Failing renewables push threatens Boyne Smelter, Yarwun Alumina Refinery and the Queensland Alumina Refinery

Date: February 6, 2025Author: Editor, cairnsnews 8 Comments Many thousands of jobs could be lost in the alumina industry as secure, reliable and affordable power supplies dwindle thanks to useless renewables. Coal-fired power is by far the cheapest and most reliable for industry and the Labor-held industrial stronghold of Gladstone will be first to fold.Continue reading “Failing renewables push threatens Boyne Smelter, Yarwun Alumina Refinery and the Queensland Alumina Refinery”

Why it’s time to cut our losses on green hydrogen fantasy

Why it’s time to cut our losses on green hydrogen fantasyJudith Sloan The Australian October 7, 2024It was meant to be the last piece of the net-zero jigsaw – green hydrogen. The renewable energy plus batteries pieces were (sort of) in place. Green hydrogen, using electrolysis powered by renewable energy, would be the means wherebyContinue reading “Why it’s time to cut our losses on green hydrogen fantasy”