❌

Normale Ansicht

Why 2026 Is the Year Batteries Go Mainstream

20. April 2026 um 14:20
Installations are set to jump, led by Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - MARCH 10, 2024 - An aerial photo shows the largest energy storage 400MW project in Shandong province on March 10, 2024 in Zaozhuang city, Shandong Province, China. The ultra-long life battery used in this project uses lithium-ion cycle supplement technology, which can make the cycle of the energy storage battery cell up to 10,000 times, and the battery life exceeds 15 years, which is the first electrochemical energy storage project in Shandong Province to apply this technology. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Photographer: CFOTO/Future Publishing

Yancoal Buys Australia Mine Stake for Up to $2.4 Billion

14. April 2026 um 10:48
Chinese-controlled Yancoal Australia Ltd. agreed to acquire an 80% stake in the Kestrel coking coal mine in Queensland from a venture between EMR Capital Advisors Pty and Adaro Capital Ltd. for as much as $2.4 billion.

A stacker-reclaimer operates next to stockpiles of coal. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg

Inpex Boosts Condensate Supply to Australia Amid Fuel Shortages

13. April 2026 um 04:06
Japan’s Inpex Corp. will make two additional cargoes of natural gas condensate — used to produce refined fuels such as gasoline — from its Australian liquefied natural gas export project available to domestic refiners, as the country grapples with fuel shortages.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 22: A motorist fills up her car with petrol March 22, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. A surge in oil prices to a record level of US$56.72 a barrel has led to increased petrol pump prices across the country. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

Australia Broadens Fuel Tax Cut in Attempt to Shield Consumers

02. April 2026 um 07:04
Australia will further cut fuel taxes to cushion households from rising prices as the Iran war upends global supply chains.

Pedestrians in front of a Louis Vuitton store in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Australia is scheduled to release consumer price index (CPI) figures on July 30. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg

Australia Launches Gas Tax Review as War Fuels LNG Windfall

30. März 2026 um 23:16
Australia, among the world’s top liquefied natural gas exporters, will hold an inquiry to examine taxes on oil and gas firms like Chevron Corp., Woodside Energy Group Ltd. and Santos Ltd., as the Iran war pushes up energy prices, creating a windfall for producers.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks at Shell's Queensland Curtis LNG plant on Curtis Island, Australia, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Australia needs to encourage new investment in natural gas production to help prevent any domestic energy crunch and maintain the nation's A$92 billion ($59 billion) export industry, according to a Shell executive. Photographer: Ian Waldie/Bloomberg

LNG Supply Cut Further After Cyclone Hits Australian Plants

26. März 2026 um 17:17
Three Australian plants that provide about 8% of the world’s liquefied natural gas have had their output curbed by a cyclone, in a further blow to mainly Asian buyers reeling from the halt of shipments from Qatar.

The Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility, operated by Chevron Corp., on Barrow Island, Australia, on Monday, July 24, 2023. Chevron received approval to develop the site into a major liquefied natural gas export facility on the basis they could capture and store 80% of the CO2 mixed in with the fuel, instead of releasing it.

Cyclone Narelle Strengthens and Nears Australian LNG Plants

25. März 2026 um 21:54
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle strengthened and is threatening to disrupt gas and iron ore operations on Australia’s west coast, after leaving mine closures and evacuations in its wake along the north shore over the past week.

Bulk carriers sitting offshore wait to enter the port in Port Hedland, Australia, on Monday, March 18, 2019. The two parts of the town — Port Hedland and South Hedland — are divided by the water and long red piles of iron ore between rail tracks that are waiting to be loaded onto ships that dock along the edges of the inlet.
❌