Renewables
Manufacturers and schools to buy energy directly from revived SEC
Victorian manufacturers and schools will be able to buy renewable energy directly from the resurrected State Electricity Commission.
- by Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
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Opinion
Energy
China’s slowdown and the looming glut of fossil fuels
The International Energy Agency predicts peak demand for oil, gas and coal within this decade. It would be grim news for major fossil fuel exporters like Australia.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
$4b for mining companies to produce minerals for US renewables
Anthony Albanese will double the finance available to exporters to unlock reserves of lithium, nickel and other essential elements for renewable technologies.
- by David Crowe and Farrah Tomazin
Energy agency predicts peaks in global oil, coal and gas demand by 2030
The prediction, which has stirred controversy among oil producers, is a sign of a sweeping transformation in the global energy landscape.
- by Brad Plumer
Opinion
Billionaires
Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest battle it out in green energy race
Which iron ore magnate has more money invested in advancing the energy transition? Green evangelist Andrew Forrest or culture warrior Gina Rinehart? Believe it or not, at this point it’s neck and neck.
- by David Fickling
Australia’s green future at stake as Origin takeover hangs in balance
Suitor Brookfield has pledged to spend billions more on renewable energy investments, which is way higher than the target can outlay.
- by Colin Kruger
Rio looks to use old mines for solar power
Australia’s largest iron ore exporter is considering using former mines in the Pilbara to host the solar power farms.
- by Simon Johanson
Renewables squeeze black coal to record low in electricity grid
Coal-fired power is being undercut by cheaper renewables, but a hot, dry summer may push power prices back up.
- by Mike Foley
Opinion
Opinion
The world’s EV battery revolution through the eyes of Goldman Sachs
The race is on with a creative explosion in battery technology – and the world is divided.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
ACCC clears $18.7b Origin buyout to speed up green energy shift
The competition watchdog has approved the acquisition of Australia’s largest energy retailer, but large shareholders think the bid undervalues the company.
- by Simon Johanson
Cement maker stops work as electricity prices surge
Surging electricity prices and Australia’s patchy energy transition are prompting the country’s biggest cement, concrete and asphalt producer to temporarily halt manufacturing each day.
- by Simon Johanson