Consumers ‘better off’ with more renewable energy
Building enough renewable energy generation to be able to close Australia’s largest coal power station in 2025 is expected to save consumers up to $3000 over the next 10 years.
Building enough renewable energy generation to be able to close Australia’s largest coal power station in 2025 is expected to save consumers up to $3000 over the next 10 years.
The appointment will heighten the workload on Ryan Stokes and comes as Beach Energy endures a troubled few months as a key project in WA suffers delays.
Australia has placed offshore wind at the heart of plans to transition to a renewable future. To meet those goals, Australia will need to learn from Taiwan.
The ACCC has flagged potential concerns about Brookfield’s ownership of transmission company AusNet as it weighs its watershed $18.7bn Origin takeover bid.
Italy’s billionaire Agnelli family has bought a stake in a major Australian renewable energy developer.
The energy group says drilling could soon resume at its suspended $5.3bn Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea, if its resubmitted environmental plan is approved.
Electricity prices rose after AGL shut down NSW’s Liddell coal power station in April, exacerbating fears over a jump in household bills as the fossil fuel exits the power grid.
States and the federal government are moving as fast as possible toward clean energy but development of zero-emission generators must be ramped up, a conference has heard.
The energy major is under pressure to secure approvals for its $16.5bn Scarborough project after reporting a 29 per cent drop in quarterly sales revenue.
Australia has ambitious energy transition goals, but former RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle warns urgent action is needed now or electricity prices will increase.
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