Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals - March, 2018
Adani water plans attacked
Adani's plan to drain billions of litres of groundwater could destroy one of the world's last unspoiled desert oases.
Grattan slams gold-plated power
A new report criticises several states for driving unnecessary investment in power networks ...
Green groups swamp Sydney
Thousands of protestors have taken to Sydney streets to call for more renewable energy.
Legal fight over cable fail looms
The Tasmanian Government wants compensation for the 2015 undersea power cable outage.
Liddell shortfall forecast
AEMO says an additional 850 megawatts of dispatchable generation capacity could be needed ...
NT urged to curb emissions
A rise in emissions has led green groups to urge the NT to introduce a targeted climate policy.
Pole fire court case forming
Victorian power company Powercor could face a class action over bushfires.
Victoria getting battery backup
Funding has been provided for two large-scale, grid-connected batteries to shore up Victoria’s power supplies.
Big wind plan withdrawn
Plans to build a wind farm between Canberra and Goulburn have been withdrawn.
Gates firm pushes new nuclear
One of Bill Gates’ companies has launched a new project to build a traveling wave nuclear reactor.
Hazelwood wind-down continues
Decommissioning work is almost complete at the former Hazelwood Power Station.
Marshall makes power plans
SA Liberals have claimed victory after 16 years of Labor rule in South Australia.
Mining views reviewed
Most Australians accept mining and have positive views of its economic role, but they hold low levels of trust in in the industry, according to a new survey.
State goals to beat NEG
State governments are investing enough in renewables to render the Turnbull government’s energy policy useless.
Critic questions big gas loss
Australia has lost $90 billion in revenue from some of its most valuable resources, according to an Oxford University expert.
Proton prototype shows promise
RMIT engineers have demonstrated a world-first, working, rechargeable “proton battery”.
QLD gas price smashes average
Queensland residential gas prices are over twice the national average.