CLEAN ENERGY

Climate change cited in coal mine refusal

Finfeed Archived Feb 15, 2019

A NSW court has ruled against the development of a new coal mine due to concerns around greenhouse gas emissions and resulting climate change.

4 Pines Brewery goes solar as record-breaking weather becomes the norm

Finfeed Archived Feb 01, 2019

The past fortnight has seen record-breaking heatwaves in Australia, and on the other side of the globe, the US has gone into deep freeze lockdown mode that includes six states suspending postal services. Is this the end times? You’d be forgiven for asking yourself, when each day, there’s a new weather record somewhere in the world, or a bizarre and extreme weather event filling the headlines.

All hail hydrogen: Labor joins the party with $1B plan

Finfeed Archived Jan 23, 2019

The Labor Party today released its $1 billion ‘national hydrogen plan’ — to be mainly funded by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. The hustle for hydrogen power is here.

Australia hit by record heat, while Infigen’s sails lose wind

Finfeed Archived Jan 16, 2019

While up to 1 million fish die, and Australia is hit with a record-breaking heatwave, the federal government is still ignoring the policy vacuum. Meanwhile, wind farm developer Infigen looks to be in troubled waters.

Warmer oceans and greener concrete

Finfeed Archived Jan 10, 2019

Eden Innovations' (ASX:EDE) carbon-based technology that creates greener and superior performance concrete, which considerably reduces the quantities of traditional concrete required.

Worrying weather & can iron make 'clean' hydrogen?

Finfeed Archived Dec 20, 2018

This last week in Australia has brought some pretty whacky weather, to put it bluntly. A snapshot of headlines: ‘Victoria's freak floods prompt 1,400 calls for help’; 'Exceptional' rain from ex-Cyclone Owen dumps 681mm in north Qld in a day’.

How one man hopes to reclaim Australia’s energy policy

Finfeed Archived Dec 12, 2018

Mike Cannon Brookes’ is running with his 'fair dinkum power' campaign, with his most recent efforts including an interview with Al Gore on the former US vice-president's 24 hours of Reality broadcast. He made sure to point the finger at the current government over energy policy.

Drought, bushfires and flooding rains – is Australia uninsurable?

Finfeed Archived Dec 06, 2018

The CEO of Bureau of Meteorology linked climate change with increasing fire risk and warned that the fire risk in QLD is set to intensify. Reports from a few days ago stated that 100 blazes were still burning across QLD.

Energy policy fail: Victorian Liberal Party is now powerless

Finfeed Archived Nov 27, 2018

Energy has been a controversial topic surrounding PM Scott Morrison’s leadership from the get-go, with the context for his rise to the most powerful position in Australia revolving around the failed National Energy Guarantee. Turnbull’s failings around this policy led to the leadership spill and this legacy has haunted Morrison ever since.