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Tuesday, September 25

Sanjeev Gupta unveils $1 billion SA energy plan

Billionaire industrialist Sanjeev Gupta has launched a $1 billion, one-gigawatt renewable energy plan based in South Australia’s mid-north that he says will lead Australian industry’s transition to more competitive power.

Coal no longer the cheapest energy source, says Gupta

The UK billionaire who bought South Australia’s troubled Whyalla steelworks says Australians are yet to grasp that new coal-fired electricity is more expensive to produce than solar power.

Telsa Superchargers in Franklin Street, Adelaide. Supplied image

Australia's 'electric car revolution' won't happen automatically

Despite persistent buzz, the falling cost of electric cars isn’t enough to guarantee sales in Australia, argue Graciela Metternicht and Gail Broadbent.

Key players tight-lipped on SA electric car plan

British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has declined to comment on reports he is considering building electric cars at South Australia’s shuttered Holden factory.

"Day one of a new energy world"

A South Australian renewable energy company that began 13 years ago with a solar system for a cubby house has taken the biggest step in its history, with its founder declaring “it’s day one of a new energy world”.

Whyalla saviour promises expansion and more than billion-dollar investment

The “sky is the limit” for Arrium’s Whyalla Steelworks with the plant having the long-term potential to expand its capacity 10-fold, British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta says.

Arrium's saviour looks to new markets, renewables

The British billionaire who wants to buy steelmaker Arrium says the key to its success lies in finding new markets for its products.