Australia needs to get ready for a future without coal: Origin CEO
The boss of Origin Energy warns Australia is drifting closer toward a decade of extraordinary upheaval for the power grid.
- by Nick Toscano
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Chinese electric car giant to double down on Australia after Trump win
China’s top electric car manufacturer will be “more focused than ever” on delivering new vehicles to Australia as Donald Trump vows higher tariffs in the US.
- by Nick Toscano
Australia’s thin silver lining in Trump’s dark clouds for climate action
Donald Trump’s return could cause global climate policy chaos and slow the pace of emissions reduction. But there’s a ray of hope for Australia.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Renewable energy is roaring back, crushing coal to historic lows
Stronger winds and heavier rainfall have boosted renewables and pummelled coal to its lowest share of the east coast grid on record for the past two months.
- by Nick Toscano
A 4300km power line to Asia? Singapore thinks it might just work
A $35 billion mega-project by billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes to export renewable energy to Asia has cleared a significant hurdle.
- by Nick Toscano
Coalition’s ‘coal-to-nuclear’ plan puts fossil fuel in use for decades
Peter Dutton’s opposition has declared its plan will reach net zero by 2050 as it slams the Albanese government’s renewable energy goals.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
AGL pushes for bipartisan backing on 2030 clean energy goals
Australia’s biggest generator says a target for 82 per cent renewables by 2030 may be challenging but must not be abandoned if the Coalition wins the election.
- by Nick Toscano
Gas imports might be eastern Australia’s only choice, says Woodside
The nation’s largest energy producer is calling for desperate measures to avert a gas shortfall in Victoria and NSW.
- by Nick Toscano
Australia’s biggest oil refinery is struggling as profit sinks
Petrol station giant Ampol’s Lytton refinery in Brisbane – one of just two refineries left in Australia – has been forced to cut its output as it tackles a sharp drop in margins.
- by Nick Toscano
Electric utes ‘won’t end the weekend’. But will they win over Australian drivers?
New electric utes are landing in Australia – and automakers insist they have the grunt to tow a boat or trailer and take the family camping.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Australia still a contender in green hydrogen race, says BP
The energy giant is pushing on with three projects, despite growing worries about high costs and a lack of customers.
- by Nick Toscano
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