APEC declaration means fossil fuel subsidies soon to run on smell of an oily rag
The 19th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii yesterday (14 November 2011) adopted a declaration to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies and reducing tariffs on…
Australian report reveals a start of the switch from coal to renewables
The latest Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics’ (BREE) annual publication, Major Electricity Generation Projects, released today (16 November 2011) shows the transformation of Australia’s energy mix has begun, with…
Technology transitions always happen faster than the conventional market predicts
While recent International Energy Agency predictions for renewables as a part of the world’s future energy outlook remain conservative, Ray Wills, from Australia’s Sustainable Energy Association, argues that technological change…
Are you a Western Australian small-to-medium enterprise wiht a great idea?
The Western Australian Government recognises that SMEs have great ideas in the palm of their hands. Taking these ideas and turning them into new and sustainable business opportunities with real…
ACCC eyes business on carbon pricing
The consumer watchdog has warned businesses not to price gouge after the carbon tax is introduced next year. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims says organisations must…
Qantas plans bio-fuel flight
Qantas will run Australia’s first commercial flight powered by sustainable fuel, CEO Alan Joyce has told an aviation conference in Brisbane today. “In early 20102, Qantas plans to operate a…
New Definition for low energy and zero carbon homes: ASBEC
A new report released by the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC), Defining Zero Emission Buildings – Review and Recommendations, seeks to clarify some of the confusion that exists around…
Greenearth Energy Gets Geothermal Brine Testing Contract in PNG
Australian geothermal firm Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM) for geothermal brine testing services at its gold mining operations in Papua New Guinea. The Pacific Heat and Power Pty unit will evaluate…
Shark Bay stromatolites under threat from runoff
The future of the World Heritage listed stromatolites in Western Australia is under threat from climate change. The stromatolites are about 2 billion years old and are the oldest living…
NT has plenty of hot-rock power
THE Territory has enough geothermal energy to replace its gas-powered electricity 1600 times, a consultancy says. HDR, a company run by geophysicists and geologists, said the estimate had been made…