Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals - March, 2021
The OECD’s incoming secretary-general Mathias Cormann has urged caution over new carbon-pricing ideas.
ETU wants demerger laws repealed
Unions have slammed legislation that allows the break-up of the CFMMEU.
Big firms buy up Tilt Renewables
Renewables developer Tilt Renewables will go private after a $2.75 billion bid.
Class action looms for SAPN
A class action lawsuit has been launched for victims of the 2019 Cudlee Creek bushfire in the Adelaide Hills.
Cormann gets OECD nod
Mathias Cormann is the new head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Customer data mined for DER
New funding will allow a tech firm to explore using customer data to improve energy systems.
High-tech threads tested
A technicolour dreamcoat may be the next big thing in electronic communications.
Hydrogen springs from coal site
Brown coal is being turned into liquid hydrogen as part of a $500 million pilot project in Victoria.
Yallourn end moved ahead
The closure of the 100-year-old Yallourn power plant has been moved forward to 2028.
Spill fine tops $2.5 billion
The world's biggest nickel producer has paid a AU$2.5 billion fine for environmental damage.
Big spend on gas consultants
The Federal Government is spending millions on gas industry consultants to tell it how to subsidise the gas industry.
ACCC says petrol stabilising
Authorities say Australian petrol prices have stabilised after a highly unpredictable year.
AEMC reviews reliability
Authorities are redefining ‘reliability’ to respond to the rise of renewables.
Bitcoin brings huge energy use
A new report shows the mining of bitcoin uses more electricity than several entire nations.
Finkel flying green flag
Australia’s former chief scientist is on a global lobbying blitz, ensuring the world that Australia has an emissions plan.
NSW pays to patch polluters
New South Wales has announced a $750 million scheme to help clean up big emitters.
PM visits new battery site
The Prime Minister has marked the site of Australia’s first advanced manufacturing facility for lithium-ion batteries.
Solar tech turned to toxins
The technology behind solar panels is being adapted to detect deadly toxins.
EY defends coal method
Consulting giant Ernst and Young has been accused of overvaluing a coal mine project by hundreds of millions of dollars.
Longwall risk laid out
Concern has been raised about the effect of a coal mine expansion on key swamplands in NSW.