Yesterday
CSIRO doubles down on nuclear power as too costly, slow
The science agency’s latest report on future energy needs comes just ahead of the long-awaited costings for Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy policy.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Revamped Potentia Energy scours market for big battery investments
The company once known as Enel Green Power Australia has plenty of cash to splash on renewable assets.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
This Month
The Pilbara plots its path from diesel to clean, green mining
Port Hedland is bang in the middle of the country’s industrial engine. There are ambitious plans to decarbonise with miles of transmission and new generation.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Macquarie-backed offshore wind developer Corio lays off staff
Soaring equipment and debt costs have hurt the renewable power industry, leading to project cancellations and job cuts at major companies.
- William Mathis
- Updated
- Mergers & acquisitions
Di Pilla finds big super backers as he clinches $950m clean energy buy
The veteran dealmaker’s HMC Capital is acquiring a portfolio of renewable generation assets from Neoen and becoming a major player in the energy transition.
- Updated
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Gas
Victoria is running out of gas and there is no easy fix
A gas-rich, wealthy country unable to supply gas to its major population centres is a massive policy failing. There is one “least-worst” solution.
- Tony Wood
November
- Exclusive
- Electricity
‘Nothing’s off the table’: Expert panel to overhaul electricity market
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has tapped former AGL Energy executive Tim Nelson and three other industry specialists to review the National Energy Market.
- Updated
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Generators scramble after NSW’s near miss on blackouts
More than 2000 megawatts of coal power capacity is due back online within 10 days, as generators scramble to avoid a repeat of Wednesday’s close shave on the NSW power grid.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Climate policy
The argument against clean energy is an argument for more blackouts
It is a race against time with the grid under pressure because of coal’s failure not renewables, writes Climate Change Authority chairman Matt Kean.
- Matt Kean
Energy efforts run into reality
The risk of power blackouts is real and rising this summer – along with the costs of frantically trying to avoid that happening,
- Jennifer Hewett
- Exclusive
- Energy prices
Electrification and renewables could slice 20pc off energy bills: AEMC
The agency that writes the rules governing the electricity and gas markets estimates big savings for families if they move away from petrol cars and gas.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Opinion
COP29 made slow progress in the hottest year ever
The value of the international climate talkfest is again under the spotlight. But Australia should stay on board what has been described as humanity’s life raft.
- Tony Wood
The ‘bad habit’ that turned into a $7.5m business opportunity
Using refurbished components to overcome supply shortages for renewables projects turned into a lucrative business.
- Agnes King
Blackout risk lingers in NSW as coal outages hit
The tight electricity supply in the state follows an unusually large number of unexpected outages at coal power units.
- Updated
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Where have the cowboy solar panel spruikers gone? Home battery storage
The roll-out of renewables to households has been a success. But it has come with a dark side, with dodgy operators taking advantage of ill-informed customers.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Updated
- Climate policy
Australia left in limbo after fight to host global COP talks falters
Australia is vying with Turkey to host the annual climate summit, but a discordant meeting in Baku deferred the decision until June – after the federal election.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Exclusive
- Carbon challenge
Labor failing gas industry on lawfare, approvals: O’Neill
Meg O’Neill said the Albanese government’s lack of progress on streamlining gas approval processes and reining in “lawfare” risks imperilling energy security.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Exclusive
- Carbon challenge
The country’s biggest aluminium smelter says green target unreachable
Rio Tinto-backed Tomago, which uses more power than any other industrial operation in Australia, says renewable energy is too expensive and in short supply.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Don’t dump corporate climate targets because of Trump, CFOs say
Big business is locked in to its decarbonisation path given commitments made in other countries, and to investors, senior executives said.
- Amelia McGuire
Dollars over barrels: Santos’ pledge to investors
A new dividend policy – which is underpinned by softer guidance for output – comes amid pressure on the oil and gas producer to lift investor returns.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
