NEW REPORT! Fast-tracking Victoria’s clean energy future to replace Hazelwood Power Station
Fast-tracking Victoria’s clean energy future to replace Hazelwood Power Station
May 2010
This report shows that Hazelwood can be replaced as soon as the end of 2012. All while maintaining energy security, cutting Victoria's greenhouse pollution by 12 percent and creating more jobs than Hazelwood currently provides.
The report was written by energy analysts Green Energy Markets for Environment Victoria.
Hazelwood produces 'record' amount of energy
Hazelwood produces 'record' amount of energy
Thursday, 9 February 2012
ABC News
The Hazelwood Power Station in the Latrobe Valley produced a record amount of energy last year.
In its full year financial results for 2011, International Power Hazelwood reveals the power station generated a record amount of electricity last year, despite one of its units being offline for half the year.
Filmmakers take note: $5k could be yours!
Calling all creative people interested in a better world and sharing positive messages about climate change solutions... Green Screen: Climate Fix Flicks could be everything you’re looking for.
Organisers are seeking film submissions of between 30 seconds and 5 minutes that effectively communicate positive messages about a zero or low carbon, clean energy future. Green Screen: Climate Fix Flicks is open to everyone and the winning entry receives $5000.
Forget the nay-sayers. We want our wind
Two reports released this week show overwhelming community support for wind farms.
The first from the CSIRO found that there is much wider support for wind farms that is reported by the media.
Government told to make use of brown coal reserves
Government told to make use of brown coal reserves
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Danny Morgan, ABC News
A mining company has told a parliamentary committee Victoria needs to make more productive use of its coal reserves.
Exergen is lobbying the State Government for the right to mine one billion tonnes of coal in the Latrobe Valley.
It has plans to dry the brown coal and export it to India or use it for power generation.
