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NEMMCO estimates NSW faces a possible shortfall of peak power in future

admin /11 December, 2005

The Basslink project, due to deliver an extra 600Mw of hydro power to Victoria, is being tested but cannot be guaranteed to complement summer supplies, reported The Australian Financial Review (8 December 2005 p6).

NEMMCO estimates NSW faces a possible shortfall of peak power of 372Mw or about 2.5 per cent of existing capacity from 2008. By 2009-10, NEMMCO forecasts additional shortfalls of 499Mw. It predicts capacity requirements in NSW will reach more than 3000Mw by 2014-15. The Basslink project, due to deliver an extra 600Mw of hydro power to Victoria, is being tested but cannot be guaranteed to complement summer supplies, reported The Australian Financial Review (8 December 2005 p6).

Aussie Biodiesel Group raises $20 million ahead of stock exchange listing

admin /11 December, 2005

Alternative fuels producer Australian Biodiesel Group has raised $20 million ahead of its listing on the Australian Stock Exchange, reported The Advertiser (7 December 2005, p.53).

NSW government green-lights state’s first 400 megawatt power station at Lake Tallawarra

admin /8 December, 2005

The NSW Government yesterday authorised the construction of the state’s
first 400 megawatt power station, at Lake Tallawarra south of
Wollongong, to be run by TRU Energy and completed by 2008, with
building to begin early next year, reported The Australian (8 December 2005, p.4).

Australian Building Codes force commercial buildings to reduce energy

admin /8 December, 2005

A recent decision by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) would
see new or extensively renovated commercial buildings forced to reduce
their energy use by 20 per cent on average, reported The Age (3/12/2005, p. 24).

The target rate would vary
across the country and according to the type of commercial building,
but it would see Australia catch up with the rest of the world,
industry insiders said. “These are measures that were probably
overdue,” ABCB executive director Ivan Donaldson said.

Tyres the building blocks of the future

admin /8 December, 2005

A Newcastle invention, which converts truck and car tyres into building
products that are highly effective cost-wise, technically and
ecologically, has been developed by Ecoflex, reported The Daily Telegraph (3/12/2005, p. 5).

Ecoflex CEO Garry Callinan said people
found it hard to believe tyres coud be used to create durable retaining
walls, but it’s a way to achieve low-cost, sustainable solutions for
civil construction and development.

People with Solutions Festival

admin /8 December, 2005

People with Solutions Festival

Saturday December 10^th 12pm to 5pm

Heritage Park – Lismore

Be there for a showcase to the community of various active
local organizations and residents working on specific solutions to the problems
we face locally and globally.

Celebrating our environment, innovations, activism, love,
peace, kindness, goodness, friendship, health and well-being.

Empowering people and local government.