Cheaper renewables pile into grid and slash power costs

Cheaper renewables pile into grid and slash power costs

Record amounts of renewable energy are driving coal from the power grid,cutting emissions and electricity costs.

  • byMike Foley

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Ukraine desperate for Australian coal to avoid Russia-caused blackouts

Ukraine desperate for Australian coal to avoid Russia-caused blackouts

Kyiv has made a fresh plea for a shipment of Australian coal amid fears of major blackouts as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy supply.

  • byRob Harris
Coal companies to reap up to $1 billion compensation before price cap winds up
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Coal companies to reap up to $1 billion compensation before price cap winds up

Chris Bowen is ready to lift the cap on the coal price,but he has not yet made the final call.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Rooftop solar drives out coal,wind and grid-scale solar

Rooftop solar drives out coal,wind and grid-scale solar

Australia’s 3.5 million rooftop solar installations are pumping out so much energy on sunny days,they’re forcing large-scale wind and solar farms – as well as coal plants – to reduce generation.

  • bySimon Johanson
Renewables surge,but higher coal exports fuel Greens’ ire

Renewables surge,but higher coal exports fuel Greens’ ire

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says a boom in wind and solar farms will transform Australia into a clean energy superpower.

  • byMike Foley
Doing things by halves:Glencore’s $10.6b plan to shake up the mining world
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Glencore

Doing things by halves:Glencore’s $10.6b plan to shake up the mining world

Ivan Glasenberg wanted to buy Canada’s Teck Resources to bulk up Glencore’s base metals and coal operations. His successor now is halfway there.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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Glencore gears up for demerger with $10.6 billion Canada coal deal

Glencore gears up for demerger with $10.6 billion Canada coal deal

One of Australia’s largest coal exporters will spin off its coal mines and more than 10,000 local employees into a New York-listed company.

  • bySimon Johanson
Energy agency predicts peaks in global oil,coal and gas demand by 2030

Energy agency predicts peaks in global oil,coal and gas demand by 2030

The prediction,which has stirred controversy among oil producers,is a sign of a sweeping transformation in the global energy landscape.

  • byBrad Plumer
BHP sells Queensland coking coal mines to Whitehaven

BHP sells Queensland coking coal mines to Whitehaven

Whitehaven Coal has won the bidding for two of BHP and Mitsubishi’s coking coalmines in Queensland.

  • bySybilla Gross andMegawati Wijaya
Coal king under fire as major investor targets executive pay

Coal king under fire as major investor targets executive pay

A fund campaigning against Whitehaven Coal’s proposed purchase of two BHP mines is planning an advertising and letter blitz targeting shareholders.

  • bySimon Johanson
NSW mining boss forged partner’s signature amid $20m coal fight
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NSW mining boss forged partner’s signature amid $20m coal fight

A mining executive forged his business partner’s resignation after their company was hit with a $20 million bill for failing to deliver coal in the NSW Hunter,a court has found.

  • byPerry Duffin