Renewables
Winds of change: New era for offshore energy industry set to blow in
The Albanese government has identified the first fleet of aspiring wind farm developers and issued six permits to build turbines off the Victorian coast.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Latest
Charged up: WA town to home Australia’s biggest battery
The expansion will let the state’s biggest power grid store midday solar power for use in the evening, and will make it Australia’s largest energy storage site.
- by Peter Milne
Payments for coal plants and urgent reform needed for renewables switch
Energy policy is a mess and governments will have little option but to prop up ageing coal plants until more clean energy comes online, the Grattan Institute warns.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Planning hurdles holding back the power grid’s race to renewables
Wind and solar farms are waiting up to two years for planning permission, as investors take aim at “pinch points” obstructing efforts to wean the grid off coal.
- by Nick Toscano
Opinion
Energy storage
Buildings as batteries? We need bright ideas like this
Office blocks have an important part to play in our efforts to limit further climate change. How? Keep reading.
- by Ross Gittins
Renewable energy is slashing emissions, now it’s cutting prices too
Wholesale electricity prices are down as the share of renewable energy in the grid continues to grow.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
The green energy ‘big bets’ Australia needs to go after: Sun Cable cofounder
Sun Cable’s cofounder wants Australia to think bigger about the green energy switch, saying the nation should strive to become a renewable energy superpower.
- by Nick Toscano
Russia sanctions put a rocket under BHP’s copper outlook
Copper is shaping up as a star for the mining giant, as it edges closer to making a final call on its nickel business in West Australia.
- by Simon Johanson
‘Light the way’: The SEC says it will be bold in getting more energy projects built
Victorian Labor’s big election promise has had a shaky start, but it now says it will start investing in projects the market is still unsure about.
- by Kieran Rooney
Opinion
Opinion
WA’s unlikely poster child can help it ditch ‘dig and ship’ reputation
WA’s known for mining natural resources, not so much making things with them. But a new announcement will mean major changes for the state’s product offering.
- by Heidi Lee
Power giants fear green scheme will shut out crucial projects
Pumped hydro projects are at risk of missing out on contracts under the federal government’s green energy financing scheme, despite warnings they are critically needed.
- by Nick Toscano