Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
Australia’s main mining lobby wants the EU to define nuclear power as ‘sustainable’.
SA uses panel power
SA authorities have remotely switched off thousands of household solar panels, using its new powers for the first time.
Smelter gets demand deal
Alcoa has secured a five-year electricity supply deal for its Portland aluminium smelter.
Beach safety schemes unchecked
A review has found Australia’s beach safety programs are not being evaluated.
Cormann rejects carbon borders
The OECD’s incoming secretary-general Mathias Cormann has urged caution over new carbon-pricing ideas.
Huge water bill probed
An internal probe is looking at why the federal government paid millions more than it needed for water.
La Niña seen to continue
Australia has recorded its wettest and coolest summer in at least five years, but the current conditions are not finished yet.
Review rejects hoarding claims
Researchers say water hoarding and and speculation are not driving price rises in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Big firms buy up Tilt Renewables
Renewables developer Tilt Renewables will go private after a $2.75 billion bid.
Class action looms for SAPN
A class action lawsuit has been launched for victims of the 2019 Cudlee Creek bushfire in the Adelaide Hills.
Customer data mined for DER
New funding will allow a tech firm to explore using customer data to improve energy systems.
Hydrogen springs from coal site
Brown coal is being turned into liquid hydrogen as part of a $500 million pilot project in Victoria.
Tech eyes to spy on fires
Australia will soon use satellites and drones to spot bushfires when they break out.
Yallourn end moved ahead
The closure of the 100-year-old Yallourn power plant has been moved forward to 2028.
Spill fine tops $2.5 billion
The world's biggest nickel producer has paid a AU$2.5 billion fine for environmental damage.
Big spend on gas consultants
The Federal Government is spending millions on gas industry consultants to tell it how to subsidise the gas industry.
Animal love leaves plants behind
Our focus on saving charismatic animals could leave plants at risk of extinction.