Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals
Queensland’s Treasurer wants people to stop talking about Adani’s Carmichael coal mine.
QLD to challenge solar ruling
Queensland’s Supreme Court has ruled new solar power laws are invalid.
Adani bird plan backed
Queensland has approved Adani's endangered bird plan, leaving it just one step away from building its contentious coal mine.
Study tests CO2 for fracking
Chinese scientists say CO2 may make a better hydraulic fracturing fluid than water.
Cells padded with potassium
Researchers are doping new solar cells to improve their performance and speed up their run to commercialisation.
Experts report on NEM decades
Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) and power generators are being hobbled by policy and pricing limitations, a major study of the sector says.
Battery plan for LNG plant
Texas-based petroleum giant ConocoPhillips is installing a 4MW battery storage array at its Darwin LNG plant.
Stats show huge solar demand
Official figures suggest the first phase of the Victorian Government's rooftop solar rebate program would never have satisfied demand.
Adani approval shunted along
The Queensland Premier says Adani’s Carmichael coal mine should be approved within 3 weeks.
Fine for phone sale mistake
1st Energy has been fined for wrongly signing up a dementia sufferer, billing her thousands and then sending debt collectors.
Joyce pushes new coal
Barnaby Joyce says building a new coal-fired power station is a moral imperative.
Howard minister to head MCA
A former government minister has been appointed chair of the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA).
Adani backed by region
The Mayor of Rockhampton has called for Adani to be given a “fair go” at opening up the Galilee Basin.
Coal sector calls for support
The coal industry is pushing the re-elected Morrison government to support building new coal-fired power stations ...
BHP faces big dam claim
Mining giant BHP is facing a US$5 billion claim over Brazil's worst environmental disaster.