Sanjeev Gupta launches billion-dollar renewable energy plant in South Australia
A South Australian solar farm spearheads a billion-dollar renewables scheme which includes solar power, battery storage and pumped hydro-electricity. British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta launched the 280 MW Cultana Solar Farm project this week. His company SIMEC ZEN Energy is backing the 1 GW clean energy program worth more than $1.3 billion. Gupta believes renewable energy will […]
Vic Govt funds Geelong solar installations for Multicultural Aged Care
The Victorian Government is funding Geelong solar installations to bring cheaper electricity to the city’s Multicultural Aged Care Centre Services (MACS). MACS residents will soon have access to cheaper energy thanks to a 520-panel solar project funded by the state government. Minister for Energy Lily D’Ambrosio and Geelong MP Christine Couzens opened the project last […]
No smooth sailing ahead for the National Energy Guarantee as Greens, Labor call for change
The National Energy Guarantee passage (NEG) continues to be in the spotlight this week, despite winning qualified support. Now that the Coalition party room has given majority approval for the plan, the energy minister Josh Frydenberg says the National Energy Guarantee passage can move on to the next stage. This will be the release of National […]
Turnbull’s National Energy Guarantee endorsed by Coalition majority
A Coalition party room majority has approved the controversial National Energy Guarantee (NEG) after heated debate at today’s crucial meeting. However, although the Coalition majority approves the NEG it’s still got some way to go. Ten MPs, including Tony Abbott, opposed or questioned the policy. A number have reserved their right to cross the floor when […]
Tony Abbott attacks NEG as ‘seriously bad policy’ ahead of Coalition party room vote
Pro-coal backbencher Tony Abbott has launched a final attack on the National Energy Guarantee ahead of today’s critical coalition NEG party room vote. The “seriously bad policy” will surrender control to the “green bureaucrats of Paris”, the former Prime Minister told 2GB. He insists the NEG should follow voluntary rather than mandatory emission targets. His […]
Teachers Union says classrooms sweltering as Queensland’s solar schools program kicks off
The Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) is calling for school term dates to be shifted as the state government begins tendering for the solar schools program. According to QTU president Kevin Bates, a chronic lack of air-conditioning across the sunshine state’s schools is making summer classrooms unbearable. Because air-conditioning is expensive, terms could be shifted to […]
COAG Energy Council approves Coalition’s National Energy Guarantee
State and territory energy ministers have today agreed to support the National Energy Guarantee (NEG). The COAG Energy Council met in Sydney to decide the fate of the policy. The Turnbull Government says the NEG is needed to reduce power bills and stabilise the electricity market. Ministers agreed to the release of the exposure draft […]
Could solar powered hydrogen fuel be Australia’s next big export?
Two hydrogen powered cars using ultra-high purity hydrogen were tested in Queensland yesterday with impressive results. The hydrogen fuel was produced using CSIRO’s breakthrough membrane technology. The technology makes it safer to transport hydrogen as well as cheaper. The process generates zero carbon emissions. Toyota spokesperson Matthew Macleod told ABC News the membrane was a “game changer” […]
Solar installations in low income housing will help residents pay power bills: sustainability expert
An expert in sustainable building design says better insulation and more low income housing solar installations would benefit residents. Professor Paul Cooper, director of the University of Wollongong Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, was speaking at the National Forum on Low Carbon Housing for Low Income Households yesterday. Cooper told The Fifth Estate that there are […]
Clean Energy Council: NEG can work, but it needs a higher emissions reduction target
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has released a statement in support of the Turnbull Government’s National Energy Guarantee (NEG). However, that support is conditional on one important change to the policy: that its carbon emissions reduction target is increased. The CEC says the market will achieve the current NEG target of 26 per cent by 2030 […]