Councillor Bill McArthur, president of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) said that joint tenders conducted in 2011 provided participating councils with electricity cost savings for their buildings, public lighting…
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Hervey Bay solar projects keep powers on
Energy Minister Stephen Robertson has welcomed another key milestone in the Bligh Government's $4 million plan to help power Hervey Bay with clean energy. Mr Robertson said Queensland Health had…
Cogent Energy powers central Sydney
The City of Sydney will use trigeneration as a low-carbon energy network to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Final negotiations will take place with Cogent Energy, a subsidiary of Origin, to…
University uses solar energy
A photo-voltaic solar array at the Australian National University (ANU) will reduce the campus’s carbon emissions, feed energy back into the grid and help educate the community about energy conservation…
Range of energy sources expanded for WA
Speaking at the 11th Energy in Western Australia conference in Perth, Mr Collier launched Synergy’s Powering WA’s Future initiative. The corporation is seeking expressions of interest from new and…
Townsville council pilots $11.5m energy slasher
The Queensland based council has joined Ergon Energy’s Demand Management Pilot Program, to help customers save $7 million on power bills and cut 42000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. …
WA assessed for renewable energy
The Australian Government has awarded a contract for work to begin on a detailed assessment of the renewable energy potential of the Mid-West and Pilbara regions of WA. Evans…
Sydney moves ahead with trigeneration
By Lilia Guan The City of Sydney has entered the first phase of the installation of a low carbon energy system at Town Hall House. City of Sydney…
Planning WA’s future energy needs
WA energy minister Peter Collier has launched the latest initiative in planning for the State’s future energy needs. Minister Collier’s release of the Strategic Energy Initiative: Energy 2031 directions…
NSW reviews energy schemes
New South Wales Government has claimed its Solar Bonus Scheme, has been successful in meeting its aim of supporting and encouraging renewable energy generation. The NSW Solar Bonus Scheme…