Articles On Mpower Group (ASX:MPR)

Renewable energy, battery storage and microgrid business MPower (MPR) acquires the Lakeland Solar & Storage Project Located in Queensland, the Lakeland Project comprises a 10.8 megawatt alternating current (MWac) solar farm and a 1.4M...

ACT announces plan to electrify Canberra with renewable electricity over the next two decades The renewable energy sector defies supply chain challenges in 2022 to hit a record first half for new investment ECT, BSX, and PRM are this fortn...

The ASX 200 is flat as, the XEC small caps index is down 0.7%  It’s RBA day, no real surprises US Futures are lower, Chinese markets sink   Local markets are giving back what little they got from morning trade following the reserve bank o...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.30am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX stocks in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest movers...

There is a massive untapped demand from Islamic investors for sustainable investment opportunities that are Sharia compliant Australia is the only Western country in the world with no government or corporate backed sukuk market MPR and IRD...

ASX 200 is flat Small Caps index is flatter, let’s call it tepid Lots of fun rumours to dissect   So the Hang Seng Tech index lost nearly 2% when it opened this morning. And while most major indices across the Asia-Pacific ‘hood were inde...

The State of the Environment report paints a bleak picture of the health of the nation’s natural environment  “Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent over the past 200 years”, the report says The NT and INPEX deci...

IRENA estimates that renewable power added in 2021 saves around US$55 billion ($81.3 billion)  High coal and gas prices in 2021 and 2022 will also profoundly deteriorate the competitiveness of fossil fuels MPR extends banking facilities wi...

Energy transition leaders are urging businesses to factor in Scope-3 emissions  UniSA reckons tens of thousands of wind turbines will end up in landfill by the end of the decade Solar panels can be hazardous in landfill, where materials c...

As Australia’s east coast residents struggle to stay warm, ministers have recommended a National Transition Plan, a capacity mechanism, and exploration of gas market policies But the IEEFA says the proposed capacity mechanism may well and...

Today in Australian politics, commitments have been long on words and very, very short on what net-zero means, according to experts If net-zero targets are to be taken seriously, Australia needs to stop the development chain of oil, coal,...

ASX Small Cap index pops 1.4% rather nicely The top 200 ahead 1% AnteoTech and some clever diggers the big winners on Wednesday   The local small cap index is riding a mid-week mining boom with some standout individual performances from...

Emerging markets index closes 1.4% higher ASX200 gains 0.3% Havilah Resources the big winner on Tuesday   The Emerging Companies (XEC) index is tracking higher on Wednesday, up 1.4% buoyed by strength in the energy and materials sector...

Origin Energy has reached an important milestone in its plans to develop a large-scale battery at Eraring Power Station Two NZ companies are planning to build the country’s first nationwide hydrogen refuelling network Aussie largest bus bu...

A ‘credibility gap’ is becoming a growing problem for ESG investors This is slowly being addressed by regulations, but we need to do more Stockhead reaches out to sustainability expert Meryl Sukumar to get her thoughts on this A recent st...

Climate spending will received a 35% cut over the next four years if Morrison is re-elected Electric vehicles lose out in federal budget, as does renewable energy Qantas reveals interim target of 25pc reduction by 2030   The Morrison gove...

Goldman Sachs says hydrogen generation could become a $1 trillion per year market Queensland Government announces $3,000 rebate for EV purchases under $58k Billionaire backed Sun Cable raises $210mn   Yep, you heard that right. Green hydr...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.30am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX stocks in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest movers...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a series of actions on Tuesday to advance climate action in the industrial sector, including the allocation of more than US$9 billion to develop clean hydrogen capacity in the US. “Clean hydrogen...

Off the back of rising climate ambition and policy action from countries around the world, research firm BloombergNEF says a new record $755 billion was invested into the low-carbon energy transition in 2021. Clean power and electrification...

BloombergNEF says prices for carbon offsets – verified emissions reductions equivalent to one ton of carbon each – could be as high as $120/ton or as low as $47/ton in 2050, depending on what types of supply are eligible to meet the rapidly...

Around the world Against a backdrop of tempestuous markets and an important meeting of the world’s leaders at COP26 in Glasgow, the inevitable transition towards a decarbonised future has started to take shape. Joe Biden’s ascendency to the...

Highlights Governments across the globe are trying hard to safeguard the environment. Australian Energy Market Operator expects as much as 14GW of coal-fired power plants to be withdrawn by 2030. The National Electricity Market delive...

The hydrogen boom is well underway but the real game changer for the energy transition will come when low-carbon green hydrogen costs become competitive in major markets, Wood Mackenzie research analyst Bridget van Dorsten says. New researc...

Coal has been high on the decarbonisation agenda, but Wood Mackenzie metals and mining vice chair Julian Kettle says the inconvenient truth is that we still need coal-fired power to ensure an orderly transition to a low carbon world. While...

