Green Rock Energy and New World Energy JV to explore WA geothermal potential
Green Rock Energy (ASX: GRK) has signed an agreement with New World Energy to jointly develop both companies’ geothermal exploration permits (GEPs) in the North Perth Basin in the Mid…
EU, Australia open cooperation talks
Australia and the European Union have opened talks on a new agreement to forge closer cooperation in security, development aid and climate change. The negotiations get under on Monday in…
Oil at $100 ‘Not sustainable,’ IEA Chief Tanaka Says
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — Oil prices at $100 a barrel in New York would not be sustainable given the state of the global economy, according to the former executive director…
U.S Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Renewable Energy Roadmap Announced
Canada Releases MHK Roadmap on Same Day Five MHK Roadmaps Emerge Globally in October 2011 All-Europe, Canada, U.S., and International join Scotland and Ireland in Mapping MHK Progress Today, the…
Hertz to use BYD’s electric bus at Los Angeles airport
US car rental firm Hertz has announced that it is to use Chinese automaker BYD’s electric bus, the eBUS-12, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Hertz added electric vehicles from…
University saves $12 million in energy conservation
In light of Sustainability Week starting Nov. 1, the University announced that through its $25 million in energy conservation investments over the past four years, it has saved $12 million…
NREL makes data public for renewable energy web, mobile apps
The U.S. DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory makes raw alternative energy data available for web developers through a website interface launched last week. The public data is intended for those…
Cornish geothermal project receives government funding
A company in Cornwall says it is “very excited” after winning part of a £1.4bn government fund designed to create jobs and Geothermal diagramencouraging private investment. Geothermal Engineering Limited, based…
Seaweed moves south as oceans warm
Swathes of Australia’s seaweed are shifting south to escape warming oceans, and many risk going extinct, a new study has found. Swathes of Australia’s seaweed are shifting south to escape…
GIZ launches publication on safe conversion of split ACs to hydrocarbons
On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the German GIZ launches publication on safe conversion of split ACs to hydrocarbonsInternational Cooperation…