Archived material from historical editions of The Generator
Headwind-avoiding Flex Tracks technology lands airlines with $430,000 in fuel savings, 500-tonne fuel burn reductions for Singapore-Sydney flights
Emirates is one of the first airlines to operate Airservices’ latest Flex Tracks initiative, cutting flight times on a typical journey by 25 minutes and saving up to 8000kg of fuel, reported The Australian (12/5/2006, p.29).
Federal environment minister Ian Campbell last week denied responsibility for the shelving of $550million investment for windfarms. He rejected claims by wind generator, Roaring 40s, that the failure to increase the Mandatory Renewable Energy Targets from two per cent was responsible for pulling back from the projects. "The companies have known the targets for a Continue Reading →
The Harbin Power Plant Equipment Group, based in the capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, has signed an agreement with the Australian company HRL Ltd to build a coal-gasification power project which is sympathetic to the environment. The project, to be located in Victoria, Australia, will employ the HRL’s electricity generating technology based on Continue Reading →
Biggest U.S. offshore wind farm planned for Texas coast Officials have approved a plan to build the biggest offshore wind farm in the U.S. off the coast of Padre Island, Texas. Say it with us now: everything’s bigger in Texas. Superior Renewable Energy LLC plans to erect as many as 170 turbines, with the capacity Continue Reading →
Treasurer Peter Costello didn’t mention climate change during his budget speech last week – in contrast to Opposition Leader Kim Beazley who got a loud cheer from the gallery when he raised it, according to Angus Grigg in The Australian Financial Review (13/5/06, p.23).
The Federal Government’s budget also foreshadowed cutting 50 staff from climate programs in the Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH).
According to Ric Brazzale, Executive Director, Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy, the NSW Government was leading the country when dealing with climate change, reported EcoGeneration (May/June 2006, p.6).
Brazzale said the NSW Government has recognised the critical impact that increasing greenhouse emissions from burning fossil fuels is having on our climate and has committed to stabilising greenhouse emissions at year 2000 levels by 2025 and reducing emissions by 60 per cent by 2050. He said the NSW Government had embarked on a number of policies and programs that are reducing greenhouse gas emissions.