Over the next five years $18 million will be spent by an exploration company trying to find geothermal water wells in western Victoria.
Hot Rock has been granted a permit by the State Government to explore the area stretching from Casterton to Clear Lake in order to build a power plant on.
Drilling is expected to start halfway through [...]

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The Liberal candidate for Blackwood Stirling, Wade de Campo, says he supports the development of a 40 megawatt biomass power station near Manjimup.
The Greens’ candidate, Luke Petersen, says the station should be split into smaller plants to reduce the impact on local produce growers who oppose it.
But Mr de Campo says the plant has received [...]

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Queensland experts in underground coal mine fires and explosions have shared their knowledge with mining countries around the world.
Queensland’s Safety in Mines Testing and Research Station (Simtars), is seen as a world leader in mine safety and has been sharing their expert advice with some of the largest mine producing nations around the world.
‘North America, [...]

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AAAI’s new website
The AAAI Group has launched its new website at www.aaai.com.au. They have made their website easier to navigate, more user friendly and have added a range of new features. The new site features a streamlined navigation system which now only contains four main sections, helping candidates get to what you want faster. They [...]

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A large underground basin of “hot rocks” has been discovered by geologists who believe it could provide clean energy to a quarter of Queensland.
The Millungera Basin, located about 100 kilometres east off Cloncurry in North-West Queensland, covers a 15,000 square kilometre area and could hold geothermal energy potentially to rival that of the Copper Basin [...]

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Victoria’s biggest water and energy users will be required to come up with a plan to cut their consumption.
More than 250 sites across Victoria, including hospitals, shopping centres, the Melbourne Zoo and universities, will be affected.
The Environment Minister Gavin Jennings says the program will deliver net savings.
Mr Jennings says the new Environment and Resource Efficiency [...]

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Honda has come out ahead by putting the first dedicated platform hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the road and into customers’ hands. A true testament to Honda’s pioneering spirit, the evolution of the FCX Clarity is a story filled with determination and brave, creative solutions to seemingly insurmountable obstacles. And it’s all driven by Honda’s [...]

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200 people are expected to attend the clean coal summit at NSW Parliament this morning.
Those attending include key participants from the mining, research, infrastructure and investment industries as well as representatives from the state and federal governments.
The Australian government’s top climate change advisor, Professor Ross Garnaut will deliver the keynote speech.
A move towards clean coal [...]

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Antarctica is to receive 3 wind turbines transported by Meridan Energy, a New Zealand energy company, to help provide power for its researchers.
Company spokeswoman, Claire Shaw, said the turbines will help reduce the use of diesel fuel, but setting them up will be a challenge.
“There’s a lot of major challenges and often its the logistics and the [...]

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How will we reduce Australias greenhouse gas emissions?
Simple. We lock it 2 kilometres underground, therefore removing it from our atmostphere.
Australia, more specifically south-west Victoria, is the proud new owner its first carbon storage plant which will bury 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide in the ground.
Phil Freeman from the conservation foundation says Australia should [...]

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