27 January 2012 – The case against wind farms on health grounds took a dramatic step backwards this week after Freedom of Information documents obtained by Friends of the Earth slammed claims that wind turbines are bad for local residents’ health. The... 
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17 January 2012 – A report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows a 36 per cent surge in total investment in solar technology in 2011 to $US136.6 billion, nearly double the $US74.9 billion investment in wind power, which was down 17 per cent on the previous... 
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By Alan Pears 15 December 2011 – What is “conservative” when it comes to energy policy? As energy expert Ian Dunlop pointed out at a recent Climate Alliance conference, humans are investing billions of dollars in exploration for more fossil fuels,... 
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By Tina Perinotto 6 December 2011 – Cogent Energy has been confirmed to deliver the first of the City of Sydney’s ambitious low carbon energy systems. The news follows just weeks after the company said that at Dandenong in Melbourne’s... 
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10 November 2011 – The City of Sydney last night officially became the first first council in Australia to achieve formal certification as carbon-neutral, under the National Carbon Offset Standard, introduced by the Australian Government last year. Climate... 
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5 October 2011 –Spain’s Gemasolar Solar Power Plant, the first commercial plant in the world to use molten salt thermal has been formally inaugurated. According to a statement from the company: “Gemasolar is a revolution in the CSP sector... 
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By Alan Pears 28 September 2011 – The carbon price is really a relatively small factor in the perfect storm facing the conventional energy sector. Photo voltaic solar now undermines the case for network investment and removes a disproportionately large... 
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28 September 2011 – Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited has won a contract in The Netherlands to supply 100 BlueGen gas-to electricity generators. The company’s distributor in The Netherlands, Zestiq will market the units to small commercial and residential... 
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27 September 2011 – The Alternative Technology Association’s latest solar payback calculations show a marked increase in the payback time of grid-connect solar power systems in most states. Payback times are expected to increase to at least 11 years... 
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By Leon Gettler 22 September 2011 – A top level report has recommended a radical overhaul of Australia’s electricity rules to speed up the adoption of cogeneration and trigeneration, creating more greener buildings around the country. Australia... 
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By Lyn Drummond 14 September 2011 – Moreland Energy Foundation Ltd is in an alliance with nine local councils in Melbourne’s north for greenhouse gas action – an arrangement that has resulted in cheaper energy benefits for the communities, says... 
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By Tina Perinotto 14 September 2011  – Dexus Property will reap a major upside to its industrial investment property at Perris in Southern California in the US with the lease of the rooftop space for a massive solar power installation. Read More... 
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30 August 2011 – The Victorian Coalition Government has bowed to pressure groups and announced it would scale back wind farms in a move that the clean energy industry said could cost the state $3 billion in lost investment. Planning minister Matthew... 
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24 August 2011 – The City of Sydney expects to save $1.3 million a year by overhauling the energy and water performance of its major buildings. Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the $6.9 million project would also be a big step to achieving the City’s... 
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19 July 2011: Low Carbon Australia and Wagga Wagga City Council, NSW are to   cooperate on energy efficiency  in the first agreement of its kind for regional Australia in the second major agreement for the new agency. See our recent article on Low... 
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10 July 2011 – Following are reactions to the carbon price package from the Green Building Council of Australia,  Energy Efficiency Council, Climate Active Australia, Climate Institute, the Australian Conservation Foundation The Green Building Council... 
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8 July 2011 – The Greens have claimed victory in the fight for a new independent authority to manage $3.2 billion of renewable energy funding in “an effective and coordinated manner” announced by the federal government today. “As part... 
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By Tina Perinotto 29 June 2011 – Shooting camels, burning savannah in special mosaic formations and capturing methane gasses from pig manure to make energy are just some of the methodologies under consideration  before the federal government’s... 
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By Lyn Drummond 22 June 2011 – New research has shown that cutting greenhouse gas emissions from Sydney office buildings can also help reduce the pressure on electricity supply infrastructure citywide. The findings are in a report by Jesse Steinfeld,... 
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By Lynne Blundell Lighting is far more complex than meets the eye. Greater efficiency might come with dangerous levels of mercury, or metals that need to be disposed of. July 2010  – FAVOURITES: Lighting is hot right now. Every week, Read More... 
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By Tina Perinotto 16 May 2011 – Grocon and the GPT Group today  unveiled plans for the refurbished officer tower in heritage listed Legion House  in Sydney’s CBD to be powered by off-grid bio mass gas, with enough energy to supply the... 
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11 May 2011 – As the federal government slashes solar schemes and renewable energy programs and NSW prepares to do the same, the Queensland government has found a more measured way to rein in costs stemming from the runaway popularity of its solar schemes. The... 
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6 May 2011 – Matthew Clark former manager of the NABERS building performance rating program for the NSW government is on the lookout for a new manager to replace him after his move to a more senior position. But be warned: the job will be demanding.... 
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5 May 2011 – The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, today joined the chorus of blame on solar energy for rising electricity prices when he announced solar credits would be pared back. The move he said in a media statement... 
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4 May 2011 – Aurecon engineering has won a major contract to work on one of the world’s largest solar projects – the $104.7 million Kogan Creek Solar Boost Project near Chinchilla, Queensland. CS Energy’s 750 megawatt coal-fired Kogan Creek... 
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3 May 2011 _ Dieter Helm, writing in Prospect magazine says peak oil is a furphy. Gas is on the rise and rising fast. Fossil fuels are not about to run out. That’s our biggest problem— and our big opportunity Peak oil—the idea that we have passed... 
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By Tina Perinotto 29 April 2011 – The NSW government has all but axed the solar bonus scheme, citing a major blowout in costs after high take-up by consumers. The scheme was officially suspended for two months from midnight Thursday, but NSW resources... 
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By Tina Perinotto 29 April 2011 – More than 200 people attended a “flicking of the switch” ceremony on Thursday morning at Investa’s Coca-Cola Place in North Sydney to send gas fired trigeneration energy into the Sydney grid. The... 
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FAVOURITES: 9 September 2011. [Updated] The Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan, published recently by Beyond Zero Emissions, has received widespread support from eminent scientists, academics, industry leaders and energy sector businesses. At... 
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By Tina Perinotto 15 April 2011 – It could be a tale of two cities. Again. Sydney City Council last week rejected the tender for its deep sea plunge into the brave new world of large scale trigeneration – the gas-sourced, low-carbon energy that it... 
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