Around The Web

Why is the Australian energy regulator suing wind farms – and why now?

The Conversation - Fri, 2019-08-09 16:06
Four wind farm operators must face the federal court over allegations they failed their basic responsibilities during the 2016 South Australian blackout. Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
Categories: Around The Web

Safeguards mechanism in regulator sights, in emissions reporting crackdown

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-08-09 15:00

Clean Energy Regulator names Coalition's Abbott-era safeguard mechanism as top compliance concern for coming year, in crackdown on emissions reporting by big polluters.

The post Safeguards mechanism in regulator sights, in emissions reporting crackdown appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Categories: Around The Web

Australia will ban export of recyclable waste 'as soon as practicable', PM vows

The Guardian - Fri, 2019-08-09 14:58

State environment ministers will consult industry to develop a timeline to improve the recycling system

The prime minister has vowed to do more to tackle plastic waste in the world’s oceans, saying the export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres will be banned.

Scott Morrison said only about 12% of materials are properly recycled in Australia and he wanted that to change. With state and territory leaders, he has laid out a plan for environment ministers to improve the recycling system.

Continue reading...
Categories: Around The Web

Rooftop solar slashes demand levels and emissions across main grid

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-08-09 14:58

Australian Energy Market Operator data shows rooftop solar pushing down demand in daytime hours and reducing emissions.

The post Rooftop solar slashes demand levels and emissions across main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Categories: Around The Web

Carnegie opens share offer in first step to wave power reboot

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-08-09 14:55

Carnegie Clean Energy launches $5.5m share offer, in first step to resuming trade on ASX, and commercialising its CETO wave power technology.

The post Carnegie opens share offer in first step to wave power reboot appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Categories: Around The Web

AEMO seeks emergency reserves as coal outages increase across NEM

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-08-09 14:54

AEMO seeks bids for emergency reserves as it prepares for another hot summer, and as coal plant outages in Victoria and Queensland jump dramatically.

The post AEMO seeks emergency reserves as coal outages increase across NEM appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Categories: Around The Web

Photon Energy reports 17.6% revenue growth and positive results in 2019Q2

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-08-09 14:53

The Company attributed the 17.6% (YOY) increase in revenues primarily to the increase of electricity production sales and the expansion of its proprietary portfolio of PV power plants in Hungary by 11.6 MWp, the engineering business in Australia, and PV technology trading. 

The post Photon Energy reports 17.6% revenue growth and positive results in 2019Q2 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Categories: Around The Web

Gorgon commences carbon capture, better late than never

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-08-09 14:31

Gorgon lng gas project chevron carbon capture storage CCS - optimisedChevron finally gets carbon capture project up and running at Gorgon after years of delays.

The post Gorgon commences carbon capture, better late than never appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Categories: Around The Web

Emitters paid fixed price for more than half of their 2018 NZ ETS surrender obligations

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2019-08-09 14:00
Participants in New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme paid the NZ$25 fixed price option instead of surrendering permits for over half the 32.8 million tonnes CO2e in compliance requirements for 2018, government data showed Friday.
Categories: Around The Web

Berlin's bumbling beekeepers leave swarms without homes

The Guardian - Fri, 2019-08-09 14:00

Inexperienced hobbyists force bees to search often in vain for suitable habitats across the city

Humans are not the only ones in Berlin struggling to find accommodation. A beekeeping boom has led to swarms of bees increasingly forming novel new hives using anything from motorbikes to balconies in the German capital.

Germany’s beekeeping association has been forced to dispatch a growing band of swarm-catchers – or schwarmfänger – reachable via telephone hotlines, to deal with a deluge of incidents in which thousands of bees cluster round objects while scout bees go in search of suitable homes, such as a tree hollow, more often than not in vain.

Continue reading...
Categories: Around The Web

Angus Taylor’s Liddell taskforce slammed as guise for propping up coal

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-08-09 13:38

LiddellFederal and NSW Governments establish taskforce to examine options for Liddell closure that's set to reignite pro-coal push.

The post Angus Taylor’s Liddell taskforce slammed as guise for propping up coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Categories: Around The Web

Germany’s foray into home batteries pushes market to tipping point – report

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-08-09 13:26

Rapid spread of home batteries in Germany brings European residential storage market to an economic tipping point, according to new research.

The post Germany’s foray into home batteries pushes market to tipping point – report appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Categories: Around The Web

Threatened Species Bake Off 2019

Department of the Environment - Fri, 2019-08-09 12:33
The Threatened Species Bake Off commemorates Threatened Species Day on 7th September. Submissions are open until 5pm AEST 9 September 2019. Visit the Threatened Species Bake Off page for more info.
Categories: Around The Web

Threatened Species Bake Off 2019

Department of the Environment - Fri, 2019-08-09 12:33
The Threatened Species Bake Off commemorates Threatened Species Day on 7th September. Submissions are open until 5pm AEST 9 September 2019. Visit the Threatened Species Bake Off page for more info.
Categories: Around The Web

Vietnam to introduce pilot carbon tax for power, cement production

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2019-08-09 11:57
Vietnam is planning to launch a two-year pilot carbon tax for thermal power generation and cement production across four provinces as it steps up market-based efforts to stymie its rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions.
Categories: Around The Web

Tilt to make decision on Snowtown battery by early 2020, goes cold on solar

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-08-09 10:58

Tilt still plans big battery at Snowtown wind complex, but appears to have gone cool on addition of 44MW solar plant.

The post Tilt to make decision on Snowtown battery by early 2020, goes cold on solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Categories: Around The Web

Energy Insiders Podcast: Snowy Hydro in the spotlight

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-08-09 10:55

Snowy Hydro’s Gordon Wymer goes into the fine details of the proposed Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme. Plus. The regulator’s power play on wind farms.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Snowy Hydro in the spotlight appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Categories: Around The Web

Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery - Agency application 2019

Department of the Environment - Fri, 2019-08-09 10:46
The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until 16 September 2019.
Categories: Around The Web

Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery - Agency application 2019

Department of the Environment - Fri, 2019-08-09 10:46
The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until 16 September 2019.
Categories: Around The Web

South Korean firms sign major CDM deal in Bangladesh

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2019-08-09 10:44
Korea Midland Power and trading firm Ecoeye have signed a deal with subsidiaries of state-owned oil and gas firm PetroBangla to develop a CDM project that will generate some 1 million carbon credits annually for use in the South Korean emissions trading scheme.
Categories: Around The Web

Pages

Subscribe to Sustainable Engineering Society aggregator - Around The Web