Greens to push high-speed rail
THE Australian Greens will use their likely Senate power to urge the government to reconsider a high-speed rail link along Australia's east coast, with a new poll showing 74 per cent of people favour the idea.
Click here for full storyLI Ka-Shing, Asia's richest man, has bought EDF's British electricity network business for £5.8bn in a deal that will see its £500m pension deficit for UK workers reduced by a quarter.
Click here for full storyAt a time when the state is reeling under power shortage and looking to strengthen renewable energy sources, 1527.6 MW of renewable energy projects have been cancelled.
Click here for full storyGlobal subsidies for fossil fuels dwarf support given to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power and biofuels, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said.
Click here for full storyThe Statement delivered by Chris Huhne in the House of Commons reconfirmed the Government's long-term commitment to expanding renewable energy, with the announcement of a Renewables Delivery Plan.
Click here for full storyAfter supposedly abandoning the much-touted cap-and-trade scheme due to a lack of support, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced a scaled-back $15 billion energy bill that supporters hope will muster enough votes. But it’s already coming under attack from all angles, and critics are warning that the carbon regime could still be in the cards.
Click here for full storyThe U.S. needs to rethink its policies on using nuclear energy, says NextEra Energy Chief Executive Lew Hay
Click here for full storyAs solar and wind energy are moving from niche businesses to big global industries, companies around the world could realize big rewards if they became leaders.
Click here for full storyThree ''exceptional'' heatwaves across Australia in 2009 helped make it the nation's second hottest year on record and contributed to a new worldwide report which has found global warming is for real and has not ''stopped'', as some sceptics have suggested.
Click here for full storyAustralia needs to do more on climate change and have an adequate mining tax, says a Nobel Prize-winning economist.
Click here for full storyLABOR'S push to cut greenhouse gas emissions through the use of energy efficiency schemes was yesterday dealt another blow when building industry heavyweights discredited the star ratings being applied to hundreds of thousands of homes.
Click here for full storyThe Spanish government and solar- power producers almost reached an agreement on reducing subsidies to the industry before officials suspended talks to assess savings from a clampdown on fraud, according to a memo from industry representatives at the meeting.
Click here for full storyGlobal subsidies for fossil fuels dwarf support given to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power and biofuels, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said.
Click here for full storyJohn F. Kennedy, in the wake of the Bay of Pigs fiasco, once said that "victory has a thousand fathers, but failure is an orphan." Not so climate change legislation, which has now failed in both the US Congress and the Australian Senate.
Click here for full storyDespite the surprise ditching of Kevin Rudd as Australia's 26th prime minister last month, a large proportion of Australians heaved a sigh of relief when he walked the plank. True, he once enjoyed record levels of public support, but people had become heartily fed up by the time he was "assassinated".
Click here for full storyNobel prize-winning US economist Joseph Stiglitz said Australia is at risk of falling behind Europe in the development of low-carbon technologies while awaiting clarity on the worldwide accord.
Click here for full storyVICTORIA and Australia experienced their second-hottest year on record in 2009, according to a report drawing on research from 48 countries that found evidence of global warming was undeniable.
Click here for full storyPublic health problems will increase unless global governments take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Australia's peak medical body says.
Click here for full storySuzano Papel e Celulose (SUZB5.SA), a Brazilian paper and pulp producer, said on Thursday it would invest up to $800 million in the creation of a renewable energy unit.
Click here for full storyAustralia’s government will set up a citizen’s assembly to build consensus on putting a price on carbon and will today outline plans on renewable energy and power generation, Climate Change Minister Penny Wong said.
Click here for full storyAlgae-to-oil technology is one step closer with Australian company, MBD - the USA's OriginOil's first customer - purchasing equipment for its James Cook University facilities.
Click here for full storyA Coalition government could spend about $300 million a year for the next decade subsidising the overhaul of a single electricity generator in a bid to reduce greenhouse emissions without raising power prices.
Click here for full storyOil refiner and marketer Caltex Australia Ltd says motorists should be excluded from any proposed carbon pollution reduction scheme because it would be ineffective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Click here for full story28 new projects focusing on renewable energy and energy efficiency have collectively received DKK 286 million in support funding from the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme, writes the Danish Energy Authority in a news release.
Click here for full story100 days into the BP disaster, it's time to quit claiming that an economy based on fossil fuels is our only option.
Click here for full storyA world-renowned solar research centre has lost $20 million in federal funding in what green advocates say is a massive blow to Australia's efforts in renewable energy.
The decision to deny research funding to the award-winning University of NSW Photovoltaic Centre of Excellence comes as the prime minister faces continued criticism for planned cuts to solar programs to fund her "cash-for-clunkers" low-emissions car program.
Click here for full story NASA, which pioneered America’s space programme, is to set up shop in the Kapiti Coast town of Otaki, lured to a new technology park targeting green and renewable energy sources.
Click here for full storyA project to harness wave energy on the Chatham Islands has been awarded funding under the government's Marine Energy Deployment Fund, Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today.
The proposal put forward by Chatham Islands Marine Energy Ltd (CHIME), to install a shore-based device to capture wave energy, has been awarded $2.16 million, subject to conditions, including receiving resource consent.
Click here for full storyElectric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors Inc. said Monday it delivered its first vehicle in Australia, marking its entry into that market.
Click here for full storyCarnegie Wave Energy Ltd., the Australian marine energy project developer, has won A$250,000 ($226,000) in government funding for a trial desalination project it aims to integrate with wave-power technology.
Click here for full storyTHE efficiency of Australian homes built to cut greenhouse emissions is in question due to errors in software that performs the calculations.
Click here for full storyOpposition Leader Tony Abbott says he supports nuclear power, but the time is not right for it in Australia. "I am not theologically opposed to nuclear power," Mr Abbott told Fairfax Radio in Brisbane.
Click here for full storyPREMIER John Brumby has exposed Julia Gillard over climate change by unveiling an ambitious plan that would require hundreds of millions of dollars in federal support and - eventually - a national carbon price.
Click here for full storySouth Australian premier says that news on the will to connect more green energy are good news for the state, as it already has attracted more than 90% of the country’s geothermal development.
Click here for full storyGlobal solar module producer Solon and venture capital-backed Australian solar start-up Bright Generation have partnered to integrate Solon Black solar modules into Bright Generation’s combined photovoltaic (PV) and thermal solar systems.
Click here for full storyVictoria is set to become Australia’s solar state through a plan to increase Victoria’s electricity supply from large scale-solar power to five per cent by 2020, Premier John Brumby said.
Click here for full storyA new study by Germany's Federal Environment Agency (UBA) outlines the country's potential to achieve 100% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2050.
Click here for full storyIncreasing demand for alternative sources of energy in Asia is helping drive performance in the renewable energy sector, according to Impax Asset Management.
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