Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals
Canada is introducing a carbon price for regions that do not regulate emissions by themselves.
Coal cooling is not political
Experts say major super funds are not moving away from coal investments for political reasons.
Finnish facility piques local interest
South Australian authorities are interested in a giant underground facility being dug in Finland.
Coal closure damage downplayed
New research suggests Australia could phase out coal production without taking a massive economic hit.
Sims backs gas links
The ACCC says it makes sense for Australia’s various gas network to be connected to each other.
Gas ban lands alongside review
A scientific review and moratorium on hydraulic fracturing begins in the NT today.
Scientists head for powerful threads
Engineers are working on technology that could turn a t-shirt into a power plant.
$8 million will help sort storage
ANU is looking for new ways to store renewable energy that can be integrated into the electricity grid.
Green power leeched from QLD meat
A meatworks facility in Queensland will soon power itself with wastewater from its own processing floor.
Origin confirms new pick
Origin Energy has replaced veteran chief executive Grant King with his long time offsider Frank Calabria.
Shenhua faces new heritage check
An independent review will look at the risks Shenhua's proposed Watermark mine pose to Aboriginal heritage and sacred sites
ACF's Carmichael claim fails
The Federal Court has dismissed a legal case against the Carmichael coal mine, while the QLD government has voted to back it even further.
Carbon cracks silicon ceiling
For the first time ever, carbon nanotube transistors have outperformed traditional silicon ones.
Reef crash pored over in court
The Government is seeking $120 million in compensation after a coal ship slammed into the Great Barrier Reef.
Inpex approaching operations
The $US37 billion Inpex natural gas project is now in its final construction phase.
Minor report airs major concerns
Parts of the government’s climate change body want brown coal power stations to be closed down.
Ocean oil deal disputed
East Timor could tear up an international deal to take a bigger slice of oil and gas reserves.
CSIRO jobs back on the block
The Coalition Government has put over 100 CSIRO jobs on the line again.
Brazil spill pinned on design
Investigators say a string of construction and design flaws led to last year’s fatal Samarco mine disaster in Brazil.
Grass could give powerful hints
Geo-scientists say it is possible to measure greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by checking the grass outside.