Archived News for Energy Sector Professionals

The Australian Industry Group (AI Group) has commended the New South Wales Government’s recent announcement that it will privatise its electricity generators, but has urged Queensland to follow suite and privatise its state-owned electricity assets.

$3.3 million for solar researchers

The Federal Government has announced a $3.3 million in grant funding for early and mod career researchers in solar technology.

Browse gets the green nod

The Western Australian Government has granted environmental approval for the contentious Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct at James Price Point, north of Broome.

IEA praises Australia's sustainability drive

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released an in-depth analysis of the Australia’s energy policies, lauding the ‘country’s ambitious goals for developing a low-carbon economy’, but said the sector will still require significantly more investment.

SA mining infrastructure study underway

Consulting firm Deloitte has been selected to complete a study into the long-term planning requirements for South Australia’s mining sector.

Government axes solar credits early

The Federal Government has announced that it will phase out the Solar Credits mechanism six months ahead of schedule.

Study raises health questions over CSG

A recent study cited by Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) has found significant and widespread releases of methane and carbon dioxide concentrations around a coal seam gas field near Tara, Queensland.

AEMC releases pricing rules paper

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has released the final position paper on economic regulation of network service providers and price regulation of gas services.

Government details effectiveness of energy grants

The Federal Government has released estimates that show that new grants from the Clean Technology Investment Programs, worth a combined $30 million to 89 manufacturers, will see significant benefits.

RedFlow launches new battery

Queensland technology company Redflow has launched a new innovative renewable energy battery storage system, the M90, which will be capable of storing substantial amounts of energy generated by sustainable power sources.

Smart Grid to be developed in Tasmania

The Tasmanian Government has welcomed the development of a Smart Grid for the State, with State Minister for Climate Change, Cassy O’Conner, saying it will assist in the delivery of an efficient, effective and clean way in delivering electricity using the latest information technologies available.

Tasmania reviews Climate Change Act

The Tasmanian Government has tabled part two of its Review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008, concluding that the State is on target to meet its emissions reduction target.

Ambitious goals to generate renewables job boom

A report released by the Australian Solar Council (ASC) and WWF has found that making Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) funded projects additional to the Renewable Energy Target (RET) would result in a renewables sector boom at little to no cost to consumers.

Energy markets in transition finds IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its 2012 World Energy Outlook, concluding that the global energy map is changing in a ‘dramatic fashion’ and that changes will recast expectations about the role of different countries, regions and fuels in the global energy system over the coming decades.

SA extends Olympic Dam expansion plan

The South Australian Government has announced it will grant the extension to the indenture for the BHP Billiton Olympic Dam expansion works.

Tasmania tables energy reform legislation

The Tasmanian Government has tabled legislation before State Parliament that it says paves the way for major reforms of the State’s electricity industry.

ARENA ready to invest

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) has released its inaugural funding strategy, marking the beginning of its investing in renewable energy technologies in Australia.

Melbourne leads CCS innovation

A team of researchers from the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) based out of the University of Melbourne have developed a novel method of capturing carbon capturing carbon dioxide that promises to reduce the cost of separating and storing the gas.

Wiggins Island Terminal stalls

Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) has advised that construction of its eponymous coal terminal in Queensland at Wiggins Island has stalled owing to contraction in the construction market, with estimated timing for completion of Stage 1 of the terminal being revised from late 2014 to March 2015.