Nuclear needs to put some energy into PR
There are two Homer Simpson syndromes. The first has the animated character's brain cushioned by an especially thick layer of fluid, which partially accounts for his stupidity.
Click here for full storyAs scepticism about climate change gains traction around the world, a group of international scientists is trying to hit back. They've released a new study which they say shores up the facts and figures behind global warming.
Click here for full storyAfter weeks of controversy over its green schemes, The Federal Government recently announced changes to the Renewable Energy Target, the most positive sign yet that it might be serious about promoting investment in the renewable energy sector.
Click here for full storyOne thing is certain – the energy industry has been transformed forever. With environmental factors, stricter regulations and a carbon-constrained future, energy costs are on the way up.
Click here for full storyThe Western Australia state government has granted ten new exploration permits to companies looking to develop geothermal energy projects in Western Australia.
Click here for full storyCarbon trading schemes have become the most favoured government strategy to deal with climate change, including in Australia.
Click here for full storyFor all those keen on learning more about how carbon markets will evolve post Copenhagen may get some clarity and insights into the issue at the The Carbon Markets 2010 to be held from 6-7 May at Singapore. It will address the key issues influencing the global carbon market place, its effects on carbon trade and CDM.
Click here for full storyFederal Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson has said the opening of a geothermal energy project in South Australia offered a “great opportunity” to develop renewable energy in Australia.
Click here for full storyClaims that even small greenhouse gas targets will hurt big industry have been undermined by a government report that found basic efficiency improvements could cut national emissions and save businesses more than $700 million.
Click here for full storyPublic conviction in Britain about the threat of climate change has plummeted after months of questions over the science and growing disillusionment with government action, a leading poll has found.
Click here for full storyThe number of climate change sceptics is rising in the wake of failed international negotiations, political posturing and damaging publicity about scientific research.
Click here for full storyWhen it comes to avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of global warming then whatever the financial cost, the price is still worth paying.
Click here for full storyIn the new decade, who is going to take the gold in the global clean energy market? Is America even in the running?
Click here for full storyThe concept of storing electricity generated in a utility grid has been tried since the beginning of the power industry. In the U.S., large-scale storage projects flourished in the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s as utilities added 18 GWs of pumped hydro facilities to support the rapid build out of the fleet of nuclear power plants across the nation.
Click here for full storyThe federal government says its pledge to meet a renewable energy target of 20 per cent by 2020 is hinging on the success of geothermal energy.
Click here for full storyWestern Power has announced the partners which will be providing software and meters for its smart grid trial, with meters expected to be installed by June.
Click here for full storyResources and Energy Minister, Martin Ferguson, today opened the Panax geothermal project near Penola. Panax successfully applied for $7 million under round one of the Federal Government’s $50 million Geothermal Drilling Program.
Click here for full storyGreen Rock Energy Limited (Green Rock) is geothermal energy company. The company is engaged in the exploration and development of geothermal energy projects in Australia and Europe. Its initial focus is on the evaluation and development of projects located at Olympic Dam, Perth Basin and Hungary.
Click here for full storyThe official projections do not look encouraging for the penetration of renewable energy into the Australian market over the next 20 years - particularly solar.
Click here for full storyIs cap and trade really "dead"? After all, didn't Sen. Lindsey Graham say so? But Graham's remarks appear to be more political than substantive. Indeed, cap and trade remains very much a part of the debate on what legislation will look like when the closed-door negotiations are finished.
Click here for full storyPresident Barack Obama will discuss “robust” trade ties with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd when the U.S. leader visits the country this month, Jeff Bleich, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, said.
Click here for full storyThe government has referred its bungled insulation scheme to the Auditor-General for investigation after allegations of installers defrauding the program.
Click here for full storySuzlon Energy Limited - the world's third largest wind turbine maker welcomed today's announcement by the Australian Government to introduce measures to enhance the operation of the Renewable Energy Target (RET).
