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CASE STUDY by Sucrogen Victoria Mill’s newly commissioned Victoria Renewable Energy Project (VREP) is creating green energy to power thousands of homes in the Hinchinbrook […]
The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (GEMS) legislation is expected to come into effect on 1 October 2012, after passing through Federal Parliament recently. The […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency is seeking comment on methods for estimating emissions from coal seam gas extraction – based on a […]
The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), in a submission to Senate Select Committee on Electricity Prices, has recommended closing the Renewable Energy Target (RET). […]
The Federal Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (RET) has released a publication, Energy in Australia 2012, for those interested in Australian energy matters. The publication, […]
The South Australian Centre for Geothermal Energy Research, at the University of Adelaide, will receive a grant of $1.25 million from the Emerging Renewables Program, under […]
For small businesses that are looking at improving their energy efficiency, the Federal Government has now made available a fact sheet, Energy use transformation tips, for […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has announced that there will be an increase to the fee for applying for an exemption and […]
The national Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 (CFI) requires the Clean Energy Regulator to publish and maintain a web based Register of Offsets Projects. […]
The NSW Minister for the Environment Robyn Parker has announced a new suite of websites for the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) program, including […]
Just a reminder that 3 funding opportunities, under the Clean Technology Program, are currently open to business. The 3 funding opportunities are: Clean Technology […]
This week, the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) released its Final Report, Power from the people: Inquiry into distributed generation, which provides recommendations on Feed-in […]
Victoria’s Minister for Energy and Resources, Michael O’Brien has announced reforms to provide greater certainty for regional communities and industries in the lead up to the […]
This week, the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (GEMS) legislation passed through the House of Representatives. The GEMS legislation is an initiative that implements a […]
A new report, developed by Geoscience Australia and the Northern Territory Geological Survey, identifies potential uranium and geothermal energy related resources in the southern part of […]
The Federal Department of Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson has released electricity prices fact sheets to assist consumers in better understanding the main drivers behind electricity […]
Federal Treasury modelling has estimated that electricity prices for small business and households will rise by 10% as a result of the carbon price. Greg Combet, […]
Changes have been made to commercial lighting projects under the Deemed Energy Savings method – Commercial Lighting Formula. Accredited certificate providers doing commercial lighting should be […]
Through the Federal Government’s Clean Technology Investment Program, technology company, Silanna Semiconductor has been awarded $235,950 in an effort to reduce its energy use and cut […]
This week, independent Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE) released the Australian Energy Technology Assessment (AETA) 2012 report that provides up-to-date cost estimates for 40 […]
Various Government Departments are administering the programs under the Clean Energy legislation that contributes to the implementation of the Clean Energy Future package and the effective […]
This week, the Federal Government revised the Clean Technology Investment Program grant to provide dollar for dollar grants for manufacturing businesses to transition to a clean […]
The Federal Department of Resources and Energy is calling for expressions of interest for the first annual Round of funding applications for the Coal Mining Abatement […]
Over thirty businesses and organisations have saved $6.3 million annually, according to the NSW Government, by taking part in its sustainability program. NSW Environment Minister Robyn […]
The Ethanol Production Grants (EPG) program is aimed at supporting the production and deployment of ethanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in Australia. The EPG […]
Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus has announced a partnership between Qantas and RM Williams to offset carbon emissions by using carbon […]
The Victorian Government will provide a boost of funds towards research and oversight of potential coal seam gas extraction with the signing of a national agreement […]
The QLD Government has apparently dropped its rebate scheme attached to the ecoBiz program. Rebates of up to $150,000 were available “to support projects that […]
The Solar Dawn Consortium confirmed recently that it has advised the Commonwealth Government that while the project is well advanced and remains Australia’s best prospect for […]
NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker has praised efficient Hunter businesses. “An impressive 1,526 local businesses are together saving $9.57 million a year in productivity and […]
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