Martin Nicholson, Tom Biegler and Barry Brook have conducted a large-scale review of twenty-five studies of electricity generating technologies. Their central focus was on baseload generators, which account for 75% of electricity generated in Australia. The article from The Australian, Emission reductions are not blowin’ in the wind looks at what will happen next if [...]

As reported on GRIST, the Bloomberg New Energy Finance has published a report which shows that the USA is on the verge of a solar boom… IF stable policy and a significant investment is committed to support the continued growth of the solar industry.
The United States is on the verge of a solar boom that [...]

A new report published by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change entitled “Shifting private capital” has ignited public debate brought to the forefront the impact Climate Policy clarity (or lack thereof) can and does have on private investment into the sector. Here’s a quote from an article published yesterday on EurActiv.com blog entitled “Tinkering [...]

The following article entitled “Who’s afraid of the green economy?” was written by Giles Parkinson for Climate Spectator (pub. 30th Sept):
Anthony Pratt, one of the country’s three richest men, rarely ventures into the public arena. As head of one of the country’s biggest private companies, he has no need to. But this week [...]

The WA Environment Minister Donna Faragher and Energy Minister Peter Collier of in-principle funding from the Low Emissions Energy Development (LEED) Fund announced further $8 million in funding for three new low-emissions renewable energy projects in the state which will bring the total investment of $38 million in low-emissions technology across Western Australia.
The news was [...]

Cleantech News – a look at what’s going on in the cleantech/greentech space…

With or Without A Climate Bill, U.S Power Sector is Changing (first published on Energy Boom Sept 10th) and re-posted by Solar Feeds on Sept 14th, the author Mindy Lubber had a decidedly upbeat outlook for solar and renewable power, despite the recent [...]

According to an article published in The Times through the Business section of The Australian, even Richard Branson is jumping into cleantech and investing in Algae biofuel technology.
The article, written by Alexandra Freen and entitled “Branson bets his own money on renewable oils from algae“
RICHARD Branson is betting on algae as an alternative jet fuel [...]

Watch this web interview with Roger Stroud, Executive Chairman of Algae.Tec to hear about Algae.Tec’s upcoming IPO in Australia (on September 17th) – one of the first in the algae and biofuel sector. Algae.Tec have recently signed MOUs to build a demonstration plant in Nowra and with a Hong Kong based Chinese company who [...]

CleanTechTV (CTTV) attended the 6th Annual Australian & New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference in Sydney and interviewed cleantech business leaders about the cleantech sector asking them:
What role will Australia’s play globally in cleantech sector in next 5 years? What are our strengths?
CleantechTV spoke with:
Fadi Geha – Managing Director at EcoView Technologies Ltd.
Marc Newson [...]

CleanTechTV (CTTV) attended the 6th Annual Australian & New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference in Sydney and interviewed cleantech business leaders about the cleantech sector asking them:
What does your cleantech sector need to support its growth?
CleantechTV spoke with:
Stephen de Belle – Managing Director and CEO of Granite Power Ltd.
Tony St. Clair – Agri Business [...]