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Carnegie Wave Energy installs first CETO 5 unit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... array globally and the first time any company has created a wave farm with multiple wave energy converters to produce electricity and fresh water for Australia's naval base, HMAS Stirling. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2016. Carnegie's ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... resulted in new exclusions for companies with exposures to activities such as coal, tar sands mining, and coal-fired electricity generators, the superannuation fund said. The threshold for the "high carbon sensitive" negative screen has been set at a ...

UNSW issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... in terms of energy utilisation, the university's Kensington campus consumed almost 69,000 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity in 2013, with 66.3% coming from grid electricity - mostly coal-fired power plants, 18.3% from natural gas, 7.3% from co-generaiton ...

ARENA, NT government fund $55m PV project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... solar PV into existing diesel power stations, this project will reduce each community's reliance on costly diesel for electricity generation," Frischknecht said. "Importantly, the project will demonstrate the enormous advantages of solar/diesel hybrid ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... in changes that will exclude companies with exposures to activities such as coal, tar sands mining, and coal-fired electricity generators, the superannuation fund said. The threshold for the "high carbon sensitive" negative screen has been set at a minimum ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... switching to low carbon energy sources in transport, buildings and industry," Skarbek said. "Taking the carbon out of our electricity system provides the largest reduction in emissions. Then we can use the carbon-free electricity to replace petrol in ...

IGCC calls on PM to retain Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... investment elsewhere in the economy and the additional generation capacity is not required to meet the demand for electricity," the review said. But the Warburton Review did not take into account the views of investors, Fabian said. "The Warburton Review ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... consumption and interaction with utilities, each of which have "far-reaching implications for the current and future electricity supply chain and would alter the electricity system in Australia," out to 2050, according to the report. Graham discussed ...

ARENA funds expansion of Doomadgee Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... working with suppliers to deliver renewable energy options for communities that are not connected to the National Electricity Market on the east coast, or the South West Interconnected System in Western Australia," Frischknecht said. "This project will ...

AGL installs first solar panels at Nyngan solar plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... the first five years of operation, AGL said. "Once operational, the Nyngan Solar Plant will produce enough renewable electricity annually to supply more than 33,000 homes," said Scott Thomas, AGL's general manager power development. "AGL has already ...