14 . 10 . 2024
New mine ghosted due to bat caves
Mining giant Rio Tinto and its partner in the Rhodes Ridge joint venture have informed Federal environmental regulators that they would no longer push ahead with a long-awaited proposal to mine the Giles Mini deposit near Newman due to its impact on potential roosting sites for the vulnerable Ghost Bat.
14 . 10 . 2024
Hydrogen… what more can we wish for?
Hydrogen is a wonder molecule, the lightest known on Earth… powerful enough to fly us to the moon!
13 . 10 . 2024
Bowen’s Reliable Renewables plan is serving us ill
The Albanese government is facing a loss of social licence for its energy transition, particularly in regional areas. A recent survey confirmed this decline, with less than half of the respondents (47 per cent) feeling positive about the renewables transition compared with the peak of 70 per cent in August 2022.
13 . 10 . 2024
Why it’s time to cut our losses on green hydrogen fantasy
It was meant to be the last piece of the net-zero jigsaw – green hydrogen. The renewable energy plus batteries pieces were (sort of) in place. Green hydrogen, using electrolysis powered by renewable energy, would be the means whereby hard-to-decarbonise sectors could achieve net-zero emissions.
13 . 10 . 2024
Everything is going to work out brine
Rinehart-backed miner believes Rio’s Arcadium deal vindicates its lithium extraction strategy.
09 . 10 . 2024
Chris Bowen has his own great gas gap to fill
The government has called out the Dutton nuclear plan’s interim reliance on gas. The trouble is that Labor has its own vulnerabilities.
04 . 10 . 2024
What really killed Origin’s big hydrogen dream
It’s becoming clear that optimism, ambition and government support are not enough to compensate for the risks facing hydrogen project developers like Origin Energy.
03 . 10 . 2024
Lift gas supply or risk Greens: King
Resources Minister Madeleine King has warned gas producers they risk damaging their social licence and playing into the hands of the Greens if they fail to provide stable supply and affordable prices to consumers.
27 . 09 . 2024
New gas projects approved, but supply buffer shrinks
The Albanese government has approved two small gas projects off the coast of Victoria.
27 . 09 . 2024
Teals lash Labor for coalmines decision
Teal MPs who may be critical to Anthony Albanese’s hopes of a power-sharing agreement in the event of a hung parliament have lashed his government’s approval of three coal mine extensions, amid claims from environmentalists that the projects will emit more than 1.3 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Hancock Energy is a Hancock Prospecting company.
