Origin Energy has been ordered to pay a record $17.6 million after admitting it breached Victoria’s energy rules, impacting over 670,000 customers.
The NSW Environmental Protection Agency and the owner of a disused copper smelter in Port Kembla, NSW have agreed to an $18 million enforceable undertaking to address copper contamination in the area, which could affect close to 400 homes.
Engineering firm Clough has filed a cross-claim against its former joint venture partner Elecnor in the EnergyConnect transmission project after the companies had a falling out over defaults.
The federal government has awarded Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners $814 million for a green hydrogen project in Western Australia, as another green hydrogen project in Queensland faces an uncertain future after the state yanked funding.
Construction company Primero Group has signed a $100 million contract with Rio Tinto for works at the mining giant’s coastal water supply sustaining project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
Acciona’s renewable energy subsidiary Energía has closed a $453 million syndicated loan for the Aldoga solar farm project in Queensland, with the backing of Spanish export credit agency Cesce.
Energy Vault has acquired the 125 MW/1,000 MWh Stoney Creek battery energy storage system from project developer Enervest Group.
ExxonMobil Australia and Woodside Energy have approved a final investment for a project to drill new wells offshore in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin.
Spanish infrastructure company Acciona has resolved proceedings over a contract for the construction of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant in Western Australia.
Green iron start-up Element Zero has lost its latest bid to set aside search orders in a case by Fortescue alleging former employees misappropriated its process for carbon dioxide-free iron.