Australia
Solar surge push out coal plants in Australia
Wholesale electricity prices are sinking lower than it costs to buy coal.
Solar surge push out coal plants in Australia
Wholesale electricity prices are sinking lower than it costs to buy coal.
Australia approves Iberdrola's acquisition of Infigen Energy
The Spanish energy group raised its bid by 3.5%.
Transmission investment boosts New South Wales' green push
The call for projects for its renewable energy zones saw 113 registrations of interest.
Australia's thermal capacity to contract 2.9GW in 10 years
Its biggest coal-fired plant saw cuts in daytime output by more than 70%.
Australia's carbon capture and storage plan doomed to fail: report
Existing examples around the world were expensive projects with little revenue.
WWF Australia's proposed renewable stimulus to bring $10b boost
The organisation proposed investing $500m in solar projects.
Spanish utility offers takeover bid for Infigen
Infigen’s board recommended to take the offer instead of UAC’s.
Australia to augment 1.2 GWh of storage capacity in 2020
This takes the country’s cumulative storage capacity to 2.7GWh.
UAC Energy makes $542m takeover bid for Aussie wind farm Infigen
Infigen is considering its response to the proposal.
Australia's Stockyard Hill Wind Farm connects to grid
The project is set to be fully operational in late 2020.
Australia mulls delaying network charges for electricity retailers
It is calling for stakeholder submissions by 25 June.
Australia's 3GW renewable zone opens to investors
It expects to attract $3b private investments.
New South Wales' 2GW hydro project gets final approval
The government committed to invest up to $920m for the project.
UK-based RES co-plans 2GW of renewables in Australia
It aims to accelerate development of projects in Queensland for the next 10 years.
Western Australian authorities endorse 15GW renewables project
The proposed Asian Renewable Energy hub comprised wind turbines and solar panels.
Total applies for electricity retailer license in Australia
It is currently building a 256MW solar project in the country.
Grid congestion drags renewable investments in eastern Australia
New investments in Australia plummeted to $2.9b in 2019.