Enhanced Renewable Energy Target Scheme
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Government’s Renewable Energy Target scheme will be enhanced to provide greater certainty for households, employees and businesses within the renewable energy industry,...

AGL to Build Hallett 5 Wind Farm
AUSTRALIA - AGL Energy Limited (AGL) has entered into agreements for the construction of the 52.5MW Hallett 5 wind farm at the Bluff Range in the mid-north of South Australia.

Australian Agriculture Must Adapt to Climate Change
AUSTRALIA - Australian agriculture needs to adapt now to climate change according to a CSIRO book launched today entitled: Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Preparing Australian Agriculture,...

AGL to Build Macarthur Wind Farm
AUSTRALIA - AGL Energy Limited (AGL) has entered into conditional arrangements to build Macarthur Wind Farm in south-west Victoria.

Spent Hen Renewable Energy Solution
AUSTRALIA - The Victorian Farmers Federation’s (VFF) Egg Group has entered into discussions with Bio-Cogen Pty Ltd to explore the opportunities in designing, building, owning and operating a...

Wind Farm Opens at Clements Gap
AUSTRALIA - Pacific Hydro has opened its Clements Gap Wind Farm - the 11th wind farm in South Australia

NSW Government Approves A$190m Wind, Solar Park
AUSTRALIA - The New South Wales Government has approved plans for a A$190 million wind and solar farm, in the Upper Hunter Valley at Scone - providing renewable power to more than 47,000 hom...

Pellet Plant Plans Put on Hold
AUSTRALIA - Plans for a A$30 million biomass plant near Mount Gambier in South Australia have been put on hold despite being given the go-ahead by the local authority.

Round 2 PAP applications invited by Daff
AUSTRALIA - Round two applications for funding under the Promoting Australian Produce (PAP) scheme are now being invited by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (...

Study into Sustainable Production of Bioenergy
AUSTRALIA - Public perception of bioenergy around the world ranges from “environmental saviour” for the role it plays limiting greenhouse gas emissions and reducing our reliance on oil, to “global...

Proposal to Turn Wine Lake into Biodiesel
AUSTRALIA - A proposal has been put forward to solve the Australian wine surplus this year, by converting it into biodiesel.

Gatton Field Day Showcases New Fuel Source
AUSTRALIA - More than 120 representatives of science, industry and government from across Australia converged on The University of Queensland's (UQ) Gatton campus today (8 December) as scientists...

Rentech Seals Lucrative Bioenergy Deal
AUSTRALIA - Rentech has joined forces with General Electric and Syngas to develop South Australia's $3 billion coal-biomass-to-diesel Clinton project.

Clean Energy Revolution Arrives in Bungendore
AUSTRALIA - The largest wind farm in New South Wales - Capital Wind Farm - has been officially launched by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, NSW Premier Nathan Rees and Minister for Climate Change,...

When Biofuels and Biosecurity Meet
AUSTRALIA - A symposium entitled Biosecurity in the New Bioeconomy: Threats and Opportunities, will be hosted by CSIRO at the Shine Dome in Canberra from Thursday, 19 to Saturday, 21...

Plans Move on Biodiesel Plant
AUSTRALIA - Plans are going ahead for a biodiesel project in Moree, New South Wales.

Algae to Biofuel Research Centre Opens
AUSTRALIA - An algae to biofuel research centre has been opened at West Beach in South Australia.

MBD Energy Making Feed and Biofuel from Algae
AUSTRALIA - Australian company MBD Energy is researching the use of emissions from coal-fired power stations to make a high-protein livestock feed and biofuel.

Go-ahead for Glen Innes Wind Farm
AUSTRALIA - The government of New South Wales has given the go-ahed to a wind farm in Glen Innes.

Australia’s Ethanol-blend Sales Ease in August
AUSTRALIA - Australian sales of ethanol-blended gasoline fell back in August after posting record sales the previous month.

Queensland Govt's Solar Thermal Project Underway
AUSTRALIA - Solar thermal energy company Ausra Inc. and the Queensland state government have applied to the federal government for funding to develop a proposed A$200 million upgrade to...

Turning Wastewater into Electricity
AUSTRALIA - Researchers at Murdoch University’s School of Environmental Science are showing off the latest developments in cutting-edge bioelectrical systems that turn wastewater into electr...

Research into Bioenergy to Help Desalination
AUSTRALIA - Researchers at Murdoch University are collaborating with Morton Seeds and Grains in Wagin to investigate the potential for renewable energy produced from biowaste.

CBD Energy to Build Second Wind Farm in Australia
AUSTRALIA - Renewable energy company, CBD Energy signed an agreement to develop a 50MW wind farm project in New South Wales.

Grant to Yeast Company for Biofuels Development
AUSTRALIA - A grant in excess of Aus$2.5 million has been awarded to Microbiogen by the Australian Federal Government. The grant will allow Microbiogen to further develop its non-genetically...