Colin Packham

The energy company is battling majors to secure a licence to develop an offshore wind project in Victoria, but the CEO is confident it will win out.

Many of the largest renewable developers are private, while listed companies may offer indirect access or have to navigate their own transition.

The closure ends coal power generation at the site for the first time in more than 50 years, amid heightened concern about the pace of developing new renewable energy generation.

The partnership with RES will drastically improve the chance of Origin securing a licence to develop offshore wind in Victoria.

The deal for the 700 convenience stores will allow Viva Energy to accelerate its retail shift amid a rise in EVs that threatens its traditional business.

The company, founded in Australia and quickly expanded overseas, is backed by Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Aware Super.

Australia faces a gas shortage, but environmental and Indigenous groups oppose such development in the Beetaloo Basin.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Orsted and Shell join Origin Energy and Macquarie seeking licences to develop wind farms in Gippsland.

Minister’s wake-up call comes as the head of the country’s state-owned green bank says the pace of new renewable energy developments is too slow to meet ambitious targets.

Australian authorities said they could ease a COVID-19 lockdown that demands Sydney’s five million people stay home until the end of August if half the...