Energy
Big energy investors wary of climate wars, Bowen says
Opposition threats to scrap Australia’s 2030 emissions target and talk up nuclear power have rattled major players behind renewables projects, according to the federal energy minister.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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Nuclear not the solution Australia needs, says electricity grid chief
One of Australia’s top energy officials warns nuclear energy is expensive and cannot be developed in time to replace coal plants.
- by Nick Toscano
Giant batteries are getting even bigger in Australia as coal exit nears
Developers of giant batteries designed to smooth the shift from coal to cleaner power are attracting record levels of investment.
- by Nick Toscano
Australia’s creaking power grid is thwarting renewables and pushing up prices
Delays in upgrades to the east-coast grid could raise power bills by hundreds of dollars a year in some parts of the country, analysis shows.
- by Nick Toscano
‘It’s good news’: Scientists suspect history about to be made in China
Evidence is mounting that some time over the past few months, China’s greenhouse gas emissions peaked. If so, it is likely that a global decline has begun.
- by Nick O'Malley
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.
- by Nick Toscano
Opinion
Peter Dutton
Energy policy is becoming Australia’s own Brexit, and proving just as intractable
If the Coalition isn’t making up the policy as it’s going along, then it’s doing a Vegas-level impression of a political outfit that is.
- by Shaun Carney
The dirty secret of Australia’s green energy transition
Renewable energy, storage and transmission lines will get Australia most of the way to banishing coal from the grid. But not the whole way, officials warn.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
How a second Trump term could hurt Australia
There are fears that a second Trump presidency could slow the rollout of electric cars and renewables, softening demand for Australia’s critical minerals.
- by Nick Toscano
Nuclear option ‘not enough’ to avoid rush for more wind and solar
Research group Bloomberg New Energy Finance says seven reactors would reduce the need for renewables by just a small percentage.
- by Nick Toscano
Government’s clean power shift not happening fast enough, says grid operator
The energy market operator has warned not enough renewable energy generators, batteries and transmission lines are being built in time to replace coal-fired energy.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano