ENERGY

Gogoro is a new energy infrastructure that could transform city transport in the near future.

Admin System Jan 09, 2015

France will build at least eight nuclear reactors in South Africa.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Oct 17, 2014

Russia has pulled out its troops from Ukraine, NATO said there still remained 1,000 troops on the ground.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Sep 12, 2014

Australia's renewable energy is threatened by the recommendation of a recently released review, suggesting that the government should scrap or weaken its current renewable energy target. Solar panel systems are expected to increase to almost half of its original price.

Reissa Su Aug 31, 2014

Energy Online makes UFO Sighting an advertising campaign for cheaper electricity services.

Athena Yenko May 19, 2014

16-year-old teen might face jail time for April Fool’s Day prank played on Metgasco

Athena Yenko Apr 03, 2014

Origin Energy is waiting for the result of the federal government's review of Australia's 20 per cent renewable energy target launched on Monday. The anticipation is because of the potential impact of the policy on Origin's $900-million Stockyard Hill wind project.

Vittorio Hernandez Feb 21, 2014

Andrew Grant steps down as CEO of CO2 Group Ltd, the largest carbon developer in Australia, as government draws on a new policy to adjust to climate change, thereby forcing the company to consider investing into new business areas.

Christine Gaylican Jan 21, 2014

Oil and gas giant Chevron is blaming the high labour cost, logistical challenges on its remote sites and delays caused by weather as the main reasons why its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Western Australia is on a second cost blowout.

Vittorio Hernandez Dec 13, 2013

About 200 employees are about to be jobless as Wilkie Creek Mine announces closure in Queensland

Athena Yenko Dec 10, 2013

Andrew Hales of the Web site Losing All Hope Was Freedom or LAHWF released a video titled "Paying for People's Groceries," and it has gone viral with 2,298,708 views and 47,419 as of this writing. Hales collaborated with GungHo, a company that makes natural focus supplements with ingredients like Ashwaganda (Withania somnifera), Caffeine, Eleuthero, Niacin - Vitamin B3 and Cognizin® Citicoline. According to GungHo, these ingredients are proven to increase focus, memory recall and brain ...

Janice Somosot Nov 26, 2013

Canadian firm Ferus Natural Gas Fuels on Tuesday announced it has entered into a joint venture with a Chinese-owned liquid natural gas (LNG) distributor to build two liquefaction plants in Edmonton and Vancouver in Western Canada for $100 million.

Esther Tanquintic-Misa Nov 20, 2013

Choice’s Shonky Awards had named and shamed SimCity producer EA Games, Kleenex's Mansize tissues and Qantas Frequent Flyer Toolbar among Australia’s dodgiest products.

Athena Yenko Oct 30, 2013

The V-Tex Technology Drink Chiller which cools drinks in just 45 seconds was recently unveiled by Enviro-Cool (UK) Limited (Ltd). It is designed to reduce energy consumption by 90%.

Janice Somosot Oct 29, 2013

Crumbling Asian stocks was a result of the U.S. stalemate. Consequently, this has also affected the Australian market.

Athena Yenko Oct 15, 2013

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the India-ASEAN and the East Asia Summit Oct 9-10. Top on the agenda will be the need for finalisation of a nuclear deal between the two countries. The External Affairs Ministry has already said that the two countries are hoping to hold a third round of nuclear cooperation talks in Dec 2013.

Sunny Peter Oct 09, 2013

With victory in his pocket and claiming a mandate to act, Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott has vowed to immediately scrap the hated tax on carbon polluters, popularly called Carbon Tax. He is reported to have instructed his team on Sunday to begin drafting legislation to abolish the carbon-pricing scheme. Meanwhile, businesses are warning that the economy will face a multi-billion-dollar drag, if the opposition Labor and the Greens succeed in thwarting Abbott's plans.

Sunny Peter Sep 10, 2013

Multiple explosions rocked Tavares, Florida, on Monday night, June 29 when large propane tanks exploded at a gas plant in the area, leaving seven people hurt and 15 others remain unaccounted for.

Floyd Allen Jul 30, 2013

Vinnies CEO Sleepout invites all business leaders and CEO to experience how it is to be homeless on Thursday, June 20.

Athena Yenko Jun 19, 2013

While Australian consumers are reeling from spiraling electricity bills by up to 60 per cent, power utilities are raking it in by overcharging households and businesses by up to $3 billion.

Vittorio Hernandez Oct 24, 2012

Australia is clearly on the road to one million homes having solar photovoltaic panels installed, the chief adviser to the Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) said on Wednesday. To help reach that goal is the opening of the 10-megawatt Greenough River Solar Farm in Western Australia.

Vittorio Hernandez Oct 11, 2012

In yet another classic example of excessive executive compensation while the rest of the nation is reeling from high prices and economic slowdown, officials of power firms in New South Wales are enjoying astronomical pay hikes while residents pay through the nose because of higher electricity rates.

Vittorio Hernandez Sep 24, 2012

The Australian Capital Territory announced on Wednesday the construction of the country's largest solar power plant. Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) will build and operate a 20-megawatt facility in a 50-hectare solar farm in Tuggeranong.

Vittorio Hernandez Sep 06, 2012

Constantly competing for new sustainable and environment-friendly fuels, the Shell Group focused all efforts on a prominent goal of attaining corporate efficiency by means of sustaining the environment at no matter the costs?

Christine Gaylican Aug 30, 2012

A $1.6 billion project has been given ‘a likely green light,’ and it is seen to line the northern Wairarapa hillsides to become New Zealand’s largest wind farm, providing power for up to 370,000 homes, Dominion Post reports.

Arlene Paredes Mar 20, 2012

Another session of positive leads from overnight trades in the U.S. and partly from European markets will bode well for Tuesday's trading in Australia.The markets in the U.S. moved forward with Apple Inc. leading the way with shares selling $600 a piece in reaction to company announcements that cash dividends and a buy-back scheme will be the way to go forward spending its billions in cash coffers.

Christine Gaylican Mar 20, 2012

China continues its foray on energy securing measures with its recent joint venture with French energy giant Total SA ((NYSE:TOT) to produce and refine shale gas.

Christine Gaylican Mar 19, 2012

Stocks rebounded from the biggest decline in two weeks, rising after a strong reading on weekly U.S. jobless claims. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 32 points, or 0.3%, to 13032, in Thursday afternoon trading.

Christine Gaylican Mar 02, 2012

The federal government of Australia announced on Tuesday night the sudden end to the $320-million solar hot water programme. The decision was part of the Gillard government's major revamp of its subsidy programmes.

Vittorio Hernandez Mar 01, 2012