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Newspapers report the sale of the coal-fired Vales Point power station in New South Wales to a Czech business.

Sep 19 2022
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The Australian has reported delays in the giant Snowy 2.0 expansion and coal station closures have sparked fresh fears of power shortages, with the market operator to make an urgent call for new generation to avoid blackouts.

Aug 29 2022
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Please note: The AEC and ENA are currently reconsidering the format, scope and resourcing of media monitoring and licensing arrangements.  Whilst we complete this work over the next few weeks, Energy News Brief will be temporarily paused.  We look forward to bringing Energy News Brief back online as soon as possible.

Aug 26 2022
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Nine news papers reports Industry Minister Madeleine King has announced the federal government will release a further 10 sites for exploration for new oil and gas projects off the coasts of Victoria, the Northern Territory and Western Australia totalling 46,758 square kilometres.

Aug 25 2022
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The Australian has reported that oil and gas companies are rushing to accelerate investment in carbon capture and storage technologies after Resources Minister Madeleine King approved the first two new offshore greenhouse gas storage sites since 2014.

Aug 24 2022
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The Australian Financial Review reports solar power has outpaced coal as the leading fuel source in the power grid in winter for the first time. Energy Edge CEO, Josh Stabler said two of the past three days had included periods when more electricity was being generated from solar than coal.

Aug 23 2022
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The West Australian reports the Australian Energy Council has written to the WA Government's energy policy division expressing its concern about proposed targets for renewable hydrogen.

Aug 22 2022
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The Australian reports from the front Australia's high-polluting, trade intensive industries could have limited access to high-quality international carbon offset credits and offered more flexibility to slash emissions under the government's tougher safeguard mechanism regime.

Aug 18 2022
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The AFR reports Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is preparing to stare down the Greens for a second time on climate change, indicating Labor will deliver its election mandate to introduce a reformed safeguard mechanism that allows a future for gas in Australia.

Aug 18 2022
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The Australian reports the Australian Energy Market Commission has found up to 7000MW, or 13%, of the nation's power generation loses money under the current power price-gap system, while larger retailers stand to benefit from a plan to raise the cap limits.

Aug 17 2022
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The Australian reports that the world's largest money manager, BlackRock, will pump over $1bn into a string of big batteries across Australia after buying Melbourne storage developer Akaysha Energy…The AFR also covers the story…As do Nine Newspapers.

Aug 16 2022
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AEC chief executive Sarah McNamara told The Weekend Australian it would be “Better and clearer to have carbon emission objectives set external to the NEO through policy and regulation.” Following Friday’s Energy Ministers meeting…Nine newspapers also cover Ms McNamara’s comments.

Aug 15 2022
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7 News reports this morning energy ministers are meeting today, to carve out a national plan to cut our emissions and solve the gas crisis....The Australian also follows the story.

Aug 12 2022
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News Corp reports across its mastheads that Australia is being urged to open more gas fields to keep the country's lights on, with the federal Resources Minister Madeline King touting more supply as the “best solution” amid the global energy crisis… While the AFR reports from the front that Ms King told the media without Australia's resources sector, the world doesn't have net zero.

Aug 11 2022
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The Australian reports big energy users in NSW will be slugged with a new charge on their electricity bills, with an initiative to avoid blackouts resulting in retailers passing on the cost of the scheme to large customers.

Aug 10 2022
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The Canberra Times reports a debate is looming between the powerful, entrenched car industry lobby and the electric vehicle industry, with a major rift over proposed emissions standards…Nine newspapers also report that climate policy inaction has pushed the nation to the end of the electric vehicle global supply chain, leaving a shortage of affordable clean cars and a lack of charging points.

Aug 09 2022
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The Weekend Australian claims a national fix for Australia's volatile power grid has descended into acrimony, with rival energy operators at loggerheads over including coal and gas in a mooted mechanism designed to avoid a rocky transition to renewables… while the AFR Weekend writes Bluescope Steel has called on the Energy Security Board to allow coal and gas to stay in the nation's energy mix to ensure affordable and reliable power remains in the grid until a suitable replacement can be found.

Aug 08 2022
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The NT News reports Territorians are being asked to have their say on what Power and Water will invest in the electricity network to meet ongoing community demand.

Aug 03 2022
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The Australian reports the Albanese government has given gas producers two months to prove there will not be a domestic shortfall next year, as it threatens to use “big stick” export controls for the first time.…The story is also covered by the AFR and News Ltd papers.

Aug 02 2022
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The AFR’s Industry Insight produced in conjunction with Jemena writes in the puzzle of Australia's future secure, stable, and sustainable energy system, renewable gas used in Australia's existing gas infrastructure, is the often overlooked, yet critical, missing piece.

Jul 29 2022
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