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AGL chief Brett Redman abruptly resigns ahead of coal break-up plan We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement The head of Australian power giant AGL has abruptly resigned, saying he is unable to commit to seeing through the company’s plans to break up its coal- and gas-fired power stations from its wider retailing business. Brett Redman, who has been with AGL for 15 years and CEO for the past two years, has told the board he could not make a “long-term commitment” to overseeing the demerger of the nation’s biggest and oldest energy utility and has resigned, effectively immediately. ....
Redmanâs exit piles pressure on AGL At age 50, Brett Redman is young enough to take on another CEO role after leaving AGL. But the damage caused by his shock departure could put a blot on his CV. Updated Save Share The optics and consequences of Brett Redmanâs sudden resignation as AGL Energyâs chief executive are awful. Within weeks of announcing a plan to break the company apart, Redman is handing AGLâs long list of structural and operational challenges to chairman Graeme Hunt, who was forced to step in immediately. Hunt has the unenviable task of getting across AGLâs operational issues, finding a new CEO and adroitly dealing with the fastest-changing and most heavily regulated sector in Australia. ....
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Big emittersâ green goals drive AGL to mull âhybridâ power plans Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Energy giant AGL has struck a partnership to assess developing huge hybrid power systems to help decarbonise some of Australiaâs most emissions-intensive industrial operations such as mine sites, oil and gas facilities and refineries. The venture, involving AGL and Finnish manufacturer Wartsila, comes as big changes rock the energy market and power suppliers seek to keep pace with customersâ efforts to slash greenhouse gases and target ânet-zeroâ emissions. AGL plans to close down its Liddell coal-fired power station in the NSW Hunter Valley by 2023. ....
AGL venture to offer hybrid solar-storage to industry Apr 13, 2021 â 5.12pm Save Share AGL Energy is set to ramp up its expansion into low-carbon electricity supply for industrial customers, sealing an initial deal to form a venture with Finlandâs Wärtsilä to offer âbehind-the-meterâ hybrid power systems to business. The systems, available to customers using more than 20 MW of power, would be configured differently depending on whether a customer is connected into the grid but could involve a variety of solar, gas and storage, all overseen by smart energy management controls. Remote mines are a target for AGLâs latest push into low-carbon energy supply for industrial customers. ....