Renewable Energy – Australian Solar Tower Project
enviromission aims to be one of Australia’s leading producers of clean renewable energy. enviromission holds the proprietary rights to Solar Tower technology,
Solar Tower – renewable energy Green Living 17 Feb 2010 enviromission, Ltd. (US Market: EVOMY, Australian Exchange: EVM) is a renewable energy developer of sustainable “green” energy solutions for the energy market. enviromission aims to be one of Australia’s leading producers of clean renewable energy. Continue reading
Renewable energy expedition in Antarctica
if renewable energy can succeed in the harshest environment on earth, there’s no reason it can’t be used everywhere.
Indigenous Aussies join Antarctic trek World News Australia 16 February 2010 Growing up in the Northern Territory, Malcolm Lynch has never seen snow, but he’s about to travel to the coldest place on earth. The 21-year-old AFL player will make history when he and track star Narelle Long, 20, become the first indigenous Australians to visit Antarctica……. Continue reading
Renewable Energy News- Australia-wide, and Victorian
100% Renewable Energy For Australia By 2020? : Renewable Energy News 16 Feb 2010 Beyond Zero Emissions, a climate change solutions research group, yesterday released details of its Zero Carbon Australia 2020 Project (ZCA2020). The Project is a costed, detailed blueprint for a transition to 100 per cent renewable energy in ten years using proven, commercialised technology. Continue reading
Australia: 100% renewable energy: expensive, but do-able
Zero emissions possible – at $40bn a year The Age ADAM MORTON February 15, 2010 AUSTRALIA could move to 100 per cent renewable energy within a decade if it spent heavily on cutting-edge solar thermal and wind technology, according to an analysis released as part of a community bid to redirect the flailing climate policy debate. Continue reading
Nuclear giant Areva claims to be committed to Australian solar energy project
“Australia is definitely part of our strategy to become a world leader in concentrated solar power.”
New French owner committed to Ausra’s solar plans |
The Courier-Mail Kerrie Sinclair February 14, 2010
FRENCH nuclear company Areva has secured a deal to take over US-Australian solar power plant company Ausra and says it is committed to Ausra’s local Australian project pipeline.
Ausra and Queensland state-owned utility CS Energy six months ago applied for federal funding for a portion of a $200 million solar thermal generator in addition to the 750-megawatt Kogan Creek coal-fired power plant, near Chinchilla. Continue reading
Australian govts not promoting solar power industry
the government is clearly more focused on supporting “clean coal” technology in order to protect coal and gas exports.
New French owner committed to Ausra’s solar plans | The Courier-Mail Kerrie Sinclair 14 Feb 2010 While European solar plant companies look to expand into Asia, Australian peers struggle. Continue reading
Wind power going ahead in New South Wales
Hunter Valley energy farm to power homes Sydney Morning Herald February 9, 2010 A $190 million renewable energy farm that will provide power for 47,000 Hunter Valley homes has been given planning approval by the NSW government. Continue reading
China takes the lead in renewable energy jobs
James M. Gentile: Who Will Win The Race For Jobs In Renewable Energy? THE HUFFINGTON POST February 8, 2010 When it comes to renewable energy innovation and equipment manufacturing, China is challenging the West, and the outcome will decide where millions of jobs go in the future. Continue reading
Western Australia makes modest start on promoting renewable energy
WA Gov puts up $10m in funds for green energy tech Third round of funding to encourage the development of sustainable, low-emission technologies Computerworld Staff * 10 February, 2010 Continue reading
Canada developing renewable energy, leaving nuclear to languish
This gives the government a chance to ramp up efforts to have green energy replace nuclear, which now accounts for about half of Ontario’s power,
Nuclear industry left hanging
Rob Ferguson Queen’s Park Bureau With files from Tanya Talaga thestar.com 10 Feb 2010
The McGuinty government is leaving Ontario’s nuclear industry “drifting in the wind” after handing foreign-based Samsung a $7 billion deal to develop green power, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak charges. Continue reading
Abbott’s Climate Policy very costly – Financial Analyst’s Report
the Coalition proposal would exacerbate the problem and ”put the final nail in the renewable energy industry’s coffin”
Report blasts Abbott climate plan Sydney Morning Herald ADAM MORTON February 10, 2010THE Coalition’s climate change policy would cost taxpayers more than twice as much as the government’s emissions trading scheme, an analysis has found. Continue reading
Review: AREVA, Climate Policy, Iran’s uranium enrichment
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stralia. Areva takes over Australian solar company. Continuing chaos on Australia’s Climate Change policy, as Rudd dithers over the Greens’ modest carbon tax plan, and Abbott is encouraged, as media publicises cranky extremist views of Lord Monckton. Sustainable Northern Australia report raises debate. W.A. govt refuses to hold public inquiry into uranium industry’s impact.
International: Obama appoints nuclear lobbyist as nuclear safety regulator. France’s AREVA joins powerful Korean nuclear industry competitor, while acquiring several solar companies. Iran ramps up uranium enrichment, while U.S and Israeli hawks preach war. Continuing anxieties over overuse of medical radiation – the week that has been
Areva ‘hedging’ its bets, with renewable energy push
Areva gets deeper into renewables with Ausra purchase the energy collective, by Tyler Hamilton, 02/08/2010 France’s Areva SA is known mostly as a designer of light-water nuclear reactors, builder of transmission and distribution systems, and a miner of uranium, Continue reading
Small, beautiful, renewable energy cars
a bright future for a spectrum of ‘micro’ electric vehicles
Meet Trev: A two-seater renewable energy vehicle, by Phil Hart , February 6, 2010 , The Oil Drum: ]Major auto companies are now close to bringing their first electric vehicles onto the market. Continue reading
Australia’s voting system distorts Climate Change action
Queensland and particularly Western Australia, which both
have strong fossil fuels industries, relatively rural dwelling patterns, and populations of about 2m and 4.5m respectively.’……….
The climate policy disconnect: It’s rural voter over-representation Financial Times February 8, by Kate Mackenzie “………..a new paper finds that over-representation of regional voters can make a significant difference to public policy on both gasoline taxes and international climate change agreements… Continue reading
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