Energy Industry

There are concerns WA's transition to renewable energy could be even further delayed, with $3 billion in funding sitting idle in a federal government green bank.

The investigation comes as CHOICE filed its first 'super complaint' to the ACCC in May, flagging concerns that energy retailers use words like 'saver' for plans that are far from the cheapest.

Renewable energy advocates are urging the West Australian government to throw more of its weight behind rooftop solar and batteries, saying the state is running out of time to replace coal with large-scale green power projects.

A business owner who spent $40,000 connecting to natural gas last year now faces a $20,000 bill to convert to electric, before Solstice Energy shuts the gas network in his town. 

China has put its economic might behind renewable technologies in a desire to stop relying on imported fossil fuels.

A small-scale wind turbine has been developed in Adelaide in the hope of supplying energy direct to off-grid users, including farms, wineries and construction sites.

A coal company that shed 90 workers at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic has lost a High Court bid to head off unfair dismissal claims.

As many of its delegates pour significant investment into renewables systems, the keynote panel at this year's Diggers and Dealers conference suggests Australia's switch to a fully renewable grid is dead in the water. 

After surrendering its dominance of Australian electric vehicle sales, Tesla is also now also rapidly losing ground in the home battery market.

With independent Craig Garland saying he won't support the Liberals, who are hoping to hold on to minority government, the party's path to power has narrowed.

The state's energy minister tells ABC Radio Hobart he has signed the deal for the multi-billion-dollar undersea cable during the government caretaker period.

Victorian government regulations limit the sharing of generated power between properties, even if they have the same owner. Farmers are calling for changes so they can capitalise on their own microgrids.

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff says he intends to approve the Marinus Link interconnector deal with the federal government, as he seeks final advice. A business case has not been released, and negotiations continued during the caretaker period. 

The father of emissions trading in Australia has warned the nation is "on a path to comprehensive failure" without the urgent reintroduction of a carbon price.

Experts say Beijing's commitment to renewable energy is revolutionising the country's energy usage, and it could impact the fight against global warming and a key Australian industry.

For the first time, battery sales in Australia have surpassed sales of solar panels. Now retail giant Bunnings wants a piece of the action. 

Australian power demand rose relentlessly until 2008, when it stopped growing. That record has finally been eclipsed, and experts say it is a sign of things to come.

A gas development backed by media mogul Kerry Stokes has been tapping into Western Australia's domestic gas market to supply overseas customers amid long delays in the delivery of the plant.

Indigenous leaders eye Canada's community-led and owned energy infrastructure as a blueprint for Australia.

A policy expert questions whether Australia can still meet its renewable energy targets, as Blue Float Energy withdraws from a major Victorian renewables project, and from offshore wind internationally.