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The push to scale up a green hydrogen industry in Australia has faced setbacks due to the high cost and the vast amount of renewable energy required to split hydrogen from water.

Australia suffers major setback in global race to turn water into hydrogen

Australia’s bid for hydrogen ‘superpower’ status has been dealt a new blow as the nation’s top energy utility – Origin Energy – pulls its plans for a large hydrogen hub.

  • Nick Toscano and Mike Foley

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Why is Australia still burning so much coal? Inside the power plant that just can’t close

Australia’s energy transition has a timing problem: we have enough renewables to undermine coal, but not enough yet to replace it. That means plants like Origin Energy’s Eraring are being forced to stay in the mix.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
A hybrid car at a charging station.

‘Batteries on wheels’: Imagine earning $3000 a year from your electric car

Tantalising new technology means electric cars could reshape the power grid – and make drivers money.

  • Nick Toscano
The Yallourn Power Station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.

Bill shock grows as energy giants fail ‘pub test’ on profits

There has been a jump in the number of Victorians seeking help over surging energy prices.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
Origin Energy’s part-owned Octopus Energy has risen to become the UK’s biggest electricity provider

Origin shares tumble despite $1.4b profit on soaring electricity prices

Origin Energy has reported a 30 per cent rise in profit amid soaring earnings from its domestic power plants and retailing business, but shares have dived on a lower earnings target than expected.

  • Nick Toscano
The Eraring power station’s coal output has hit a five-year-high, highlighting the difficulties of weaning the grid off the polluting fossil fuel.

Nation’s biggest power plant burns most coal since 2019

The Eraring power station’s coal output has hit a five-year-high, highlighting the difficulties of weaning the grid off the polluting fossil fuel.

  • Nick Toscano
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An Amazon data centre in the US.

Power-hungry data centres are booming in Australia. Can the grid cope?

An explosion in the number of data centres in Melbourne and Sydney, which will use vast amounts of electricity, is looming as a new test for the grid.

  • Nick Toscano
Origin Energy CEO Frank Calabria supports nuclear energy in the grid, but believes it will be at least a decade before it becomes a viable alternative.

Get on with orderly energy transition, says Origin boss

Origin chief says switch from coal power to renewable energy should be done in the most cost-efficient way for customers.

  • Simon Johanson
The technological wizardry of digital retailing has several benefits for big energy producers.

AGL invests in new tech to help cut customers’ power prices

The power giant will be able to manage and trade the energy customers generate from solar panels and batteries at home.

  • Simon Johanson
Energy Minister Penny Sharpe has announced a deal to extend the life of the Eraring coal-fired power station for two years.

Even before Eraring was extended, NSW was set to miss climate targets

The state is forecast to fall short of legislated targets to reduce greenhouse emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and 70 per cent by 2035. What can be done to get back on track?

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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