Meridian Energy (ASX:MEZ) has agreed to sell its Australian business to a consortium of Shell Energy Operations Pty Ltd – a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell and Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) — for $729 million. The deal will see Shell...

While the Australian government struggles to come up with adequate policies to support the transition to net zero emissions by 2050, highlighted by the recent release of an underwhelming Future Fuels and Vehicle Strategy, BloombergNEF says...

The Ethical Investor is Stockhead’s weekly look at ESG moves on the ASX. This week’s special guest is JP Equity Partners’ director and partner, Nic Brownbill. The world is in the grip of an ongoing global power crisis that has seen energy p...

The International Energy Agency’s (IEO) flagship publication – the World Energy Outlook has emphasised in its latest edition that while a new energy economy is emerging around the world via solar, wind, electric vehicles and low carbon tech...

It was a fairly turbulent night on global markets, but the ASX 200 put in a fairly solid day of trade on Thursday to snap a two-day losing streak. Risk-on sentiment held sway as the microcap Emerging Companies index rose more than 1%, while...

Highlights Governments across the world are implementing energy and climate policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The green energy theme is picking momentum with businesses setting dedicated decarbonisation targets as well as emiss...

  BHP flashes green credentials, but is it doing enough? BHP’s annual ‘climate change report’ is now a ‘climate action report’. What a difference a year makes when it comes to nomenclature. The action its referring to is at least a little m...

  NEM will be reliable in years to come: market operator If the Federal Government is concerned the exit of coal plants from the national electricity market will put reliability at risk, its own energy market operator does not seem too conc...

Largely driven by where else but fast moving China, electrolyser shipments will double in 2021 and quadruple by the end of 2022. There are a couple of types of this new-fangled technology, the polymer electrolyte membrane electrolysers curr...

Energy Minister Angus Taylor and the Morrison Government have finally succeeded in getting regulations that would enable the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to invest in carbon capture and storage projects through Federal Parliament. A t...

Summary Leading into August, the ASX 200 benchmark has performed on a strong note. In sync with the ASX, power companies have delivered good returns. Power companies such as Mpower and AusNet were among the leading performers. Lea...

Changes to the electricity market that would provide generators incentives to maintain physical capacity in the grid are set to be proposed to national and state governments, drawing the ire of the renewable energy sector. The Energy Securi...

Our Emission Control column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to renewable energy stocks.   Offshore wind lacks support, but can it be a major player in our energy mix? Some areas off Australia’s coastline are windier than...

Summary More than 80% of the total energy capacity additions in Australia came from the renewable energy with solar and wind accounting for ~91% of these renewable additions. Mpower specialises in the delivery of utility scale solar fa...

• Monash scientists prepare to spin-out green ammonia breakthrough • Green energy sector poised to end week on a high   Monash claims breakthrough in green ammonia development Victoria’s Monash has staked their claim in the race to bring gr...

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest winners and losers. Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT. Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intraday trade. WINNERS Scrol...

The global energy sector is changing at an extraordinary pace. The way we produce, move, store up, and consume energy is swiftly-and rightly- changing. And now clean energy targets are buzzing the governments and economies. Australia’s tak...

In the last week there have been protests around Australia organised by the Extinction Rebellion, with the aim of shedding light on environmental issues in an effort to get the government to take action. Regardless of what you think about t...

Today on the ASX, small caps had a down day, large caps had a good day while Airtasker (ASX:ART) had another brilliant day. The ASX 200 rose 0.5 per cent to 6,779 points while the ASX Emerging Companies Index fell 1.1 per cent to 2,009 poin...

The MPower Group Ltd (ASX: MPR) share price is soaring in mid-afternoon trade following the announcement of another grid connection. At the time of writing, the technology company’s shares are swapping hands for 14 cents, up 7.7%. What did...

Source: solarseven,Shutterstock Summary The whole world is targeting to reduce carbon footprints by evolving new technologies and framing new policies. Biden's $2 trillion master plan has further triggered the green boom, and business...

MoneyTalks is Stockhead’s regular recap of the ASX stocks and sectors that fund managers and analysts are looking at right now, and in this edition we’re looking at green energy. Today we hear from Nic Brownbill, director at Perth-based JP...

In February, ASX fintech stocks were winners, losers and winners again. The benchmark ASX 200 index made a 1 per cent gain for month – despite a late month drop — driven largely by favourite fintech Zip (ASX:Z1P) +43%, as well as Virgin Mon...

Source: Billion Photos,Shutterstock Penny stocks belong to companies with low market capitalisation. They trade at a very low price. These stocks can be a good investment and deliver huge returns, as the businesses hold the potential to gr...

Recession-busting stocks are usually in sectors like telecommunications and health, which has development timelines so long a months-long crisis may barely register. But solar is looking increasingly like it too might be recession-proof — j...