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
- Exclusive
- Queensland votes
Labor paid $30m to union-backed bodies in dying hours of Qld rule
Despite promising the money as part of its re-election bid, the state government paid it to union-backed training organisations a day before entering caretaker mode.
- David Marin-Guzman and James Hall
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.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Emerson overstates RBA’s impact on jobs
Readers’ letters on what 4.5 per cent unemployment really means; delay of the Nature Positive Bill; Reserve Bank independence; office party activities; and South Australia’s high-voltage lines.
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
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Social media ban critics overlook mental suffering
Readers’ letters on what critics of the age limit fail to consider, the case for not tinkering with the RBA, why South Australia is still the nation’s renewables trailblazer, and a lesson from Greek mythology for crypto investors.
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
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
- Exclusive
- Energy transition
‘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.
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- 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
Supersized renewables auction helps deliver 2030 emissions target
The government will reach its 2030 emissions target due after pumping taxpayers’ money into the Capacity Investment Scheme.
- Phillip Coorey
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
‘Out of order’ applies to all of ailing Victoria
Readers’ letters on the southern state’s economic malaise; the IPA’s infuence; Australia’s cricket defeat; fighting back against “battery boosters”; social media bans; retirement tips; and potential power blackouts.
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
