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Origin of the energy species: Will our utilities ever evolve?
Grant King’s new attack on renewables – and the carbon price – was expected by most in the industry. It underlines the fear that Australia’s utilities are not ready to evolve, unless there is strong political leadership. Sadly, there is not much chance of that. -
Origin still unhappy about renewables ruling and target
Origin Energy is still unhappy about the CCA ruling on the renewable energy target, and the issue of cost. In the meantime, its earnings suffer from falling demand – the result of intense competition and the impact of solar PV – while its full-year profits will be hit further by the impact of hot weather in January, when everyone switched on the air-con. -
Green energy schemes under renewed attack
As predicted, Origin Energy is using the reduced electricity demand forecasts for a new assault on the renewable energy target, and green energy schemes in Australia are now under attack at both utility scale and on the rooftop. But is the scale of the RET actually up for review? -
The top Australian cleantech predictions for 2012
2012 will be a critical year for cleantech in Australia. Costs for many technologies are falling rapidly, but critical decisions will be made about renewable energy targets and support mechanisms. Here, the heads of Pacific Hydro, GE, Infigen Energy, Better Place, Origin, First Solar, Carnegie Wave, the Grattan Insitute, the CEC and the SEAA share their predictions.
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