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Hazelwood to close as energy transition gathers pace in Australia
With no economic option to clean it up, and no buyer, the French owner of Victoria’s Hazelwood coal power plant has confirmed it will close in March 2017. Engie also looking to sell Loy Yang B coal plant, and WA Kwinana gas station, as it transitions to low-carbon generation.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Nov 3, 2016

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CleanTech Bites

Hazelwood brown coal generator may close in next few months
French newspaper says sources confirm Hazelwood brown coal generator will close in April, if not before.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 24, 2016

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Markets

Engie runs out of steam in Australia
Engie may have put its Australian assets up for sale, including Hazelwood. Would AGL be interested in an asset swap and replace an ageing gas plant with renewables?
David Leitch

Jul 20, 2016

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Video of the Day: Postcards from Hazelwood
Here’s the mail: The proposal by Hazelwood’s French owners to shut down Australia’s dirtiest brown coal generator has a very interesting back story…
Staff Reporter

Jun 2, 2016

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Hazelwood owner Engie acquires 80% stake in leading battery maker
French utility Engie follows French oil giant Total by moving into battery storage space with its 80% acquisition of California’s Green Charge Networks.
Ian Clover

May 12, 2016

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Hazelwood owner Engie launches push for 1,000GW of solar
Engie, the owner of the dirty Hazelwood brown coal generator, launches an initiative to have 1,000GW of solar installed in the world by 2030. That would keep the world on track to meet its 2C target, and is the first big sign that the private sector will seek to deliver on the ambitious targets agreed in Paris.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 19, 2016

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Hazelwood owner promises no new coal fired power stations
Hazelwood owner promises no new coal-fired power stations, but NGOs say it would mean more if they closed the most polluting power station in developed world.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2015

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Hazelwood owner makes big push into solar energy
Engie, owner of Hazelwood brown coal generator, buys leading solar farm developer, declaring solar to be cleaner than coal and cheaper than nuclear. It says solar is the energy source of the future.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 10, 2015

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Hazelwood owner issues ‘call to arms’ against coal
The owner of Hazelwood, Australia’s dirtiest coal fired power generator, issues a “call to arms” against coal, and also predicts a radical energy transition that will see half of all energy sourced from local wind and solar and battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 17, 2015

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