This Month
Runaway energy build-out costs threaten data centre opportunity
Australia’s hopes of an outsized share of the data centre market will come to nothing unless it can rein in the cost of the clean energy expansion.
Almost all new cars in this country are electric. The reason? Money
Norway is very close to having 100 per cent zero-emission new car sales in 2025. Here’s how a freezing country beat range anxiety.
Labor is adrift on gas policy. Here’s why that’s bad
Without a clear strategy, Labor leaves the field open to those who insist we should stop all gas now, and those who argue that gas will be around for many decades yet.
AI drives surge in fossil fuel investment
The energy requirements of artificial intelligence technologies such as ChatGPT are increasing demand for gas-powered electricity generation, a new report says.
NSW offshore wind blown off course amid global uncertainty
A global renewables developer recently targeted by the Trump administration has delayed its Australian offshore wind plans.
Bad carbon credits are undermining climate progress
One thing both the left and right ought to be able to agree upon is that an effective market for high quality carbon credits is important.
Future gas reservation won’t get us over ‘valley of death’: energy CEO
EnergyQuest chief executive Rick Wilkinson said a prospective change to reserves was “unlikely to solve the problem” of Australia’s east coast gas shortage.
3 ways the Coalition can fight back and restore Australia’s prosperity
The opposition should focus on solving three of the country’s biggest problems: housing, energy and tax.
May
East coast gas reserve in Albanese government’s sights
Canberra is likely to consider establishing an eastern cache as part of a sweeping review of the country’s energy system.
Bowen enjoys AEMO energy boost
The climate change and energy minister is the happy recipient of some good timing.
Green energy giant Copenhagen Infra shops 240MW South Australian battery
Summerfield’s drawcard is expected to be its offtake agreement with the $18 billion Origin Energy.
QIC’s remote power player Pacific Energy lines up $2b raising
The latest equity raising and refinancing gives it more than $1 billion of firepower to bankroll capex.
Labor poised to approve controversial NW Shelf gas project
The Albanese government has made its strongest signal yet that it will give the nod to Woodside’s long-delayed development.
Carbon credit critics let the perfect be the enemy of good
The anti-greenwashing campaign against Climate Active has generated unwarranted scepticism about the rigour which underpins Australia’s carbon market.
Powerful unions back Woodside project extension
Australia’s biggest union has intervened in the Albanese government’s considerations over the future of Woodside’s North West Shelf project.
The radioactive rock piquing the WA premier’s interest
Roger Cook believes the country needs to be more flexible in its approach to energy generation, and has flagged one metal as a potential solution.
The energy transition will fail without more mines
Our scorecard for the government must include whether initiatives ensure more critical minerals projects come online, faster, and without cutting corners.
Perth battery materials player Talga Group launches raise; taps Euroz
New shares will be issued at 40¢, a 14.9 per cent discount to the last traded price.
How Xi Jinping sparked China’s electricity revolution
Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US.
Can Labor turn a big win into a green energy reality?
Clean energy advocates hope Labor can use the policy seeds planted in its first term to deliver its energy transition agenda. The reality will be much harder.