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The City of Sydney has purchased a fleet of 10 new Nissan LEAF electric cars, the largest order of the pollution-free vehicle in Australia. William F. […]
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner recently announced new regulations of the Coal Seam Gas industry in NSW. “The NSW Government has listened […]
Businesses can expect changes and new developments to your carbon obligations in 2013. To assist organisations in understanding these new changes and developments, the Australian Environment […]
The Federal Government will introduce a national mandatory reporting regime for petroleum statistics, as announced by Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson recently. Mr […]
On Friday 9 February 2013, the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) released an energy efficiency rating system tool for data centres (which house IT […]
Brisbane’s street lights are set to become more energy efficient in what is believed to be the largest street lighting retrofit project ever undertaken in Australia. […]
From February 1 the Queensland Government made solar hot-water systems and water tanks no longer mandatory for new houses. Queensland Minister for Housing and Public Works […]
NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker has announced the release of the new NABERS Energy for data centres rating tools, the latest tools in the National Australian […]
New consumer laws passed in the SA parliament recently, create a more competitive energy market, according to SA Minister for Minerals Resources and Energy Tom Koutsantonis. […]
The NSW Government’s Smart Meter Task Force has released a Discussion Paper examining a range of customer-focused options for the potential introduction of smart meters in […]
Changes have been made to QLD electricity legislation to change the Solar Bonus Scheme. The legislative changes came into effect last Friday. QLD Energy Minister Mark […]
Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, recently announced the membership of the new Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development. The […]
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released its in-depth review of Australia’s energy policies. Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson AM MP, hosted the […]
Business energy users across regional Queensland are encouraged to have their say on the determination of 2013-14 electricity prices at a series of workshops across the […]
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) is preparing to set regulated electricity prices for NSW for the next three years with the release of an […]
In the last 5 years, electricity prices, in Australia, have increased on average by 90% in nominal terms and by more in certain areas, advised Rod […]
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) has released its report into the 2011 activities of the NSW Energy Savings Scheme (ESS). It is […]
ZEN Energy Systems have launched an energy-storage system that will enable customers to store and access power 24 hours a day. ZEN’s Freedom Powerbank was recently […]
SA Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis recently said the South Australian Government will support the establishment of a parliamentary inquiry into solar-thermal energy. The […]
The Productivity Commission, this week, released a draft report on the public inquiry into Electricity Network Regulation for public comment. Draft recommendations and findings are […]
Recently passed in Parliament is legislation to establish an Independent Expert Scientific Committee to provide advice on coal seam gas and large coal mining. The […]
In the past month, an independent supermarket owner, IGA in Melbourne’s Meadow Heights, has recorded a 16% decrease in energy usage and costs, advising that he […]
QLD Minister for Energy and Water Supply, Mark McArdle has called for a truly independent Australian Energy Regulator (AER) as the way forward for better outcomes […]
A City of Sydney submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) review of electricity network companies has suggested regulation should be reformed to encourage locally-produced energy. […]
The NSW Minister for Resources and Energy has asked the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) to review and determine the regulated retail electricity […]
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards which acknowledge leadership, innovation and achievement across business, government, community, tertiary education and the […]
The Federal Government has requested the Productivity Commission to undertake a 12 month Inquiry into “the non-financial barriers to mineral and energy resource exploration”. The […]
The Victoria Department of Primary Industries has announced changes to the Transitional, Standard and Premium Feed-in Tariffs. For details of these changes, please click on the […]
The Victorian Government has released details of the new Earth Resources Ministerial Advisory Council which is expected to provide advice to the Victorian Government on the […]
The WA Government has released WA’s Strategic Energy Initiative Energy2031 which is the blueprint for the long term development of the energy sector in WA. […]
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