Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals - February, 2017
The Queensland Government has uncovered a large coal spill at a mining port near the Great Barrier Reef.
Gut-power for edible sensors
Engineers have unveiled a strange new device that can harvest electricity from inside the body.
Vic looks at gas bans
The Victorian Government has gained opposition support for a permanent ban on fracking.
Open cut black lung in NSW
A NSW coal mine worker has been diagnosed with the state’s first case of black lung since...
Anti-tax ads slammed
BHP Billiton has been criticised for displaying anti-mining tax advertisements on employee computers.
Gas splits Libs
The South Australian Liberal Party is splitting from the Federal Government’s stance on unconventional gas extraction.
New Acland drops new data
The Queensland Land Court is re-opening the case involving the expansion of the New Acland mine.
PM plugs clean coal dream
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has plugged ‘clean’ coal power stations as a key part of the country’s future.
Solar demographic widens
People with higher incomes and better education no longer dominate demand for the domestic solar market.
Green money could go to coal
There are suggestions that Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) money may be used to fund a new generation of coal-fired power stations.