Today
Twiggy’s hot air always seems to pass muster
The wind farm Apple walked away from now has environmental approval, having promised to destroy a little less of a koala habitat.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
Nuclear no help in today’s energy supply crisis: industry
Energy-intensive industry says the Coalition’s nuclear plan delays action on emissions and doesn’t address energy security and affordability for the next decade.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
Dutton’s high-stakes nuclear gamble
The opposition leader is betting big on nuclear power, and Labor is delighted to take on his challenge.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Nuclear debate healthy, shame about the timing
It turns out Peter Dutton is deadly serious about sparking an energy debate. But is this really about nuclear? Big business is scratching its head.
- Anthony Macdonald
PEP checks out Queensland government’s 33pc stake in Powerco
First-round bids are due in five weeks time, sources said on Wednesday.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
European renewables outfit TagEnergy takes $4b wind farm bet
The company, backed by the same investment firm behind sector giant Neoen, has locked in financing from major local lenders and the government’s green bank.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Yesterday
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
‘I don’t think you can trust me at this point’: CEO’s startling call
Brett Woods has a new plan from the Stokes family playbook and some solid market tailwinds at his back. But it will take time to win Beach Energy investors back.
- James Thomson
Beach looks to power generation, gas storage in turnaround plot
The Stokes-backed oil and gas producer’s new chief executive, Brett Woods, said he would sell non-core assets and reduce headcount by up to 30 per cent.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Dutch giant APG tips $384m into Palisade Real Assets’ UK platform
In tandem with wooing APG as an investor, Palisade Real Assets’ BioticNRG platform has signed two acquisitions in the past fortnight.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
This Month
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Let’s not settle the nuclear question before debating it
Readers call for more debate and details about nuclear power; canvass the popularity of leaders; consider productivity in the construction industry; and call for more Chooks in the chook pen.
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.
- 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
