PENALTIES for those who deliberately trespass or interfere with critical electricity infrastructure will be increased under changes introduced into Parliament on 13 October 2009.
13/10/2009
THE Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has come under attack for its billion dollar plan which will boost investment in polluting coal-fired power stations.
05/03/2009
A REVIEW of Queensland’s climate change strategy is questioning the future of coal in electricity generation.
18/09/2008
CARBON Energy has signed a commercial off-take agreement with Queensland Government owned electricity provider Ergon Energy.
20/07/2009
ENVIRONMENT Minister Simon Corbell says he will encourage ACT residents connecting to the electricity grid to choose renewable energy over coal.
02/04/2009
QUEENSLAND Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche has delivered a major speech to a coal and energy conference in Brisbane.
16/07/2009
INTERNATIONAL solar thermal energy provider Ausra and State Government owned company CS Energy have joined forces to investigate a solar boost project for the 750 megawatt Kogan Creek coal-fired Power Station near Chinchilla, Queensland.
01/10/2009
COAL mining in the Bowen basin will continue to buzz with a major power boost planned for the area.
15/09/2008
CENTENNIAL Coal says the demand for coal remains strong despite the difficult economic climate.
28/01/2009
MINES in NSW’s Hunter region may bypass the worst effects of the global financial crisis, according to a leading financial consultancy group.
08/01/2009
THE HUNTER Valley Research Foundation has interviewed Upper Hunter residents on their attitudes to the coal industry.
13/08/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Coal Association says lower emissions coal will add 50 to 75% on current power generation costs.
11/02/2009
THE WESETERN Australia State Government says it will make a significant investment of $260million through the 2009 State Budget to improve the reliability of Western Australian’s electricity supply.
12/05/2009
CARBON Energy is a step closer to producing its first electricity from coal using underground coal gasification (UCG) technology.
17/11/2009
ASF Group has entered into a memorandum of co-operation with one of China’s largest electricity generating companies, a Hong Kong subsidiary of Beijing’s China Huaneng Group (CHG).
24/09/2009
AUSTRALIA will be forced to use nuclear power to meet its carbon reduction targets, according to industry experts.
14/11/2008
THE Federal Government and the Opposition last night agreed to several amendments to the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), including a doubling of assistance to the coal industry.
25/11/2009
ERGON Energy has completed work on a $37 million switchyard in Queensland to power Australia's first low emission coal seam gas-fired power station.
05/01/2009
QUEENSLAND is set to be a national leader of coal seam gas (CSG) as the resource is realised across the globe.
11/09/2008
THE COAL industry is unlikely to suffer under an emissions trading scheme, trade unions say.
08/09/2008