Queensland Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson has told parliament that the successful storage of greenhouse gas production holds the key to future reductions of the State's greenhouse emissions.
On-site nitrogen generation offers manufacturers and metal processors many advantages over traditional supplies of gas in cylinders. John Davis writes.
Amendments made to the Federal Government's legislation for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in offshore waters will provide crucial encouragement for CCS projects, leading climate change lawyer Anna Collyer said.
The Australian Coal Association has launched a comprehensive website explaining the new generation of low emissions coal technologies and their role in addressing climate change, the executive director of the Australian Coal Association (ACA) Ralph Hillman told a press conference in Canberra today.
Experts from government, industry, universities and research organisations have attended a Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage seminar to discuss developments in CCS technologies to lower Australia’s emissions footprint.
The Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson has announced the formation of a National Low Emissions Coal Council and a Carbon Storage Taskforce to drive the adoption of low emissions coal technologies.
The widening gulf between ‘fundraising stunts’ and ‘the plain hard work’ needed to address global climate and energy demand was in evidence at either end of the country, Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche said.
Victoria could be set for a new gold rush with the Brumby Government investing in a state-of-the-art 3D facility to help prospectors accurately locate Victoria’s vast untapped mineral, oil and gas deposits.
The go-ahead for construction of the world’s first ‘oxyfuel’ power plant at Callide Power Station in central Queensland has reinforced Australia’s lead role in developing breakthrough technology to address global climate change.
The Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson, and Queensland's Minister for Mines and Energy, Geoff Wilson, have attended a ceremony to mark the commencement of works at the Callide Oxyfuel demonstration plant in Biloela, Queensland.