Renewables
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Nuclear energy
Voters warm to nuclear as billionaire Andrew Forrest slams Coalition ‘bulldust’
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has slammed the Coalition for advocating nuclear energy as the way to modernise the electricity grid as an exclusive survey reveals that 36 per cent of voters support its use.
- by David Crowe
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Minns announces $275 million in clean energy grants
The Minns government will offer funding for small and medium-sized businesses to pilot new clean energy technology.
- by Michael McGowan
The Victorian towns where Peter Dutton is considering going nuclear
The Coalition is pushing the prospect of nuclear energy in old coal-mining towns. But do Victorians actually want them and are they worth the cost?
- by Josh Gordon and Benjamin Preiss
Fortescue ups dividend, profits jump despite lower iron ore shipments
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has reported a boost in earnings and profits despite shipments and production of iron ore from its key Pilbara operations falling.
- by Simon Johanson
For these east coast travellers, an unlikely suburb of Perth is a must-see
It’s not somewhere you would think to place on day one of a travel itinerary. But for this Australian think-tank, it’s the star attraction of the wild west.
- by Emma Young
Opinion
Electricity
Smaller, faster, stronger: how to keep the lights on as storms get more violent
The cost associated with putting transmission lines underground has been considered unjustified, but the violent storm that rocked Victoria may require a rethink.
- by Tony Wood
When everyone else lost power, Kate’s stayed on. Here’s why
Many communities and individuals have opted to take matters into their own hands, investing in solar panels on rooftops, household batteries, and electric vehicles could be used to power the grid.Â
- by Laura Chung
Hundreds of Victorian transmission towers are rusty and at risk of damage
Almost one-in-seven of Victoria’s 13,000 electricity transmission towers have patchy or extensive rust, with experts warning the network is vulnerable to extreme weather.
- by Josh Gordon, Kieran Rooney and Broede Carmody
Origin fires up capacity in response to Victorian power outage
The energy giant is running its only power station in Victoria at full capacity to help stabilise the grid following Tuesday’s huge storm.
- by Simon Johanson
Victoria’s power dilemma: Reliability, resilience and a 40-year-old plant
The Latrobe Valley’s Loy Yang A is Victoria’s largest coal-fired power plant. It’s also old and unreliable – leaving taxpayers exposed.
- by Josh Gordon