Energy
Manufacturers and schools to buy energy directly from revived SEC
Victorian manufacturers and schools will be able to buy renewable energy directly from the resurrected State Electricity Commission.
- by Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
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Opinion
Renewables
China’s slowdown and the looming glut of fossil fuels
The International Energy Agency predicts peak demand for oil, gas and coal within this decade. It would be grim news for major fossil fuel exporters like Australia.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Energy agency predicts peaks in global oil, coal and gas demand by 2030
The prediction, which has stirred controversy among oil producers, is a sign of a sweeping transformation in the global energy landscape.
- by Brad Plumer
Origin acknowledges investors unhappy with $18.7b bid price
Origin Energy chairman Scott Perkins says his board will do what it can to ensure investors are happy with Brookfield’s takeover bid.
- by Colin Kruger
NSW emissions reduction laws at odds with Eraring extension, say environmental groups
The Minns government will enshrine in law its emissions reduction targets, but environmental groups say it flies in the face of recent energy decisions.
- by Laura Chung
ACCC clears $18.7b Origin buyout to speed up green energy shift
The competition watchdog has approved the acquisition of Australia’s largest energy retailer, but large shareholders think the bid undervalues the company.
- by Simon Johanson
Cement maker stops work as electricity prices surge
Surging electricity prices and Australia’s patchy energy transition are prompting the country’s biggest cement, concrete and asphalt producer to temporarily halt manufacturing each day.
- by Simon Johanson
Exclusive
Donald Farrell
Mission to quell Japanese fears over Albanese government’s gas plans
Trade Minister Don Farrell and key cabinet ministers will seek to convince Japan of Australia’s reliability as an exporter in high-powered trade talks.
- by Lisa Visentin and Mike Foley
Explainer
Nuclear energy
Is nuclear energy feasible in Australia (and how much would it cost)?
Debate has erupted over nuclear energy’s role in Australia’s shift from fossil fuels. Could it work? And why is it so controversial?
- by Mike Foley
Exclusive
Nuclear energy
‘No good reason for ongoing nuclear ban’: Holmes à Court
One of the key backers of the teal movement argued nuclear energy could conceivably play a role in Australia in the 2040s, though he described the Coalition’s energy policy as fanciful.
- by Paul Sakkal
Analysis
Renewables
Value or virtue? Origin takeover hangs in the balance
The stakes are high for Brookfield consortium’s $18.7 billion tilt at Origin Energy.
- by Simon Johanson