Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals
The new federal Environment Minister has begun tackling the ‘green tape’ he sees as strangling progress – hunting up 50 gas and energy projects left in limbo.
Power in SA; clean, green and cheap
A recent study has found South Australia is reaching an ideal mix of cleaner, greener and cheaper energy sources, with residents paying $88 per year less for electricity now than in 2009.
Re-heating steam for solar storage
Australian engineers are bringing back the steam engine, revamped as a cheap storage medium for solar power.
Report cuts to core of water risk in QLD
A new report says millions of litres of water are at risk from proposed coal mines in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.
Workers' rights wrist-slap could be telling
Workers from a liquid gas project in Western Australia have been fined after their industrial action was found to be unlawful.
Fingal mine finds green light
Amid legal challenges on several sites the Tasmanian government has approved a new coal mine for the state, giving the go-ahead to a $50 million project in the Fingal Valley
Bugs dump new source of power
The energy of the future could come from the sewerage of today, with the development of a new type of battery which draws power from dissolved organic matter.
Dawn of science certainty, skepticism in power
In the same week that international scientists publish clearer evidence of humanity’s influence on climate change, the Australian government is reducing its focus on pollution, the environment and science itself.
Aviators say solar farm could glare-up
Airport officials in the ACT have raised legitimate concerns over the location of a new solar farm, which has the potential to blind pilots as they try to fly near the Canberra Airport.
Export point decking down
Things are coming together on the site of the new coal terminal near Gladstone.
New coal face could belie dirty past
There have been renewed calls for the New South Wales government to revoke a coal mining licence in the fallout of corruption findings.
Territory gets twenty years of gas
The Power and Water Corporation in the Northern Territory has signed a deal that will see it buy gas from a field near Alice Springs for the next two decades.
Yancoal firing, blaming prices
Community outrage could be weighing heavily on the operators of several mines in New South Wales, with the Chinese-owned Yancoal moving to cut jobs in the Gloucester region.
Big farm funded as green bank faces demise
A massive wind farm in Victoria has been awarded $70 million by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, in what may be the last such renewable energy pay-out for some time.
Energy buy-up lends AGL sway
A short announcement this morning says AGL Energy Ltd will buy-up additional shares in the Australian Power and Gas Company Ltd.
Fight brews with anti-nuclear radio-activists
The Queensland Government is striding ahead with plans to open up the state’s significant uranium resources to any interested parties.
First words in Alpha court case
Court proceedings have begun today in Queensland’s Land Court, with several groups trying to stop the Alpha Coal Project in the state’s central west.
Prize to recognise Melbourne's greening out
The City of Melbourne has bagged a fairly prestigious award for its green thinking in urban design.
Eyes on prizes at petrochemical pow-wow
The resource sharks are circling a proposed offshore petrochemical plant near the Northern Territory.
Outcry over green bank dissolution
There has been massive backlash to a decision announced recently by the new federal government, to dissolve the bank which has been set up to fund projects for Australia’s energy future.
Queensland banks on gas-friendly federal approval
Coal companies in Queensland are sticking to their single plan, looking to dredge more of the Gladstone Harbour and build the fourth gas export plant on Curtis Island.