Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals - December, 2023
Telstra signs solar deal
Telstra will rely on a Queensland solar farm to help it achieve 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025.
Fuel talks slow summit
Unwillingness to cut fossil fuels could see the COP28 talks end with a whimper.
AEMO welcomes NEM plans
AEMO says a strong pipeline of energy projects is progressing through the NEM connection process.
AER reviews incentives
Regulators have launched a review of electricity transmission service standards incentive schemes.
Fossil pledge still sought
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has joined a last-ditch effort to phase out fossil fuels at the COP28 summit.
Giant merger talks continue
Australia's top oil and gas companies, Santos and Woodside, are in talks for an $80 billion merger.
Green slice rises
New stats show about 40 per cent of the world's power generation is now renewable.
Combo bill criticised
The Albanese Government has been criticised for combining changes to the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax with a bill to avoid a new PwC scandal.
Concern over COP leader claims
The president of COP28 says there is “no science” behind calls for a phase-out of fossil fuels.
Councils back big line
Seven rural councils in Queensland have united on plans for a “clean energy corridor”, connecting western Queensland to ...
Pollution deaths tallied
A new report says fossil fuels account for 5 million extra air pollution deaths per year.