Home energy efficiency in CEFC sights with new green mortgage push

6 March 2023

Federal government's green bank backs CBA mortgage discounts for borrowers building new homes or renovating to high energy efficiency standards.

“Huge flaw” in safeguard design could double emissions task for non-fossil industries

6 March 2023

Report finds critical industries like steel, aluminium and cement will carry the weight of coal and gas under Labor's Safeguard…

How a wind farm and a big battery will deliver 24/7 power to one of world’s biggest mines

5 March 2023

Neoen reveals how a big battery and a wind farm will provide "baseload renewables" to one of the world's biggest…

Gas lobby called out for overcooking electrification costs

3 March 2023

Gas lobby group caught out cooking up a new fossil fuel myth, that the electrification of Australian homes will cost…

Greenwashing is under fire. Can the energy sector stay out of its crosshairs?

3 March 2023

News of the ACCC’s greenwashing blitz and action by ASIC will be giving some in energy circles pause for quiet…

Snowy chair given another 18 months to fix hydro and gas plant delays

3 March 2023

Snowy chair reappointed for another 18 months to address "legacy issues" and manage the delays and cost overruns at the…

Safeguard reforms could slash Australia’s coal mine methane bombs at little cost

3 March 2023

Three major reforms to the safeguard mechanism could see coal mines almost halve their methane emissions using just 1 per…

Wind, solar and storage costs jump by up to 60 pct, says biggest project developer

3 March 2023

Australia's most successful developer of wind, solar and battery storage projects says costs have jumped significantly over last two years.

AGL says pumped hydro “critical” to energy transition, as it updates its own plans

3 March 2023

AGL says feasibility studies underway on Muswellbrook pumped hydro energy storage JV, with a preferred technology solution on track for…

NSW funds two new electrolysers as part of $1.5bn plan to slash cost of green hydrogen

3 March 2023

Matt Kean announces two new electrolyser projects as part of $1.5 billion to slash technology costs by nearly half and…

Is nuclear power in a global death spiral?

3 March 2023

Amid turbocharged renewables growth, nuclear power remains stagnant – only an acceleration of China’s program will save it from a…

Cutting edge distributed energy test lab in works for New South Wales coal centre

3 March 2023

SwitchDin unveils plans to build the Southern Hemisphere’s largest dedicated test lab for distributed energy resources (DER) in Newcastle.