Energy
Planning hurdles holding back the power grid’s race to renewables
Wind and solar farms are waiting up to two years for planning permission, as investors take aim at “pinch points” obstructing efforts to wean the grid off coal.
- by Nick Toscano
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Why Joe Biden’s real enemy is the price of oil
Joe Biden’s battle for re-election as president of the United States now faces a surprise new threat – the surging price of petrol.
- by Jonathan Leake
Renewable energy is slashing emissions, now it’s cutting prices too
Wholesale electricity prices are down as the share of renewable energy in the grid continues to grow.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
The green energy ‘big bets’ Australia needs to go after: Sun Cable cofounder
Sun Cable’s cofounder wants Australia to think bigger about the green energy switch, saying the nation should strive to become a renewable energy superpower.
- by Nick Toscano
‘Light the way’: The SEC says it will be bold in getting more energy projects built
Victorian Labor’s big election promise has had a shaky start, but it now says it will start investing in projects the market is still unsure about.
- by Kieran Rooney
Top UK fund turns up heat on Goyder as Woodside faces climate revolt
Britain’s biggest asset manager will vote to remove Richard Goyder as chair of Australian energy giant Woodside amid a backlash over the board’s climate stance.
- by Nick Toscano
Power giants fear green scheme will shut out crucial projects
Pumped hydro projects are at risk of missing out on contracts under the federal government’s green energy financing scheme, despite warnings they are critically needed.
- by Nick Toscano
Inside the backlash facing Australia’s biggest energy company
Woodside shareholders are about to decide if the company is doing enough to diversify revenue away from fossil fuels as warnings intensify about emissions heating the planet.
- by Nick Toscano
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Renewables
Done right, the future is more than just wind turbines and solar fields
There are political and economic risks in pumping public money into new tech, but the payoffs are potentially vast for new and old industries alike.
- by Nick O'Malley
Sydney set for giant pumped hydro project to rival Snowy 2.0
A green energy company backed by WaterNSW plans to use an abandoned coal washery as the site for a pumped hydro scheme big enough to power a third of the city’s households.
- by Nick O'Malley
Views split on Woodside’s climate stance as investor vote looms
The company’s credibility will be put to the test this month when backers have their say on its emissions plan and the future of chairman Richard Goyder.
- by Nick Toscano