Yesterday
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
The case against nuclear energy is convincing
Readers’ letters on the CSIRO’s latest assessment of nuclear power, antisemitism, big business and productivity, and safeguarding essential food supplies.
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
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
This Month
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Posturing on Israel pandering to ugly racism
Labor continues to walk both sides of the street on the Gaza war, Palestinian statehood, and Israel’s right to self-defence. The net result of the juggling act has been to undermine attempts to condemn antisemitism unequivocally.
- The AFR View
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.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Sponsored
- MTA Energy
Meeting big energy needs through bespoke design and data
Australia’s energy market is in a state of transition as retailers integrate renewable energy generation, battery storage and smart devices into their offering to consumers. They have also had to deal with destabilising political and economic events, such as the war in Ukraine.
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Emergency market operator moves to plug gaps ahead of hot, wet summer
The energy market operator has placed emergency energy reserves on standby ahead of the hottest months of the year and warned about managing gas supplies.
- James Hall
APA plots path from gas to become a Pilbara solar and batteries giant
The company, which opened its latest electricity project in Port Hedland on Tuesday, expects to tick off on more investments in the region within a year.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Household hardship mounts as energy prices increase
More households are entering hardship programs to try to keep with their energy bills, even as government rebates take the edge off sharp price rises in the past year.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
CEFC acquires minority stake in Palisade Impact’s Energy Locals
In its debut growth equity investment, CEFC has paid $25 million to acquire a minority equity stake in electricity retailer Energy Locals.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
South Australia in urgent bid to restart diesel power plants
A $2.3 billion power cable linking SA and NSW is behind schedule, stoking concerns that SA – which has no coal-fired power – could face reliability issues.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
November
- Exclusive
- Capital raising
Billionaire John Van Lieshout backs sustainability investor Infragreen
Infragreen has secured a $40 million investment from Rich Lister John Van Lieshout’s fund to acquire a peaking power plant.
- Yolanda Redrup
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
- Updated
- Activist shareholders
EDO to hand more than $9m to Santos after failed Barossa suit
But the oil and gas giant has been unsuccessful in forcing the taxpayer-funded, climate-focused legal service from disclosing publicly who bankrolled its suit.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- 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
NSW grid scrapes through power crisis, bigger test ahead
NSW was set to narrowly avoid blackouts on Wednesday only due to emergency measures, a situation that has unnerved industry and consumers.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
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
Generator sales jump as summer blackout fears persist
“I reckon I’ll be using it tonight,” said one owner. Despite the concern, the energy market operator said the immediate chance of a power failure had subsided.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Singapore Power ‘pauses’ $5b-plus Jemena stake sale
GIP’s local dealmakers are understood to still be interested.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Goldman Sachs takes $1.4b hit on green battery investment
The US bank is the second-largest shareholder in Swedish battery maker Northvolt which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Richard Milne and Harriet Agnew
- Exclusive
- Energy transition
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
Coal lobbyist sends Ralph Babet to COP29
The Coalition for Conservation – chaired by coal lobbyist Larry Anthony - sent the fringe Senator to Baku.
- Myriam Robin
