Yesterday
Major offshore wind farm zone for NSW south coast
The federal government has approved an offshore wind zone along the Illawarra coast with a reduction following community concerns.
This Month
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Nine ways to make money from the world’s energy mess
As the political push against the energy transition builds, the challenge for investors to find value in the sector is also growing.
- Updated
- James Thomson
AGL Energy says investment case for wind and solar is ‘tricky’
But Macquarie Asset Management’s head of green investment sees plenty of opportunities for investors willing to “face into” these challenges.
- Hannah Wootton
World faces ‘staggering’ oil glut by end of decade, energy watchdog warns
The International Energy Agency says electrical vehicle and renewable energy take-up and slowing growth in China means demand will peak in a few years.
- Malcolm Moore
Goldwind’s 1.4GW Baldon wind farm development lands on auction block
The bulk of the project, just over 1GW, is gunning hard for REZ access, for which NSW EnergyCo is expected to begin a tender process later this year.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Labor’s flagship emissions scheme a ‘headwind’ for gas: Engie
Labor’s flagship renewable energy scheme could undermine the economics of gas power in the National Electricity Market.
- Elouise Fowler
Santos demands lawyers pay costs in failed anti-gas-project case
The EDO’s conduct was “so far on the wrong side of the acceptable line” it should have to foot the company’s legal bill, Santos argues.
- Hannah Wootton
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.
- Updated
- James Thomson
- Exclusive
- Energy
Warning on Labor’s flagship emissions scheme
The CEO of a major coal and gas utility says the government’s flagship policy could be too slow in supporting the developments needed to hit emission reduction targets.
- Kylar Loussikian and Elouise Fowler
Why a tech bet could transform AGL Energy
The big utilities, AGL Energy and Origin Energy, are trading companies. Now they’re acquiring the tools to better manage customer demand.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Updated
- 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.
- Updated
- Kylar Loussikian
The clean energy renaissance that’s backed by big oil
The extraction of geothermal energy from the Earth’s core is enjoying a renaissance, and companies like BHP, Chevron and BP have put their money behind it.
- Peter Ker and Lap Phan
Labor to splash $26b on green energy projects in Qld
Queensland will increase its spend on green energy transition by $7 billion to $26 billion over the coming four years as new poll compounds fears of election wipeout.
- James Hall
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
What big investors want in the puzzling ESG era is pretty simple
Making money is hard, let alone doing it when the goalposts are shifting around. But boards should never forget what drives investors.
- Anthony Macdonald
Investors ought to show fossil fuel companies ‘understanding’: TCorp
The journey to net zero is ‘riddled with uncertainty’ and investors need to have some sympathy for companies, ESG executive Alexis Cheang says.
- Ronald Mizen and Joanna Mather
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Beware the knock-on effect of ‘sensible’ decisions like Eraring
If we want private capital to transition Australia’s power grid, we need to remember the ground rules.
- Anthony Macdonald
Honesty and action key to limiting ‘real’ greenwashing
The risk of regulatory crackdowns should not turn companies off making climate change commitments, provided they manage them well.
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- ESG Summit
The biomethane route to cutting emissions
Renewables such as solar and wind get most of the policy attention, but businesses are experimenting with other low-carbon fuels.
- Jennifer Hewett
Keep food scraps onshore for future aircraft fuel: industry
Singapore is quickly developing the capacity to convert waste into aviation fuel.
- Peter Ker
