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Proposed regulatory changes to Energy Efficiency Opportunities program – comment sought by 31 May 2013

National Environment Protection  (Assessment of Site Contamination)  Amendment Measure 2013 – released  TheNational Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Amendment Measure 2013was recently released. The amended […]

Energy efficiency equipment upgrade for Sawmill

 Queensland’s sawmill, Allied Timber Products Pty Ltd will undertake clean energy upgrades to reduce energy consumption at its Burpengary sawmill.    Allied Timber Products will receive a […]

Advancement in electric vehicle technology

Electric vehicle technology continues to advance, thanks to manufacturer, Tritium who has designed a fast charger – Veefil.  Veefil has been designed to charge electric vehicles […]

LNG agreement signed

BG Group, one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies together with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) have this week signed a […]

Nationally- consistent energy standards and legislation commence – For computers, computer monitors and gas water heaters

 From 1 October 2013, all computers and computer monitors manufactured in, or imported into Australia are subject to Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (GEMS) requirements under […]

Newcastle peak energy trials produce results

Participants in Newcastle’s model demonstration project Smart Grid, Smart City have successfully reduced their energy use in each of seven, separate peak-time trials of up to […]

Solar feed-in tariff fact sheet available

IPART has released a fact sheet in relation to the Minister’s request for IPART to annually investigate and determine solar feed-in tariffs for customers in NSW, […]

Legislation to allow access to decommissioned gas wells

The QLD Government has amended legislation to make it easier for decommissioned petroleum and gas wells to be converted into water supply bores for use by […]

Hyrdexia’s hydrogen storage technology

Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Gary Gray, recently welcomed the investment by the Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund, in Queensland company, Hydrexia. The Fund is […]

Proposed regulatory changes to Energy Efficiency Opportunieis program – comment sought by 31 May 2013

An independent external review, undertaken by ACIL Tasman, on the Energy Efficiency Opportunities (EEO) program was released this week. The findings of the review – Full […]

Riverina small businesses reduce energy bills

Small business owners across the Riverina will save more than $980,000 a year off power bills, according to the NSW Government, following subsidised energy audits and […]

Advancement in electric vehicle technology

Electric vehicle technology continues to advance, thanks to manufacturer, Tritium who has designed a fast charger – Veefil.  Veefil has been designed to charge electric vehicles […]

Proposed regulatory changes to Energy Efficiency Opportunities program – comment sought by 31 May 2013

An independent external review, undertaken by ACIL Tasman, on the Energy Efficiency Opportunities (EEO) program was released this week. The findings of the review – Full […]

Energy efficiency equipment upgrade for Sawmill

Queensland’s sawmill, Allied Timber Products Pty Ltd will undertake clean energy upgrades to reduce energy consumption at its Burpengary sawmill.    Allied Timber Products will receive a […]

CASE STUDY: Advancement in electric vehicle technology

Electric vehicle technology continues to advance, thanks to manufacturer, Tritium who has designed a fast charger – Veefil.  Veefil has been designed to charge electric vehicles […]

Coal Seam Gas: enhanced estimation and reporting of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions – Released for comment

The Federal Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIICCSRTE) has released for comment the technical discussion paper: Coal Seam Gas: Enhanced […]

Community Energy Efficiency Grants Program

East Arnhem Shire Council has undertaken an energy efficiency street light replacement project in 9 of its Shire’s remote Indigenous communities in Arnhem Land.  The Council […]

Draft reports for regulated electricity and gas prices – submissions sought

The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has released its draft reports on the proposed average prices that regulated electricity and gas retailers can charge […]

QLD Gas Commission to hold CCA register

The GasFields Commission will be asked to compile a confidential register of Conduct and Compensation Agreements (CCA) between landholders and the CSG industry in Queensland. QLD […]

Energy efficiency and cost savings

Victorian pharmaceutical manufacturer, Baxter Laboratories Pty Ltd has announced that they will invest in state-of-the-art equipment that will reduce the carbon emissions intensity of the company’s […]

Electricity price trends – Australian Energy Market Commission releases final report

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) released its Electricity Price Trends Report, this week, that looks at trends in household electricity prices and examines the drivers […]

New NSW coal seam gas rules

The NSW Government is aiming to strengthen regulation of the Coal Seam Gas (CSG) industry after releasing its proposed Mining SEPP changes. A proposed amendment to […]

Electricity price trends – Australian Energy Market Commission releases final report

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) released its Electricity Price Trends Report, this week, that looks at trends in household electricity prices and examines the drivers […]

Green finance to power Sydney development site

Four thousand future residents of the Central Park development being built by Frasers Property and Sekisui House on the former Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) site […]

New fuel efficient hybrid bus for Adelaide bus fleet

SA Minister for Transport Services Chloë Fox has launched the newest addition to the metropolitan bus fleet — a new fuel-efficient hybrid electric-diesel bus for the […]

Amendments proposed to EBPC Act to protect water resources

Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke will introduce amendments to Australia’s national environment law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 that will require federal assessment […]

Study examines options for energy generation for Almond Industry sector

The Almond Board of Australia has undertaken research to find ways of reducing energy usage within the Almond Industry sector.  A recent study identifies a pathway […]

New plan to manage CSG industry unveiled

QLD Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Andrew Cripps unveiled the DNRM Coal Seam Gas Engagement and Compliance Plan 2013 and said it sets out activities […]

New Guidelines: Measurement and Verification Operational Guide

The NSW Government has developed a Measurement and Verification (M&V) Operational Guide to help M&V practitioners, energy efficiency project managers, government program managers and policy makers […]

Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program – case study

Primo Smallgoods, which employs more than 4,000 people nationally, has been awarded $1.17 million in funding under the Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program, which […]

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