Elliott Green Power grows its management team, aiming to double solar portfolio and add batteries, while still looking for buyers for its Australian assets.
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Reality check from a former energy executive: Nothing about new gas stacks up today
Investing in new gas is a poor choice, risking stranded asset write-offs for shareholders and worsening climate change. I wouldn’t spend a cent on it.
New renewables now beating most operational coal: IRENA report
A new report from an international renewables agency shows that new renewables are beating existing coal on price, all around the world.
Yarranlea solar farm secures finance with Infradebt, on “merchant” basis
The operational 103MW Yarranlea solar farm developed by Risen Energy in Queensland’s Darling Downs region has announced the close of a senior debt facility.
Gas industry mirrors Morrison, pivots to message of energy security
Having realised it’s a “bit on the nose,” the gas industry’s new marketing strategy plays into the Morrison government’s big lie that we need gas for future prosperity.
Solar tax debate futile unless we tackle the “original sin” of price regulation
Despite appearances, this is not a problem about rooftop solar exports. The real problem lies in how network sunk costs are recovered from consumers.
Court rulings add pressure, but it’s the market that will drive fossil fuel giants to change
It might sound like the fossil fuel industry is on the defensive after a landmark court ruling and two shareholder votes, but how much power do these decisions really carry?
Australia’s policy recipe for expensive and unreliable electricity
In 2021 we are learning that relying on a few old coal generators, owned by an oligopoly, makes electricity expensive and unreliable – and how AEMO and China aren’t helping.
Australian carbon units reach record high, surging past $19 per tonne
Australian carbon credit units surge to new price highs on the back of interest from major corporate emitters in voluntary offsets.
Price explosion: Gas producers clean up as sun goes down in post Callide world
Gas and coal producers are profiting from the “scarcity” created by the Callide explosion and the early winter sunsets. Will Angus Taylor claim responsibility?
