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Downer EDI pitches in on flailing EnergyConnect construction
The troubles at the cable project are being closely watched because its failure would imperil the entire build-out of the transmission grid, sources say.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Energy transition
It’s an energy race between the implausible and the impossible
Peter Dutton has come up with a nuclear-powered cost of living wedge to expose Labor’s overreach on renewables and sustainability.
- Matthew Warren
Queensland breaks ground on $5b transmission project
The CopperString project will eventually link the mining region of Mount Isa with the port city of Townsville via an 840-kilometre high-transmission line.
- Tess Bennett
Transmission ‘will get easier’ after EnergyConnect: Transgrid CEO
Brett Redman’s comments come as speculation mounts Transgrid will need to bring other contractors in to complete the delayed $2.3 billion transmission project.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
HMC Capital chooses battery storage for first climate investment
David Di Pilla’s asset manager will pay up to $50 million for a controlling stake in StorEnergy, which is headed by a former Spark Infrastructure executive.
- Kylar Loussikian
This Month
Coal power on comeback trail as wind, solar falter
Electricity generation from coal has surged for the first time in nine years, wrecking emissions cuts and hammering home the disarray of Australia’s energy transition.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Exclusive
- Renewables
Grok Ventures boss woos wealthy families for Sun Cable
The chief executive of Mike Cannon-Brookes’ private vehicle is plotting a pivot – opening it up to outside investors.
- Primrose Riordan
Why overseas money is pouring into Australian green energy
The country’s electricity generation sector is being radically reshaped, and there is hardly a household name among the big participants in solar, wind and batteries.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
RBA inflation target challenged by power prices
Other areas of the economy will need to offset the impact of higher than expected power prices to keep inflation within target, economists say.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Ronald Mizen
June
The reason Australians aren’t buying electric cars
The industry can overcome “range anxiety” by building thousands of charging stations across Australia, experts say.
- Aaron Patrick
Three big challenges for Australia’s net-zero transition
Addressing the missing middle, allaying community concerns and more government cooperation will all be critical to the future of the net-zero transition, according to energy experts.
- Ronald Mizen
RBA deputy talks up renewable energy potential
RBA deputy Andrew Hauser has talked up Australia’s potential to be a world leader in solar, as the nation debates the best energy mix to achieve net zero.
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- John Kehoe and Joanne Tran
Strike unveils gas plant play, urges WA to green-light onshore exports
Strike Energy has announced a plan to build and operate a $160 million gas plant north of Perth.
- Tom Rabe
Labor’s new climate chief Matt Kean says nuclear not viable
Anthony Albanese has announced Matt Kean as the next chairman of the Climate Change Authority, but again refused to commit to announcing its recommended 2035 target.
- Phillip Coorey
Skyrocketing gas prices intensify fears of shortage this winter
There are growing fears the long-forecast shortage in supplies in the south-eastern states will emerge this winter, hitting manufacturers hard.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Gus McCubbing
Can investors de-risk the energy transition? It depends who you ask
Energy companies and big investors are pivoting to projects that can skirt the transition roadblocks, cut carbon and make money for shareholders.
- Ben Potter
Origin Energy to trim green assets to boost returns
Origin Energy chief executive Frank Calabria says the country’s largest electricity utility will minimise the company’s ownership of wind and solar generation assets as part of a strategy to boost investor returns.
- Kylar Loussikian
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
AusSuper was right on Origin. But that’s not great for the rest of us
If Origin and its investors loom as winners from various phases of the energy transition, it’s worth considering who the losers will be.
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- James Thomson
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- Energy
AGL goes big on ‘smart’ energy platform with $150m Kaluza stake
Its major rival, Origin Energy, has made a highly successful investment in a similar business, Octopus Energy. The platform co-ordinates supply and billing.
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- Kylar Loussikian
- Opinion
- Carbon challenge
How is the transition to net zero going to be paid for?
Private investment will have to carry most of the load in a new green economy. But new tax and super policies can help as well.
- Frank Jotzo
May
Can Australia become a green energy superpower? Five charts that say yes
The Albanese government is taking a big punt on its signature Future Made in Australia policy, betting $24.3 billion over 10 years in Tuesday’s budget – these charts show why.
- Ronald Mizen
April
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October 2023
‘The capital is there.’ So what’s stalling the energy transition?
Problems around new transmission means Australia may fall short of its 2030 targets, but political will, capital and renewable resources remain strong drivers for the transition.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Mark Ludlow
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
ACCC’s historic Origin call heralds start of ‘terrifying’ summer
The ACCC’s Origin decision recognises the urgency of the energy transition that seems to be lacking in other quarters.
- James Thomson
‘Get your candles’: energy experts are ‘terrified’ about this summer
A summer of blackouts has emerged as a real risk from Australia’s creaking power system, increasing the likelihood of extra government intervention.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
