Renewables
NSW’s $1 billion clean energy fund selects first investment projects
Battery storage projects in Homebush and Newcastle will receive $100 million, the first investment made by the government’s Energy Security Corporation.
- Jessica McSweeney
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Wind farm plan tipped to risk billions in energy investment and 26,000 jobs
An analysis estimates the Coalition’s proposed policy would put $3.9 billion in local wages and more than $200 million in landholder and community payments at risk.
- Annika Smethurst
Push to deliver solar to 2.5m apartment dwellers gains traction
Houses are still 10 times more likely to have rooftop solar panels than apartments, but the financial case for solar on strata buildings is better than ever.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Australia needs more renewables. This 900-kilometre cable will help
A new high-voltage “superhighway” with a $4.1 billion price tag will soon make it easier to add wind and solar farms to the network.
- Nick Toscano
Green energy is shielding Australia from a global power price shock
The rollout of renewables and batteries is buffering Australian electricity bills from the Iran war energy crisis.
- Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Falling power bills contingent on no delays to renewables, industry warns
Household energy prices are expected to fall more than $150 from July 1, but this could be jeopardised by any further delays to major projects, according to the industry.
- James Hall
Snowy Hydro pumps up the case of 2.0 before more delays, cost blowouts
The mega-project, one of the world’s biggest pumped hydro schemes, will provide cheaper energy and prevent blackouts when coal exits, Snowy says.
- Mike Foley
WA is ahead of the pack for solar uptake. But what happens to panels at the end of their lives?
The WA government will tip $17.8 million into a program to recycle solar panels and lithium-ion batteries in a bid to recover valuable materials and reduce the waste being sent to landfill.
- Michael Philipps
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- Emissions
Climate wars are heating up again as emissions and power bills fall
The Coalition and One Nation are trying to outflank each other against renewables as Labor heralds results in power bills and climate action as “proof” its green agenda is delivering.
- Mike Foley
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- Electricity
Liddell power station chimneys come crashing down in controlled explosion
For more than half a century, the Liddell power station burned black coal to generate electricity to power New South Wales. On Tuesday, its two 168-metre tall concrete chimney stacks were demolished.
- Nick Toscano