Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals

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.

New milestone in robotic arms race

A team of research engineers have achieved the highest strength ever recorded for robotic muscles.

Conservationists cement coal mine claims

There has been outrage in one NSW community after an underground coal mine was blamed for considerably damaging the nearby environment.

Miners agonise as Glencore gives no quarter

Hundreds have lost their jobs and worry is widespread among workers at a currently closed mine site in north Queensland.

Nats MP stays green on CSG

A Nationals MP who has just been given a new job says he would be willing to go against the party line on coal seam gas.

NICTA nervous on future funding

There will be some worried exchanges at one of Australia’s top technology research groups today, with word the new federal government may look to slash funding in the future.

Novel model shows real taste for resources

A study by the University of New South Wales, CSIRO, the University of Sydney, and the University of California has tallied the true material footprint of several nations, revealing that some are considerably more resource-hungry than previously reported.