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Hydrogen’s bubble has burst, so should Twiggy buy rather than build?
Hydrogen share prices have collapsed on the back of rising interest rates and confidence-sapping scandals. Is it time for Fortescue to take advantage?
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- Peter Ker
Whitehaven soars on coking coal pivot
Whitehaven Coal says many foreign steelmakers have expressed interest in buying a minority stake in the Blackwater mine it is about to acquire from BHP.
- Peter Ker
The week that put ‘green lawfare’ in the dock
Claims against fossil fuel projects based in Indigenous cultural heritage suffered a setback after the emphatic dismissal of a case blocking Santos’ Barossa project.
- Ben Potter
Barossa one of the new projects pushing up carbon bill
RepuTex analyst Anton Firth estimates Barossa will emit 19 MT CO₂ between its commencement in 2025 and 2030.
- Ben Potter
Fix regulatory cloud over oil and gas: EnergyQuest
How policy decisions are resolved on offshore gas consultation and the future of gas will be critical for Australian LNG, EnergyQuest says.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
This Month
Former Fortescue duo in breakaway green iron dream
Two architects of Fortescue’s clean energy pivot are behind a new start-up that aims to solve the carbon footprint of Australia’s iron ore industry.
- Peter Ker
EDO lawyer slammed by judge in Santos case moves on
An Environmental Defenders Office solicitor found by a judge to have distorted the words of an Indigenous witness has left the organisation.
- Ben Potter and Aaron Patrick
Shell investors unite with activist group urging greater emissions cut
The group, which includes Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi, will co-file a shareholders’ resolutions pushing Shell to align itself with the Paris Agreement.
- Laura Hurst
‘Damage has been done’: Broader hit from Santos’ Barossa gas case
Santos has not changed the budget for its Barossa gas project, but some analysts expect the legal and regulatory delays could add $700 million to $800 million.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Gas
Environmental lawyers get a lecture in how to litigate
Those seeking to oppose gas projects cannot hide behind elaborately constructed or confected Indigenous heritage claims.
- Ben Potter
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- Gas
‘Made up’: Judge slams green activists in Santos gas case
Federal Court says “cultural mapping” evidence presented by Environmental Defenders Office is “so lacking in integrity that no weight can be placed” on it.
- Hannah Wootton and Ben Potter
Investors ‘flying blind’ over climate lawsuit risks
Polluting companies could be liable for trillions in damages from climate cases, but investors and regulators are overlooking the risks, academics warn.
- Gus McCubbing
King moves to remove ‘ambiguity’ in offshore gas approvals
The gas industry wants changes to regulations on consultation for offshore projects to prevent them being manipulated and delayed by green activists.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Britain doubles down on nuclear option
A new road map commits the government to a fresh, large-scale reactor as well as the novel smaller tech, and to making uranium fuel domestically.
- Hans van Leeuwen
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- Renewables
Forrest’s Squadron takes on AGL, Origin with 14GW green build-out
The pledge comes as Andrew Forrest’s private energy company started construction on the Uungula wind farm near Wellington in central-west NSW.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Victoria won’t explain how it could stop wind hub wrecking wetlands
Victorian Environment Steve Dimopoulos accused the Commonwealth of creating a “binary” choice between biodiversity protection and the energy transition.
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- Gus McCubbing
Rooftop solar saturation dims Australia’s renewables growth: IEA
The International Energy Agency also cited rising costs, grid bottlenecks and long commissioning periods as it trimmed its forecast for local clean generation.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Power price plunge complicates the energy transition
Falling power prices make it harder for developers to finance vitally needed wind and solar projects but are an incentive to build battery storage, experts say.
- Ben Potter
Why household power bills may ‘fall a little’ in 2024
After two years of rises of 20 per cent or more, household power bills will benefit from plunging wholesale electricity costs in 2024.
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- Ben Potter
Teals back Plibersek, urge Vic to find alternative to Port of Hastings
Teal MP Zoe Daniel says Victoria should consider alternatives in Geelong and Tasmania that would have less environment impact than the Port of Hastings.
- Gus McCubbing
Victoria offshore wind setback no threat to 2030 target: Bowen
Energy Minister Chris Bowen says setting up a new industry from scratch takes time.
- Jacob Greber
- Analysis
- Renewables
Tanya Plibersek’s wind farm veto explained
The federal environment minister said the dredging and drilling to build the hub would cause irreparable harm to threatened sea creatures, plants and ecosystems in Western Port Bay.
- Ben Potter
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Green energy setbacks show why gas has its role in the transition
The shock Victorian wetlands decision illustrates the impact of the real world on the best laid plans for renewables. That’s why we need gas investment as a buffer.
- Steve Davies
‘We wouldn’t do it for a coal mine’: Libs back Plibersek in wind fight
The federal opposition has sided with Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek against Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan in a fight over offshore wind energy.
- Gus McCubbing and Angela Macdonald-Smith
Wind, solar must expand at twice the rate to meet goals: new data
Coal power needs to exit the grid four times faster than it did in 2023 from now to 2030 to meet national goals, while renewables need to accelerate.
- Ben Potter