Click here for full storyNuclear power is the issue that won't go away in Australia's climate change policy debate. Recent public opinion polls suggest that as many as one in two of the voters would support the federal Government considering its use in pursuing a goal of cutting 140 million tonnes a year out of national greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
Click here for full storyNatural gas is forecast to account for more than one-third of Australia's electricity generation by 2030, an industry report stated.
Click here for full storyMarch 5 (Bloomberg) -- Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd., the nation’s biggest coal producer, will load its first wood-pellet shipment under a three-year contract to European power generators next week.
The 6,500 metric ton cargo loading at Napier will be the smallest under the NZ$15 million ($10 million) contract, Andy Matheson, Solid Energy’s renewable energy manager, said in a telephone interview. Twice-yearly shipments will typically be between 10,000 and 20,000 tons and there is scope to increase the contract as demand warrants, he said
Click here for full storyThe scientist who first convinced the world that climate change was a problem has backed a Greens' proposal for a carbon tax as the only solution being offered in Canberra.
Click here for full storyThe state government has approved plans for two large new power stations, triggering concerns about a further increase in greenhouse gas emissions, especially if coal is used as the fuel.
Click here for full storyThe Australian Energy Resource Assessment examines the nation's identified and potential energy resources ranging from fossil fuels and uranium to renewables. The assessment reviews the factors likely to influence the use of Australia's energy resources to 2030, including the technologies being developed to extract energy more efficiently and cleanly from existing and new energy sources.
Click here for full storyAustralia's oil reserves are dwindling and the nation is becoming increasingly reliant on imports for transport fuels, a new report shows.
Click here for full storyAustralia's Climate Change Department has released a list of the country's biggest greenhouse gas emitters, pointing to companies which may be included in the government's carbon trade plans.
Click here for full storyStrong export demand will result in the nation's energy production nearly doubling by 2030, but Australia is set to consume far less coal and much more gas, to a federal government report says.
Click here for full storyAustralia's environmental markets have sprung into life after the government announced proposed amendments to the Renewable Energy Target, creating hope that Australia may finally be able to rid itself of an unwanted reputation as a dead-end for the renewable energy industry.
Click here for full storyAlcoa of Australia Limited and Loy Yang Power today announced new base-load electricity contracts to power Alcoa's aluminum smelter at Point Henry, Geelong, and the Portland aluminum smelter to 2036.
Click here for full storyNew Zealand-based Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation announced today that it will be working with Honeywell’s UOP on a United States Department of Energy cooperative agreement project to demonstrate technology to capture carbon dioxide and cultivate algae for use in biofuel and energy production.
Click here for full storyTWO new fossil fuel power plants that will increase the state's greenhouse gas emissions by between 5 and 15 per cent will move a step closer to construction this week after developers claimed renewable energy cannot feed a growing hunger for electricity. The carbon emissions from the power stations, which would be added to existing plants at Mount Piper near Lithgow and Bayswater in the Hunter Valley, would equal a doubling of the number of cars on NSW roads.
Click here for full story The research was a joint collaboration between Baratunde Cola, assistant professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, and an international team of researchers from the U.S., Australia, China, India and the Philippines.
Cola, director of Georgia Tech’s NanoEngineered Systems and Transport Research Group (NEST), described the study as a breakthrough in efficiently harvesting electrical energy from various sources of exhaust or wasted heat.
Click here for full storyAGL Energy Limited has entered into agreements for the construction of the 52.5MW Hallett 5 wind farm at the Bluff Range in the mid-north of South Australia.
Construction will begin in July with completion anticipated in December 2011. It will create more than 120 jobs for the region during the construction phase.
Hallett 5 will consist of 25 s88 V3 turbines (2.1MW each) to be purchased from Suzlon Energy Australia Pty Ltd (Suzlon) at a total development cost of approximately $120 million
Click here for full storyChanges to the Government’s Renewable Energy Target scheme, announced last week, have been welcomed by green groups and industry as a step in the right direction to achieving Australia’s 2020 renewable energy target.
Click here for full storyProfessor Plimer, who is Professor of Mining Geology at the University of Adelaide, told the Paydirt Uranium Conference in Adelaide Monday that a lack of regulation and coherent centralised planning could have devastating long-term financial implications for Australia.
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