THE CSIRO has announced the re-affirmation of an international coal research and development Joint Statement.
03/08/2009
CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Megan Clark said the Federal Budget firmly backed research priorities aimed at delivering benefits for all Australians, and welcomed the announcements of major investments in national research infrastructure.
13/05/2009
THE VICTORIAN Government says that successful capture of CO2 from three techniques being tested at Mulgrave may offer simpler and more cost-effective methods for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology for power generation.
22/05/2009
ENERGY and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor has hosted the President of the Republic of Hungary, His Excellency Mr Laszlo Solyom, taking him on a tour of the Department of Primary Industries’ 3D visualisation room.
02/10/2009
Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor has announced $16 million in funding for new clean coal research and the establishment of a new organisation, Brown Coal Innovation Australia (BCIA).
26/08/2009
CLEAN Energy Council chief executive Matthew Warren says job growth in the clean energy sector is set to continue.
12/10/2009
EESTECH and China’s Datong Coal Mine Group have signed agreements to undertake a program using methane and waste coal to produce clean energy.
20/08/2008
CAMBRIDGE Energy Research Associates (CERA) says Australia may see the closure of more coal mines due to a surge in shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Middle East into Europe and North America.
17/03/2009
BLUE Energy has commenced a study to identify an optimal route for coal seam gas export locations on the Queensland coast.
24/06/2009
ENERGY and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor has announced that the Victorian Government has signed two ground-breaking agreements with Japan that strengthen global efforts to reduce future greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power generation.
09/09/2009
MINING industry leaders should end their scaremongering campaign over the carbon pollution reduction scheme, a coalition of union, environment, welfare and research groups said outside the headquarters of the Australian Coal Association (ACA).
24/11/2009
CARBON Energy has announced the results of its recent $20m Bloodwood Creek Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) 100 day commercial trial.
08/05/2009
MINES and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has announced a new study examining the potential for carbon capture and storage in the Western Australia.
10/06/2009
MINISTER for Mineral Resources Ian Macdonald has announced that the NSW Government, in conjunction with the University of Newcastle, will establish a NSW Institute for Frontier Geoscience at the university.
22/06/2009
THE AUSTRALILAN Coal Research Program (ACARP) says over the last two decades, sustainable development has emerged as the key organising concept to describe how society can balance the objective of improving quality of life while staying within environmental boundaries.
06/04/2009
THE HUNTER Valley Research Foundation has interviewed Upper Hunter residents on their attitudes to the coal industry.
13/08/2009
VICTORIA’S Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor has announced that the CO2CRC carbon storage trial near Nirranda will reach the 50,000 tonne milestone by the end of April 2009.
22/04/2009
NEWCASTLE coalmine workers have accused the Australia Coal Association (ACA) of using scare tactics in a concerted campaign against Government efforts to tackle climate change.
02/10/2009
CLEAN coal technology may require 10 more years of research and development and a further $22 billion in funding to be commercially viable, according to industry experts.
13/11/2008
CLEAN coal technology may require 10 more years of research and development and a further $22 billion in funding to be commercially viable, according to industry experts.
13/11/2008