This Month
WA Labor calls for federal support to revive BP green fuel project
The Albanese government must do more to support Western Australia’s fledgling biofuels industry, Premier Roger Cook says.
- Tom Rabe
Hydrogen backers push ahead as Qld flagship project crumbles
Chris Bowen described the Crisafulli government’s decision to drop funding for the state’s most advanced project as “surprising and disappointing”.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Stonepeak-backed Ampyr buys Shell’s stake in NSW battery
Of note, Ampyr Australia is actively hunting through M&A as well as organic opportunities as it aims for a 3GW battery portfolio by 2030.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
January
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why renewables need social licence to power resource sectors
The Crisafulli government’s Draft Renewables Regulatory Framework is an opportunity to resolve community and investor concerns in the interests of faster regional development.
- Katie-Anne Mulder
Coal drops below 50pc for first time as solar powers to record
Renewables supplied a record 46 per cent of the National Electricity Market in the December quarter when a milestone was reached with coal power.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
DeepSeek dents outlook for AI-fuelled power boom
NextDC’s CEO says data centre power use will not fall after US energy stocks were smashed by expectations DeepSeek will pierce AI-fuelled electricity demand.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Paul Smith
As CEFC billions roll in, the green bank faces a political test
Extra funds of $2 billion for the Clean Energy Finance Corporation invite questions over its future, as the opposition’s Ted O’Brien says “the whole thing is absurd”.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Qld hits pause on wind farms, and big miners are among those worried
Resource-rich Queensland had become a poster child for the energy transition, but early signs from the new LNP government have created confusion about the state’s energy plans.
- James Hall
Blackbird leads fundraising round for EV ultra-fast charging start-up
NZ start-up Kwetta is chasing global growth after banking equity cheques from Blackbird, Virescent Ventures and Icehouse Ventures.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
WA minister splits with Canberra on offshore wind
WA energy minister Reece Whitby said offshore wind may be better suited to the west coast after several developers dropped plans for WA projects, opening up a divide with his federal counterpart
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Tom Rabe
- Opinion
- Energy
How Trump’s war on green energy affects Australia
Donald Trump’s plans for an energy revolution will blow strong political winds across Australia’s energy market.
- Jennifer Hewett
Woodside chooses timidity for the sake of short-term shareholder gains
Readers’ letters on companies withdrawing from clean energy projects, ASX diversity reporting, Donald Trump’s climate policy, and debate over gender choices.
Labor pumps $2b into green bank despite Trump’s fossil fuel push
The first extra funding for the country’s green bank since it was set up in 2012 contrasts with the pullback on clean energy under Trump 2.0.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Costs, delays threaten ‘new era’ for nuclear power: IEA
Small modular reactors have the potential to be a “game-changer” but only if expenses can be slashed, the International Energy Agency says.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Adamantem bets on commercial solar with Microgrid deal; CBA adds debt
The investment manager will sink $24 million in via its environmental opportunities fund, in a deal advised by Corrs and PwC.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
NBN Co must streamline its installation process
Readers’ letters on the National Broadband Network, beach cabanas, the Los Angeles fires, and reducing feed-in tariffs for solar energy in Victoria.
- Exclusive
- Hydrogen
Drilling for ‘natural hydrogen’ an enormous opportunity: Labor
Naturally occurring hydrogen has been detected in Tumut and parts of western NSW, raising government hopes it can be extracted from the ground like natural gas.
- Ronald Mizen
Alinta Energy taps investment banks as HK tycoon owner weighs options
Street Talk understands Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook has mandated investment banks UBS and RBC Capital Markets for advice ahead of a major renewables push.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Vic minimum solar tariffs to be slashed close to zero
Solar households in Victoria will hardly get anything for exports to the grid under a regulatory proposal that reflects the shrinking value of power on sunny days.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Green power scheme’s flaws emerge after making crucial progress
Action is needed to turbocharge the build-out of clean generation, but the shortcomings in Labor’s game plan mean 2030 climate targets remain in doubt.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith