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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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Shell finally outlines its “below 2°C” climate change scenario
Oil major Shell has for the first time sketched out what it thinks it would take for the world to avoid 2C of global warming.
Simon Evans

May 12, 2016

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Big oil major Total says it wants to be one of Big 3 solar companies
French oil giant sees future growth in electricity, solar, and energy storage, rather than transport fuels. It aims to be one of top 3 solar companies.
Christian Roselund

Apr 22, 2016

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Price shock: how the gas industry is weathering the oil crash
Woodside gas project is just the latest victim as companies adapt to lower oil prices. So how else is the sector dealing with the low prices?
Diane Kraal

Mar 31, 2016

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Wake up call for oil companies: electric vehicles will deflate oil demand
The trends currently underway in the auto industry are likely to have a substantial impact on oil demand in the medium term, and even a devastating impact in the longer term.
Andreas de Vries and Salman Ghouri

Mar 31, 2016

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Is oil becoming stranded?
The recent collapse in oil prices is reminiscent of a similar dive in the price of coal. But will it have the same effect on oil assets as it has for coal?
Paul Spedding

Mar 9, 2016

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Coalition digs deeper into fossil fuels with new “growth centre”
Coalition pours $15.4m into fossil fuel “growth centre”, which aims to position Australia’s oil, gas, coal and uranium sectors for “the next wave of investment”.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 25, 2016

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BP’s energy outlook barely changed after Paris climate agreement
The 2016 BP energy outlook, published this week, shows the oil company’s views on the shape and direction of energy demand over the next 20 years have barely shifted.
Simon Evans

Feb 15, 2016

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“State of transition” Oil oversupply, shale bankruptcies, gas leaks, and a whiff of securities fraud
The great global energy transition will play out in countless small dramas. But reminders of the over-arching global narrative, that we are in a race against time, are remorseless.
Jeremy Leggett

Feb 2, 2016

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Fossil fuel divestment campaign gathers pace in Australia and worldwide
Latest stocktake of global divestment movement reveals 500 institutions representing $US3.4 trillion in assets now involved, including Australia’s City of Melbourne and 14 local councils.
Jon Walter

Dec 3, 2015

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10 renewable micro grids that are reducing reliance on fossil fuels
Affordable renewable energy provides island and remote communities an alternative to the risks and drawbacks from relying solely on oil for energy.
Rocky Mountain Institute

Nov 5, 2015

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Origin says it won’t fight against rooftop solar and storage
Origin Energy says it won’t fight against new technologies such as rooftop solar and battery storage, but it remains committed to its major gas play – a multi-billion bet that has seen its share price plunge as the international oil price tanked.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 21, 2015

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