Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals - October, 2018
Essential Energy wants all workers to take a moment to consider electrical safety when working near overhead powerlines.
Pollution deaths tallied
Seven million deaths are caused by air pollution each year, new global stats show.
Companies see change coming
Australian company directors have nominated climate change as a number one issue for the Federal Government.
Electric planes aim at local market
Local engineers say all-electric passenger planes are preparing to take off.
IPA attacks LNP power plays
The IPA has accused the Morrison Government of breaching Liberal values by threatening energy companies.
Leaders call to end coal
Twenty-two eminent Australian scholars and health experts have signed a letter demanding the Federal Government phase out coal.
PM launches power price plan
The Federal Government has announced new measures to help consumers and businesses keep down energy costs.
Sodium battery tests scaling up
Australian engineers are testing new sodium-ion batteries for renewable energy storage.
Issues arise at nuclear lab
A review has found a number of issues at a 1950s-era nuclear medicine lab in south-west Sydney.
Deal signed for PNG power
An Australian company wants to open a new coal-fired power plant and coal mine in Papua New Guinea.
Power line eagle deaths detailed
TasNetworks says the number of wedge-tailed eagles dying after coming into contact with electricity network infrastructure has increased by over 140 per cent in a year.
SA aims for turbine sale
The South Australian Government will privatise operation of two emergency back-up power stations.
ACCC backs gas reserve
The ACCC has reversed its view on a gas reservation policy to control prices.
Cuts forecast at QLD coal mine
Hundreds of workers could lose their jobs under a restructure of the Hail Creek coal mine announced this week.
Locals voice fracking objection
Indigenous people from remote parts of the Northern Territory says they have not given permission for Origin Energy to frack their land.
UK uranium deal being redrawn
Australia is working on a post-Brexit nuclear deal with the United Kingdom.
Councils want solar clarity
Some Victorian local governments want clarity on how to approve and review solar projects.
Monash enters microgrid trial
ARENA will partner with Monash University for a microgrid trial that could see an entire campus powered by renewable energy.
MPs seek TPP changes
Crossbenchers are seeking to amend the government's Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement.