Energy Industry

Some are cheering the extra income from a proposed renewable energy transmission line, while others are vowing to lock their gates against electricity provider Transgrid.

An expert says current battery developments only just scratch the surface of Victoria's energy storage needs, as Pacific Green Australia announces plans to construct a 30-hectare grid-scale battery park in Portland.

The $590 million Bowmans Creek Wind Farm has been given the tick of approval, but the developer must wind back the number of planned turbines.

Residents of this regional town say it feels like they are stuck in the "Middle Ages," with the area still experiencing constant power losses.

Almost three years after a catastrophic incident left almost half a million people without power, investors still don't have answers as to what caused the explosion. 

Plummeting critical mineral prices have pushed WA's major industry players to mothball their mines, workers to lose jobs and the government to all but panic. What's the fallout and what comes next?

Across the Western world, governments are trying to rein in China's ascendancy in green tech manufacturing. But a respected global forecaster has offered a sobering assessment.

The year has barely started and extreme weather events are already in the headlines. Here are some more big environment issues to keep an eye on.

WA's policy of preventing gas produced onshore from being exported was hailed as a masterstroke during the east coast's energy crisis. But with pressure to ease those restrictions coming from billionaires, some say that could lead to disaster. 

Southern Western Australia is hosting two key projects, as solutions — big and small — are sought for the nation's growing energy needs.

Santos has been granted permission to resume laying an underwater pipeline for its Barossa gas project, north of Darwin, after winning a legal battle against a group of Tiwi Islands elders.

St Vincent de Paul calls for an urgent shake-up of power bills, warning the cost of Australia's clean energy transition is disproportionately falling on poorer customers.

This summer is predicted to be Victoria's most dangerous bushfire season in recent years. Some fear power companies haven't done enough to mitigate risk. 

With 2030 emissions reductions targets looming, a potential Adelaide-Melbourne hydrogen freight route could present a greener option.

A $20 billion takeover bid for energy giant Origin Energy fell over when the nation's largest super fund and majority shareholder in Origin - Australian Super - intervened. 

The NT government-owned Power and Water Corporation failed to notify residents of a planned power outage, leaving four customers who require life support without power for almost 90 minutes.

You might have heard that mining metals needed for the renewable energy transition could harm the environment, so what's actually happening?

While the future of one of Broken Hill's major mines is still uncertain, a green energy storage project to be built in the coming years may provide employment opportunities for some of the displaced workers. 

The Electrical Trades Union says a visit to the Buronga substation construction site from November 27 to 29 revealed "water leaking from conduits containing electrical cables" and "toilets without toilet paper, soap, or hand sanitiser".

The Australian mining magnate and climate campaigner lashes out at oil and gas supremos he says are "selfish beyond belief".

Australians were promised making energy cleaner would make it cheaper, but after two years of steep price rises, industry insiders are casting doubt on when that will happen.

Origin Energy plans to close Australia's largest coal-fired power plant in 2025, but a government review has recommended it stay open.

With very hot temperatures in Broome projected to increase from 56 to 87 days per year by 2030, Kimberley doctors are coming together to call for stronger climate action to prevent a health disaster.

Talks about how to wean the world off fossil fuels are taking place in one of the globe's leading petrostates. Massive increases in green energy and who should pay will be up for discussion.

Elliott Management is little-known outside the world of high finance, but throughout its legendary history it's made many enemies, including the Argentine navy. It's now eyeing a stoush with an Australian state over energy.