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  • Auditor General slams Vic policies

    April 8, 2011 - no Comments

    Victorian auditor general Des Pearson has slammed the state’s record in developing renewable energy, saying the state had fallen well short of its target, set in 2002, of delivering 10

  • Bailieu government stands by Labor greenhouse gas targets

    January 18, 2011 - no Comments

    The Victorian Coalition government is standing by Labor’s target of a 20 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions this decade – but has not yet produced a plan on

  • Baillieu victory bad news for wind in Victoria

    December 7, 2010 - no Comments

    The wind industry is in a “holding pattern” following the election of the Baillieu government in Victoria and its tough new stance on wind farms. Before the Brumby government lost

  • Brumby outlines renewables plan

    November 17, 2010 - no Comments

    Premier John Brumby yesterday predicted 10,000 jobs will be created over the next five years through $25 million of funding for eco-friendly projects. Brumby pledged $10m for training programs to

  • Greenearth does geothermal deal with Alcoa

    November 15, 2010 - no Comments

    Heavy energy user Alcoa and energy firm Greenearth energy have signed an agreement that will see the firms working together to develop a geothermal energy project in Victoria. Alcoa, which

  • Carbon Market Institute to set up in Melborune

    October 18, 2010 - no Comments

      A national Carbon Market Institute is to be set up in Melbourne with the aim of making the city a major centre for carbon market business in the Asia-Pacific

  • Green car industry lacks support in Australia

    October 12, 2010 - no Comments

    Australian electric vehicle manufacturers and charging infrastructure developers have agreed that Australia lags the world in terms

  • Victoria launches electric vehicle trial

    October 11, 2010 - no Comments

    The state of Victoria has launched its $5m five-year electric vehicle trial, with more than 50 organisations and 180 households across the state to participate. The trial will test how

  • Western Water fires up cogeneration project

    September 29, 2010 - no Comments

    Western Water has updated its Melton recycled water plant west of Melbourne to use power generated by cogeneration. The plant will use microturbine technology to produce electric and thermal energy

  • New grant available for marine power in New Zealand

    September 21, 2010 - no Comments

    The New Zealand government is offering a grant of NZ$880,000 for firms developing innovative wave and tidal energy devices. The funding comes from the Marine Energy Deployment Fund, which was