sa chaire de systèmes énergétiques électriques, un poste clé au sein du pôle de recherche énergétique de la métropole.
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✨ Strategic Talent Acquisition in Hamburg's Energy Transition
A two-year research position at the Helmut-Schmidt-Universität targets the critical nexus of grid stability, electromobility, and hydrogen integration.
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✨ Stellenausschreibung: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiterin für Elektrische Energiesysteme
Die Helmut-Schmidt-Universität sucht einen Forscherin für die Energiewende im Rahmen des Hamburger Forschungsverbunds
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Job Alert
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) – Professur für Elektrische Energiesysteme
Deadline: 2026-03-08
Location: Hamburg
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Trump Media group buys fusion power company for $9bn
The US president's company also operates a number of cryptocurrency-related financial products and owns social media platform Truth Social.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-19/truth-social-buys-fusion-power-company/106161116
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📚 Approaching ITER for the first time naturally raises substantial questions.
As a flagship fusion experiment, it challenges our assumptions about confinement, scaling and long-term feasibility. ⚡🌍
The ITER team’s FAQ provides a well-structured overview of purpose, progress and scientific context:
https://www.iter.org/faqs
Compressed air energy storage is coming, but how does it work?
By Katherine Spackman
Broken Hill will be the location of Australia's first large-scale compressed air energy storage system. What is it and how does it work?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-05/compressed-air-energy-storage-explainer/105999452
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Job Alert
JUNIOR RESEARCH ENGINEER (W/M/D) SIMULATION VON THERMISCHEN ANLAGEN
Deadline: open until filled
Location: Austria, Vienna
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Constant power denied to 65,000 customers forced to pay upfront or disconnect
By Kirstie Wellauer and Kris Flanders
Communities on prepaid power meters face regular disconnections amid 40 degree-plus heat, meaning no aircon, food rotting in the fridge and long, hot walks to get reconnected.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/first-nations-right-to-power/105941906
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The lesson:
What "impossible" problems in your field stopped being investigated because expert consensus closed the case? What could you unlock if you questioned fundamental limits as rigorously as you accept them?
Sometimes heresy is just premature truth waiting for desperate people willing to test it.
Full deep dive:
🎧 Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/episodes/18064267
📖 Read: https://helioxpodcast.substack.com/p/the-heretics-who-made-fusion-small
Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy 🇨🇦
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A short survey on software development in the energy systems domain is underway! It aims to map tools, languages & practices used in our field.
🎯 Target group: those actively developing software for energy systems.
👉 Take the survey: https://survey.hifis.dkfz.de/315483?lang=en
⏳ Duration: 10 min
🎊 Results will be shared on Zenodo & presented in the openmod forum (https://forum.openmod.org/t/survey-energy-systems-analysis-modelling-practices-and-tool-preferences/5465).
We’re glad to support & spread the word, please participate and share!
A meeting in China this week may hold the key to our energy future
By Alan Kohler
The two great technology revolutions of the modern era — artificial intelligence and renewable energy — are colliding.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/the-australians-in-the-race-for-fusion-energy/105882230
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Biomethane not viable for widespread use in UK home heating, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/30/biomethane-not-viable-for-widespread-use-in-uk-home-heating-report-finds #Biomassandbioenergy #Renewableenergy #Energyindustry #Energyresearch #Fossilfuels #Environment #Heatpumps #Biofuels #UKnews #Energy #Waste #Gas
Fusion-power deal heralds beginning of next great energy transition
By Alan Kohler
China is driving hard to supplant the US in this new military industrial complex, and has already achieved leadership in electric vehicles, batteries, drones and renewable energy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-29/fusion-energy-china-united-states-coal/105720436
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Twelve-month trial of EV 'grid on wheels' generates promising results
By Emma Wynne
State distributor Horizon Power says a trial of bi-directional charging with electric vehicles to both supplement the grid and take up excess power, known as V2G, has proved a success.
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Offshore wind pioneer urges Australia to learn from UK's renewables push
By Tavleen Singh
A Danish clean energy pioneer says Australia is poised for success with offshore wind, but there are lessons it can learn from abroad.
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Commission brings EU teachers to ITER
Fusion energy is a scientific challenge with powerful potential. In this spirit, the EU is investing not only…
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