Car makers join forces on fuel cells
Fuel cell vehicles could be commercially available by 2017, according to three new collaborators in the electric vehicle market. Nissan Motor…
Biofuel plan for Tasmania
Tasmanian plantation forests. Could they drive biofuel? Tasmania’s timber communities in the Huon Valley and Dorset are hoping the area’s…
Opportunity to test Green Star – Performance
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) is looking for facility managers and building services engineers to participate in beta…
SA delivers major energy reforms
South Australia has moved to a more competitive market by deregulating retail energy prices and implementing the National Energy Customer…
Solar thermal energy cost expected to halve: CSIRO
Solar Thermal will halve in cost by 2020 according to the new director of the CSIRO’s Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative….
NABERS tool for Data centres
A new energy ratings tool for data centres to help the sector manage increasing energy requirements
A national approach to electricity network reliability
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has published terms of reference for a review to develop new approaches for the…
State of the Energy Market report 2012
The Australian Energy Regulator has released its sixth annual State of the Energy Market report which gives an overview of…
Low Carbon Australia and Clean Energy Finance Corporation merge
Valuable experience in innovative financing shared
Review of Competition in NSW Electricity and Gas Markets
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has called for public submissions on the issues paper for its review of competition…
NGER review focussed on reducing reporting burden
The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has called for public submissions on how it can improve the efficiency…
New data to accelerate development of Carbon Capture and Storage
Geoscience Australia has released new pre-competitive data that will contribute to Australia’s efforts to accelerate the development of Carbon Capture…
New Industrial Efficiency Technology Database
A new industrial energy efficiency technology database has been developed in Europe which delivers rich and relevant information about the latest energy efficient technologies…
Final Power of Choice review published
Giving consumers options in the way they use electricity
World Energy Outlook 2012 – Energy efficiency a game changer
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has identified energy efficiency as a ‘key option’ and ‘game changer’ in placing the global…
White Paper sets framework for future energy policy
The Australian Government has released the 2012 Energy White Paper – Australia’s Energy Transformation. The White Paper sets out the Australian…
Senate report on electricity prices released
A Senate committee has put forward a raft of ideas to help cut household power bills, including giving consumers the…
Qantas research aims for smarter flying
The University of Sydney and Qantas have entered into a four-year partnership to develop a flight planning system that will…
New IEA report praises EEO
The Energy Efficiency Opportunities (EEO) program has been recognised as a ‘leading-edge’ energy management program by the International Energy Agency…
eex.gov.au helping save businesses energy & money
The Energy Efficiency Exchange website is now available for Australian businesses to support their energy efficiency practices.