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…
European Investment Bank May Raise cost of Clean Energy Loans
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) — The European Investment Bank may raise the price of loans to renewable energy projects to bolster capital as demand for funds rises, the bank’s climate chief…
Legislations for Renewable Energy Act 2011 being worked out – Chin
MIRI: Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water is now going full speed in making the necessary preparations and formulation of subsidiary legislations to the Renewable Energy Act 2011. Its…
Obama proposes CO2 regulations
The Obama Administration announced Tuesday its intention to regulate CO2 emissions from power plants for the first time. The new rule, nimbly titled “Greenhouse Gas New Source Performance Standard for…
Hewlett Packard Tops Green IT Industry in Green Electronics Rankings
Hewlett Packard (HP) tops the IT industry for sustainable operations in this year’s 17th Edition of the Guide to Greener Electronics, produced by Greenpeace. HP is followed by Dell, Nokia,…