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The NSW EPA stepped in to investigate reports of a coal seam gas leak in a suburban area of south-west Sydney last week. Reports from the […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has announced a redesign of the REC Registry which will go live on 1 September 2014. The REC Registry is an internet-based […]
SA Government has announced the following successful bidders for petroleum exploration licences (PELS) in the Cooper Basin – Senex Energy Ltd, Bridgeport Energy Pty Ltd […]
Deregulation of the electricity and gas markets has been effective in South Australia as it delivers cost savings benefits to households, a review by the Australian […]
Further to our article of last week that Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued over 250 carbon tax removal substantiation notices to certain suppliers […]
Do you know who uses the information and data that you report to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER)? The Clean Energy Regulator has now […]
The Victorian Auditor-General has released a report on a recent audit on Managing the Environmental Impacts of Transport. The report states that “the transport sector is […]
The NSW Energy Savings Scheme resulted in actual energy savings of 2 per cent in 2013, below the energy savings target of 4.5 per cent, according […]
An application by CEEMAC Pty Ltd for three Petroleum Exploration Licence Applications (PELAs) has been knocked back by the NSW Government. NSW Minister for Resources and […]
Submissions made to the Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) Target Review have now been made public by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. The BASIX targets […]
AGL will be able to conduct fracking in Gloucester in mid-north New South Wales following the renewal of its Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) for six years. […]
In April 2014, the SA Water Corporation applied to the Essential Services Commission of South Australia for an electricity generation licence to authorise the operation of […]
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is providing up to $120 million to finance 3 financing new programs including leasing and Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) to […]
A $174 million biomass power plant near Mildura is a step closer, with rezoning approval from Minister for Planning Matthew Guy. Mr Guy has rezoned land […]
The NSW government has launched a policy aimed at reducing the state government’s energy and water use, improving waste management and delivering cleaner air. NSW Environment […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released version 21 of the Register of solar water heaters. The register lists solar water heater and air source heat pump […]
Stage 1 of an innovative solar power test facility, which concentrates the equivalent of 800 suns onto cells, has been completed in Bayswater by RayGen Resources […]
A new guideline has been released by EPA Victoria on the Design, installation and management requirements for underground petroleum storage systems (UPSSs). Leakage from Underground Petroleum […]
Submissions are being sought on the Proposed Protection of the Environment Operations (Underground Petroleum Storage Systems) Regulation 2014 Regulatory Impact Statement. The Statement examines the economic […]
On 16 June 2014, the Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Repeal) Bill 2014 was introduced to the Senate after being passed recently in the House of Representatives. Should […]
It is estimated that there are more than 2.5 million inefficient mercury vapour street lights in use across Australia. Warrnambool City Council will become the first […]
Sydney Olympic Park will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs with its recently opened gas-fired cogeneration plant. The cogeneration plant will be used to reduce […]
The NSW Government has announced two rule changes to its Energy Savings Scheme (ESS), following a review that attracted more than 90 submissions. The scheme uses […]
The NSW Government will maintain its ban on coal seam gas exploration and extraction in Sydney’s water catchment until the recommendations contained in a report from […]
The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) has confirmed the standard domestic tariff for electricity will rise by 13.6% from July 2014, due to rising industry costs. “In […]
The Essential Services Commission of SA has released a new Residential Energy Efficiency Scheme (REES) Bulletin providing up to date interpretations and advice on REES issues. […]
The Victorian Coalition Government has announced that it will put a hold on work plan approvals for onshore gas exploration until more information is available, including […]
A NSW Council has been issued with two penalty notices by NSW EPA for breaching conditions of its licence and for offensive odours at its waste […]
The Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme will be phased out by the end of 2015. A review found that continuing with the scheme would impose […]
The City of Sydney has released an ambitious waste treatment master plan which aims to deliver an ‘energy from waste’ solution for the city. Under the […]
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