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The New South Government’s Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) has approved the expansion of one of the Hunter Valley’s biggest coal mines. Glencore Xstrata’s Mangoola mine near […]
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) joined Parliamentary Secretary for Industry the Hon Bob Baldwin MP at the official opening of a solar thermal demonstration plant […]
The Essential Services Commission (ESC), the administrator of the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme, is undertaking a review of the Commercial Lighting Upgrade activities and […]
The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has released its draft decisions on average regulated retail gas prices for 2014-16 and the benchmark range of […]
NSW Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts has knocked back two Petroleum Exploration Licence Applications (PELAs) in the Northern Rivers region. “The Office of Coal […]
The Bega Valley Shire Council and local renewable energy group Clean Energy for Eternity have turned the first sods on a project to create a solar […]
The Queensland Government will consider a ministerial ‘call in’ of the development application for a proposed wind farm near Mareeba in North Queensland, following a request […]
The SA Water Corporation has applied for an electricity generation licence to operate a 9.9 MW gas fired generation unit at the Bolivar wastewater treatment plant. […]
The Federal Government encourages investment in petroleum exploration through the annual release of vacant offshore petroleum exploration acreage. The 2014 Acreage Release, which is now open, […]
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) this week released its final report on its review of electricity customer switching arrangements in the National Electricity Market (NEM). […]
The Queensland Government has released more land in the State’s north-west and south-west for petroleum and gas exploration. Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Andrew Cripps […]
Work is about to begin on upgrading the Adelaide Aquatic Centre to meet higher sustainability standards. In partnership with the Federal Government Energy Efficiency Program, the […]
The Australian Energy Regulator has approved the Heywood Interconnector upgrade contingent project for ElectraNet, the final regulatory approval required for the upgrade of the South Australia […]
Work has commenced on tackling a slow-burning coal fire burning at Crangan Bay in Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area in NSW. The area, the site […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released its NSW Energy from Waste Policy Statement aimed at increasing investment in energy from waste infrastructure. The […]
NSW Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts has announced changes to the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation allowing wood destined for pulp and […]
New South Wales could experience up to three weeks of gas supply shortages from winter 2016, causing significant disruption to the State’s manufacturing sector, according to […]
The Clean Energy Regulator states that ‘under the Clean Energy Act 2011, large users of specified taxable liquid fuels can choose to manage their carbon price […]
Federal Minister for Industry, Ian Macfarlane has announced a streamlined approach for offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas activity environmental approvals, effective from 28 February 2014. […]
The NSW Government has released a guide for businesses on how to unlock savings from cogeneration systems. Cogeneration, otherwise know as combined heat and power […]
SA solar provider Zen Energy Systems is moving to the redeveloped former Mitsubishi site at Tonsley. The company will relocate its head office, research and development, […]
The NSW Government has signed an agreement with energy group Santos which recognises its Narrabri coal seam gas project as a ‘strategic energy project’. “Santos […]
Drayton’s Family Wines, in the Hunter Valley, has installed one of the region’s largest solar power systems. The company has installed a 200 kilowatt solar […]
The NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure has recommended the Wallarah 2 Coal Project be approved, subject to conditions. The department’s executive director Chris Wilson […]
The South Australian Government is promising to slash electricity costs for remote communities not connected to the electricity grid. SA Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis says […]
In December 2013, the Federal Department of Industry released an Issues Paper to inform the preparation of an Energy White Paper. The Issues Paper was released […]
The Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith released, in December 2013, the Energy from Waste (EfW) guideline that provides practical information for industry […]
The NSW Government has finalised its coal seam gas (CSG) reforms which it says will see safeguards in place for about 5.3 million hectares of homes […]
A forum to gather feedback on the Energy Savings Scheme Review Issues Paper will be held this Monday 10 February 2014 in Sydney. The forum is […]
The Federal Government is making progress to establish a streamlined/‘one-stop-shop’ environmental approvals process for offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage activities with the recent release of […]
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