The landscape in Australia’s electricity market is undergoing a seismic shift at present with cheap renewable energy flooding into the market and causing some serious questions to be asked about …
AGL’s Liddell coal plant to get new lease of life as big battery storage project
AGL Energy will turn its obsolete Hunter Valley Liddell coal generation plant into a giant 500 MW battery as it manages the transition to a renewable energy dominated electricity market. …
AGL to keep Liddell power plant open until 2023
AGL Energy has announced that it will keep its ageing Liddell power plant in the Hunter Valley open until 2023 after intense lobbying by the Federal Government. The coal-fired plant …
New South Wales to open the way for $18 billion worth of rural renewable energy generation projects
New South Wales Energy Minister Don Harwin has announced co-ordinated planning for new high-voltage power lines to help unlock $18 billion worth of new rural renewable energy generation projects. New …
AGL Energy turns down $250- million unsolicited Alinta offer for Liddell plant
AGL Energy has formally rejected a $250 bid for the coal-fired Liddell power station in New South Wales by Alinta Energy and its Chinese owner Chow Tai Fook, angering the …
Retailers offering products to renewable energy generators to reduce risk of solar, wind power
The huge influx of solar and wind power plants into the national energy market is creating new financial products to help offset the risks of intermittent generation – when the …
AGL refusing to buckle under government pressure to sell Liddell coal-fired power station
AGL Energy’s Chief Executive Andy Vesey has said that the company wants to turn its coal-fired Liddell power station into a renewable energy hub after its closure in 2022 and …
Energy Australia says ‘No’ to any new investments in coal generation
Energy Australia has taken the lead from AGL Energy, saying that it struggles to make a viable economic case for any new investments in coal-fired power plants. In 2017, AGL …
AGL will close coal-fired Liddell plant in 2022 and replace it with gas, solar, batteries and possibly hydro
AGL Energy has rejected a plea by the Federal Government to keep its Liddell coal-fired power station in New South Wales open beyond 2022. It will make up for the shortfall …
Coalition gives strongest signal yet that it will ditch CET and subsidies on renewables
The coalition government gave a strong signal that it will ditch the Clean Energy Target (CET), with Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg saying that the electricity sector is looking for stability …