Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals - July, 2019
More details have emerged about Angus Taylor’s grasslands saga.
Carry-over credits slammed
Pacific nations do not want Australia to use carry-over credits to meet climate change commitments.
Clean power to provide 35 per cent
Thirty-five per cent of Australia’s electricity needs will be met by clean sources within two years, analysts say.
Studies show rapid rise
Recent warming events have been unmatched in the past 2,000 years, according to international and Australian researchers.
Big biodiesel reignited
Australia's largest renewable biodiesel producer is back in operation, three years after it was driven to closure.
Complex tax deprives Africa
Experts say Australian miners have shifted about $1.1 billion in profit out of Africa in just one year.
Emissions figures lag
Angus Taylor delayed releasing figures showing Australia's greenhouse gas emissions were rising.
Energy Minister inquiry looms
The Federal Energy Minister could face a formal inquiry into alleged backroom meetings.
Climate calls continue
New independent MP Zali Steggall is calling for a nationwide climate emergency declaration – a push already undertaken by dozens of local governments.
Adani's finances raise concern
Experts have picked apart Adani’s corporate structure and warned it is at risk of collapse.
AEMC makes demand call
The AEMC wants users to sell power back to the grid to guarantee energy demand.
Court set for Carmichael clearing
The Queensland Government is prosecuting mining giant Adani for allegedly providing false and misleading information.
Oil firm solar farm coming along
A fossil fuel company has started work on the Northern Territory’s largest solar farm.
Safety raised in solar plan
The NSW Government's solar battery program is put at risk by a lack of training in the industry, reports say.
Sequestration sabotage suggested
Chevron has been accused of deliberately mismanaging its carbon sequestration project at the Gorgon gas facility.
Adani wanted reviewers' names
Internal emails show Adani demanded the names of all federal agency scientists reviewing its contentious groundwater plans.
Deaths lead to safety 'reset'
The Queensland Government is appointing more inspectors in response to recent mine-related tragedies.
Gas workers exposed to asbestos
At least two workers have been exposed to asbestos at a power station in the Latrobe Valley.