Energy

The Environmental Protection Authority has released its greenhouse gas guidance which maintains its goal of net zero emissions by 2050 but will be flexible in how it is applied, after receiving feedback on a draft it released in December.

Power prices that fall during the day and rise at night, plus more storage, could help address the growing impact of rooftop solar on Western Australia’s southern power grid, with a new report listing 10 suburbs as potential candidates for community batteries.

Andrew Forrest has added to his diverse business portfolio, purchasing global renewable energy development company Windlab in a consortium with Sydney-based Federation Asset Management.

SPECIAL REPORT: Bushfires on Australia’s east coast will put pressure on emissions policy at a time when decisions are being made on major projects needed to boost the economy in the west.

A global investment company based in the Middle East has become the fourth equity investor in a $511 million waste-to-energy project that commenced construction at Rockingham this month.

Contract Power Group plans to build a new power station at Esperance after Horizon Power awarded the Perth company a 20-year power purchase agreement for the supply of electricity to the town.

Australia has edged out Qatar to become the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on an annualised basis, according to national consultancy Energy Quest.

Resolute Mining has signed a power supply agreement with Aggreko, to assist in the development of its Mali-based Syama solar hybrid power plant.

Chevron and Newcrest have signed a supply deal for 16 petajoules of domestic gas until 2023, while a new analysis of the state’s gas market says the Scarborough and Browse developments are necessary to ensure sufficient supply.