The former Kurri Kurri Aluminium Smelter site should be transformed into a hub of renewable energy manufacturing.
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Competitive Gas – why we need a domestic gas policy
Electricity and the carbon price have dominated our national policy debate in the past three years, but in the first 100 days of the next government’s life, there’ll be a new energy problem to tackle: natural gas.
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Germany’s biggest solar PV maker secures approvals for financial restructuring
SolarWorld AG, Germany's largest solar PV maker has secured approvals for financial restructuring at an extraordinary general meeting in Bonn.
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Gas Energy Australia wants LPG consideration in auto industry policy
LPG Autogas lobby group Gas Energy Australia has commented on the debate on automotive policy, urging that the next government promote the use of LPG-powered cars.
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Can Kevin Rudd revive the green manufacturing dream?
Australia’s ailing car manufacturing industry will receive a A$200m funding boost. And all cars in Commonwealth fleets will have to be Australian-made.
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NSW government to roll out LED lights
The NSW government has announced that LED lights will be installed in 41 council areas across Sydney, the Hunter and the Central Coast.
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AGL, First Solar to build Australia’s biggest solar plant
Australia’s largest developer of renewable energy projects AGL, says it will build solar power plants worth $450 million with First Solar.
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Clean energy project chooses Australian manufacturer for assemblies
Green energy company Granite Power has said that it was cheaper to commission Archer Enterprises, a maker of components and assemblies, than to source parts from overseas.
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US company looks to Karratha for biofuel plant
US-based company Aurora Algae is building a $300 million plant next year in Karratha, which has what has been called an ideal climate for microalgae production.
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China commences its first carbon trading scheme
The Chinese city of Shenzhen will host one of seven pilot schemes which will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Multipac responds to rising energy costs with solar energy system
Fibre drum packaging and manufacturing company Multipac recently installed solar panels at its Echuca factory.
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New Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council to be announced today
The formation of a new business group, the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council, will be announced today at the Australian Industry Group’s Melbourne office.
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Plastics and chemicals peak group PACIA argues for gas market reform
The Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association’s national conference has heard the managing director of BASF Australia & New Zealand claim that Australia’s gas market has failed manufacturers.
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Should Australia’s manufacturing future be nuclear?
It is not the first time in Australia’s economic history that a prevalent sector reaches its peak and gives way to a rapidly developing new one. However, while the mining and education sectors have apparently hit their peaks and manufacturing continues its decline (as seen by the planned withdrawal of Ford in 2016), there seems to be no replacement underway.
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Call for domestic gas reserves not welcome by major producers
Major gas producers Santos and Origin have rejected calls by manufacturing lobbyists to reserve gas for domestic use.
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Calls for tax on imported solar panels
Australia's only remaining manufacturer of solar photovoltaic panels, Tindo Solar has called on the government to implement an anti-dumping tax on imports of the panels from China.
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Accessing Gove refinery pipeline unviable for small communities
Pacific Aluminium, owners of the loss-making Gove refinery, have released details of the proposed 600 km Katherine to Gove pipeline, and has said that access to the pipeline would not be viable for local communities.
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AWU boss to speak in favour of CSG extraction
Paul Howes, the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union, will criticise the lack of political support for coal seam gas mining and re-state the union’s push for a federal gas reservation scheme.
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Use of electric cars minimal, suggests SA charging station patronage levels
The operator of a government-funded electric car service station in the Adelaide Hills says his facility has only been used half a dozen times in the last six months.
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Australian Industry Group calls for considered approach to CSG mining restrictions
The Australian Industry Group has spoken out on the issue of coal seam gas production, arguing for the need to balance a secure gas supply against concerns over environmental impact.
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