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A new "nuclear renaissance" for investors: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... necessarily reliant on those new technologies coming through to mid-century." Nuclear energy makes up 10% of global electricity generation and is the second largest source of low emissions power, Hudak noted, citing statistics from the IEA. "Is nuclear ...

Octopus Energy makes waves with £1.5bn renewable energy investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... by 2030 and solar capacity to more than 1 TW. The G7 ministers called for reducing gas consumption and increasing electricity from renewable sources while phasing out fossil-fuels faster and building no new coal-fired plants. Japan however opposed phasing ...

Aust Post launches inaugural sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... has committed to reducing scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 15% by 2025 from a 2019 baseline, sourcing 100% renewable electricity by 2025, using 100% fully sustainable packaging range aligned to the 2025 National Packaging Targets by 2025, decreasing waste ...

Graforce and Worley to scale GHG-free hydrogen gas technology in APAC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... reductions goal of 40% by 2030. In a modular plasmalysis plant a high-frequency plasma field powered by renewable electricity splits hydrocarbons such as methane into their molecular components: hydrogen and solid carbon. Compared to water electrolysis ...

No room for complacency for Australia as a renewable energy superpower

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... essentially a way of derisking and getting out of the lab and getting into the real world. We've been doing that in the electricity space - now how do we do that, particularly in the green steel and hydrogen space?" Hydrogen is an opportunity for domestic ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... which will see the federal government partner with state and territory governments to deliver up to $3 billion of electricity bill relief for eligible households and small businesses. From July 2023, eligible households will receive up to $500 in electricity ...

$500bn investment needed to decarbonise NEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
It is possible to decarbonise Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) in line with the ambition of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, but it carries a price tag of nearly half a trillion dollars of investment between now and 2050. The Clean ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... multiple projects that convert organic waste streams to biogas for use in industrial processes, conversion to renewable electricity, or refinement to Renewable Natural Gas. "What we like about this investment is that it's linked to the food sector ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... terawatt-hour (TWh) in 2021, marking 22% growth on 2020. In 2021, solar photovoltaics (PV) accounted for 3.6% of global electricity generation, making it the third-largest source of renewable electricity after hydropower and wind. More than three million ...

Brookfield consortium to buy Origin Energy for $18.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... capacity identified by the Australian Energy Market Operator that is required to be developed across the National Electricity Market ("NEM") through to 2030. MidOcean is an LNG company formed and managed by EIG. The acquisition of Origin's gas assets ...