Innovative solar and hydro plant opens
RayGen generates solar electricity during the day and stores heat which then powers a turbine at night.
Colin Packham
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Snowy Hydro 2.0 project costs blow out to $12bn
The hydro project will provide much needed electricity to Australia’s grid one year earlier than planned, but it comes with a $12bn bill for taxpayers.
NSW faces generation shortfall when Eraring retires
A report coming out on Thursday shows NSW will not have sufficient supplies to ensure reliable supplies of power.
Summer of hell: Dire supply sparks blackouts warning
The electricity network is on course for a demand crunch – with SA and Victoria worst hit – and urgent action is needed to prevent possible blackouts and higher bills, a report warns.
Labor defends Snowy Hydro 2.0 as costs soar to $12bn
Chris Bowen defends Snowy Hydro 2.0’s massive cost blowout to $12bn, insisting the project is vitally important and must proceed.
Bowen to reveal final offshore wind regions
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen will on Wednesday reveal the last two regions for wind-powered electricity generation in Tasmania and WA.
Cooper Energy vows to drive production improvements
The energy group is laser focused on improving the performance of its newly acquired Orbost gas processing plant after swinging to an annual loss.
Threat to gas as strikes locked in
Unions have told Chevron that workers will launch escalating stoppages and bans from next week if their bargaining claims at LNG plants in WA are not met.
Release of report on future of Eraring delayed
The NSW state government has pushed back its promise to deliver an independent report into the future of Origin Energy’s Eraring coal power station.
El Nino set to fuel increased power bills
Businesses are under pressure as customers bunker down and an higher energy prices as a result of an El Nino will push some to the brink.
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