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- The UK has enormous capacity to increase its energy supply from offshore wind. Australia too has vast potential for wind and solar power
- Australian taxpayers could save $7.8bn a year if diesel fuel rebates scheme was wound back 2 days agoEnergy experts believe weaning fossil-fuel industries off the rebate would push heavy industry towards using renewables
- Energy experts believe weaning fossil-fuel industries off the rebate would push heavy industry towards using renewables
- Coalition vetoes funding for wind and battery farm in northern Queensland Thu, 6 May 21, 12:12pmKeith Pitt says loan of up to $280m for a Kaban green energy hub near Cairns would be ‘inconsistent with the objectives and policies of the commonwealth’
- Energy Australia confirms new gas plant in Illawarra after Morrison government threatened to intervene Tue, 4 May 21, 1:30pmConfirmation comes as questions raised over controversial Snowy Hydro project in Hunter Valley
- Australian energy board chair says gas-fired power plant in Hunter Valley ‘doesn’t stack up’ Fri, 30 Apr 21, 3:30amKerry Schott says private sector won’t back ‘expensive power’ when there are cheaper alternatives such as renewables and batteries
- NSW planning body gives green light to Hunter Valley coalmine expansion Mon, 26 Apr 21, 6:47pmAhead of a looming by-election, residents express outrage about the decision, saying ‘it’s not an expansion, it’s a whole new pit’
- ‘Insanely cheap energy’: how solar power continues to shock the world Sun, 25 Apr 21, 6:00amAustralian smarts and Chinese industrial might made solar power the cheapest power humanity has seen – and no one saw it coming
- Coalition told it must hugely increase clean energy investment beyond hydrogen, carbon storage promise Wed, 21 Apr 21, 7:40pmExperts’ assessment comes on eve of US-hosted climate summit pressing countries for bigger commitments and deeper cuts to emissions
- NSW government pays Shenhua $100m to cancel coalmine project Wed, 21 Apr 21, 5:44pmWatermark deal ends as NSW Nationals talk up coal industry before Upper Hunter byelection
- Australia’s third-largest carbon emitter says it must transition to renewables and curtail coal plants Wed, 21 Apr 21, 3:30amStanwell, which is Queensland’s largest power generator, says ‘energy market is shifting from fossil fuel generation’ at a ‘rapid pace’
- NSW Labor pushes Berejiklian government to ‘come clean’ on reported Shenhua coalmine deal Tue, 20 Apr 21, 2:13pmReports suggest a final agreement has been reached to buy back Liverpool Plains mine licence as government says a lease remains under assessment
- How can NSW allow new coalmines while committing to net zero emissions? It’s bizarre | Richard Denniss Mon, 19 Apr 21, 3:30amNew mines won’t boost world demand for Australian coal — but they will cannibalise jobs from existing coalmines
- Townsville’s ‘road to Paris’ moment: the slow greening of an Adani stronghold Sat, 17 Apr 21, 6:00amAfter years of a ‘coal-first’ mentality, the Queensland town is starting to see a future for itself as a green-energy powerhouse
- Gas consortium seeks approval to drill 7,700 wells in Queensland, including near national parks Sat, 10 Apr 21, 6:00amAustralia Pacific LNG wants environmental approval to drill across nearly half a million hectares of central and south-west Queensland