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Press Releases

Queensland opens up new land to gas exploration companies
Queensland opens up new land for Senex Energy, Galilee Energy and newcomer Sajawin to explore for gas.
Queensland Government

May 28, 2019

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Renewables

Oil and gas majors could lead Australian renewables development by 2020
Rystad Energy report says oil and gas majors may be dominant renewable developers in Australia by 2020.
Sophie Vorrath

May 27, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Oil drilling in Australian Bight a disaster for climate, biodiversity
Drilling and associated development of oil in the Australian Bight will be decided by an approval system totally inadequate in the complex world of today.
David Shearman & Katrina Lyne

May 16, 2019

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Renewables

Renewables a better bet than gas for Labor’s $1.5bn transformation plan
Labor is right – there is a huge opportunity to transform the NT economy through energy development. But it’s renewables that hold the most opportunity, not gas.
Eytan Lenko

Apr 26, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

Hydrogen blues: Is this the gas industry version of “clean coal”?
The gas industry needs a new social licence strategy. It’s come up with “blue hydrogen”.
Tim Forcey

Mar 29, 2019

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Policy & Planning

The world may be nursing a gas bomb
State and national governments believe expanding gas production can be ‘made safe’ and also help reduce world greenhouse gas emissions. Our research disagrees.
David Shearman & Melissa Haswell

Mar 21, 2019

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Gas future dims as networks find cheaper alternative to high renewables grid
ElectraNet says using gas generators to provide grid security in S.A. “not economically viable” as it outlines plan to install synchronous condensers at fraction of price.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 20, 2019

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Renewables

2018: The year fossil fuels began their inexorable decline
Renewable energy broke through the 20% market share threshold in 2018, for the first time since the 1970s. Meanwhile, coal and gas generation continued to fall.
Tristan Edis

Feb 7, 2019

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France and Spain nix international gas pipeline 
France and Spain reject controversial STEP gas pipeline, a move which protestors hope will starve investment, and perhaps scrap the pipeline altogether.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 23, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

Britain has shifted 30% of its electricity away from fossil fuels in just nine years
Nine years ago, Britain generated nearly 75% of its electricity using natural gas and coal. In 2018, this has dropped to under 45%.
Grant Wilson and Iain Staffell

Jan 17, 2019

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Utilities

AGL slugged with $3m fine for Victorian efficiency certificate shortfall
AGL falls foul of Victoria energy regulator, again, this time for failing to meet its obligations under the state’s energy efficiency scheme.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 24, 2018

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Utilities

Origin to install 4MWh battery at north Queensland peaking plant
Origin Energy inks deal with South Korean consortium to install 4MWh battery at its 414MW Mt Stuart open cycle gas power plant, to use for emergency starts and to support the growing amount of renewables in Queensland’s north.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 8, 2018

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