Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals - November, 2013
Researchers and engineers in the United States have designed a new method for generating electricity, which gathers power from lost energy sources such as microwave signals, sounds or even Wi-Fi.
Law centre to gauge QLD gas concerns and invoke innovations
A new centre for mining law research will focus on fair negotiations between land-owners and CSG companies.
Miner buys supercomputer for new age of exploration
One of Australia’s major energy companies has put up half a million dollars for its own supercomputer to crunch data from oil and gas explorations.
Shareholders hold sway over Paladin Energy direction
The winds of change may sweep through uranium miner Paladin Energy’s executive board, helped-along by shareholders’ concerns.
Sounds like efficiency; solar cells' musical taste decoded
Recent research has found that high frequency sounds can improve solar cell efficiency, suggesting photo-voltaics enjoy guitar solos as much as the rest of us.
Abbott and O'Farrell agree to hurry tape cuts
A joint statement from the Prime Minister and New South Wales Premier says the state’s new ‘one-stop-shop’ arrangement for environmental approvals is a step closer, with the signing of the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Experts to weigh-in on Gloucester gas plan
Review work will see a scientific survey of water supplies in the Gloucester region of New South Wales, with efforts to find out what impacts nearby mining operations may have.
Golden house to feed algae their favourite waves
A new technique has been developed by a team of Australian scientists that will speed production of microalgae – used in everything from biofuels to medical compounds and even soap.
Howard says nuclear needed, renewable; not so much
A former Prime Minister of Australia has voiced support for nuclear power, shale oil, and gas from coal seams as the solutions to a problem he is not convinced is all that serious.
Study plots nitrogen web that feeds the world
European scientists have made progress on efforts to better understand the relationship between the ocean, certain microbes and nitrogen that feeds much of the planet.
Timor oil spill aftermath continues, lawyers call for more investigation
Lawyers say an independent investigation needs to be undertaken into the 2009 Montara oil spill, which saw millions of litres of light crude strewn across the Timor Sea.
BHP scuttles Galilee port and rail plan
BHP Billiton has bailed on its plan for a rail and port project in Queensland, after being told that the current facilities are good enough.
Mass gas worker expansion sighted in QLD
While there has been contraction in some Queensland resource-linked trades, it seems demand for LNG and CSG workers is about to explode.
New chip learns from humans' approach to thinking
The world’s greatest supercomputers still look like crude counting tools compared to the human brain, but a new chip has pinched a human technique for improving the efficiency of computation.