Victorian election: Energy policies mirror national divide
The Australian Financial Review
The Labor government of Daniel Andrews has ambitious renewable energy targets and carbon emissions reduction goals, similar to - but if anything more ambitious than - those likely to be adopted by federal Labor. The Liberal ... That sounds a lot like ...

Investments in wind and solar power to boost Australia's renewable energy production
Travel News | eTurboNews
Renewable energy currently makes up 17% of Australia's electricity generation as the country is highly investing in wind and solar power to reduce its reliance on coal to produce electricity. Solar photovoltaic and wine power are in fact rapidly ...

and more »

Victorian election: what the parties are promising
The Guardian
... road projects are in the pipeline – to win this election. But it is pledging more, particularly its $50bn suburban underground rail loop, “the biggest transformation of public transport in Australian history”. .... The centrepiece of Labor's ...

and more »

If all else fails, do the conventional thing
Pursuit
As members of the Council of Australian Governments Energy Council, several are leading bespoke and uncoordinated initiatives that aren't collectively putting forward a strong case in the national interest. Under-investment in much-needed forms of ...

and more »

Victoria's forestry fight: how the election is raising the environmental stakes
The Guardian
The environment minister, Lily D'Ambrosio, tells Guardian Australia Labor will “continue to work with industry, unions and environmental groups to ensure Victoria continues to have a sustainable forestry industry”. D'Ambrosio says Labor's forestry ...

Australia stuck in awkward position between the US and China
NEWS.com.au
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a scheme to increase renewable energy generation at the weekend. However, the US-China encounter overwhelmed the summit and was so disruptive that for the first time in three decades the Asia Pacific Economic ...

and more »

Why fair dinkum language is crucial in the energy debate
The Sydney Morning Herald
As energy prices and temperatures soar in Australia, so too does the use of confusing words in the energy debate. The most recent addition to the energy sector's bulging lexicon is "fair dinkum power", a term coined by ... Today, the term usually ...

and more »

Australian new energy companies hold global appeal: TLEM Conference lowdown
Proactive Investors Australia
A running theme over the two-day conference was how battery mineral markets, as well as uranium and other clean energy commodities, will be impacted by renewable energy targets and expanding climate change policy. Focus was also given to Western ...

and more »

Solar panels and battery takes one Queensland classroom off the grid
ABC News
"In fact, the cost of the solar and battery system was lower than the cost of connecting it to the grid." The company is also trialling off-grid classrooms in New South Wales — a project made possible with a $370,000 grant from the Australian ...
Brisbane classroom goes “fair-dinkum” off-grid, using solar and Tesla batteryOne Step Off The Grid (blog)

all 54 news articles »

'Investors are mostly concerned about political risks': energy minister Angus Taylor – full interview
The Guardian
Interview with the energy minister Angus Taylor and Guardian Australia political editor Katharine Murphy. The discussion follows government announcements on measures to reduce power prices, ... I'll get on to today's announcements [about measures to ...

and more »