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- The numbers no longer stack up when it comes to coal-fired power: wind and solar are cheaper, and rising electricity costs have more to do with gas prices and network costs than any "green scheme", writes Ian Verrender.
- Labor vowed to ban ‘trans-shipping’ in reef waters after UN’s scientific body raised concerns about proposal in 2014
- Hinkley Point C: fresh strike threat over pay dispute Fri, 22 Sep 17, 4:26amNuclear plant construction facing further delays as unions declare plans to ballot civil engineers in row over bonuses
- UNEP chief: Polluters should pay for environmental destruction, not taxpayers Fri, 22 Sep 17, 12:37amCompanies often profit from environmental destruction, leaving taxpayers to pick up the cleanup bill. That shouldn't be the case, according to Erik Solheim, executive director for the United Nations Environment Program. At...
- Drax boss Dorothy Thompson to step down after 12 years Fri, 22 Sep 17, 12:08amWill Gardiner, the group’s chief financial officer, will take over in January as company focuses on gas, biomass and battery power
- Turnbull rejects efforts to ‘dumb down’ energy debate into renewables v coal Thu, 21 Sep 17, 2:35pmA day after Tony Abbott’s call for coal to be prioritised, the prime minister says the debate has seen too much ideology and ‘not enough competence’
- Pumped hydro project that reuses old goldmine expected to win federal funding Thu, 21 Sep 17, 5:42pmCombined solar and pumped hydro generator set to provide quarter of shortfall from Liddell power station’s closure
- Whyalla steelworks buyer invests in local renewables Wed, 20 Sep 17, 2:55pmWhyalla steelworks buyer Sanjeev Gupta buys a controlling stake in Adelaide-based energy company Zen Energy, and also takes a swipe at the high cost of power in Australia.
- BHP agrees to rethink its links to Minerals Council of Australia Tue, 19 Sep 17, 4:54pmMining giant will clarify how its position on climate and energy policy differs from the industry bodies to which it belongs
- Ministers launch group to help boost green business investment Tue, 19 Sep 17, 3:28amGreen Finance Taskforce to assist UK’s shift to low-carbon economy and be led by investors and leading figures from City
- Most Britons 'dislike prospect of living near mini nuclear station' Mon, 18 Sep 17, 9:01amSurvey finds 62% would not be happy living near the small modular reactors backed by government and industry
- Nuclear power plants may not keep Britain's lights on, say Lib Dems Sat, 16 Sep 17, 5:00pmParty raises concerns over nuclear costs as Vince Cable says record low wind power prices should lead to ‘radical reappraisal’
- California’s big battery experiment: a turning point for energy storage? Fri, 15 Sep 17, 4:00pmThe world’s largest lithium-ion battery installed after the Aliso Canyon gas blowout has become a test case for the grid storage industry
- The role of renewables in the UK energy mix | Letters Fri, 15 Sep 17, 2:54amThe case for new nuclear power stations is fatuous now offshore wind power has come down in cost so much, says Ian Hill. Yes, writes Will Taylor, but don’t forget the potential of tidal energy. Hold on a minute before rejecting...
- Media reforms pass the Senate with NXT amendments – as it happened Thu, 14 Sep 17, 6:28pmStuart Robert says Fairfax questions about whether family companies benefited from commonwealth investment are ‘complete load of rubbish’
- Having a green business is not just good for the environment it can give you a competitive advantage.