Natural gas — Latest News — EcoGeneration — The magazine for Australia's clean energy industry

All · Bioenergy · Carbon trading · Climate Change · Co- and tri-generation · Editorial · Energy efficiency · Event · Geothermal · In conversation · Natural gas · Overseas news · Perspective · Policy · Project · Project profile · REEEP · Solar · Technology · Water · Watt the? · Wind

Subscribe to EcoGeneration RSS feed

Old brewery site gears up for trigen

Fri, 12 February 2010 Frasers Property Australia has received approval from the New South Wales Department of Planning to continue with the first phase of its old Carlton United Brewery site project.

Abu Dhabi’s global energy summit kicks off

Mon, 18 January 2010 The World Future Energy Summit, which kicked off at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre this week, has gained the support of some of the world’s leading businesses.

Clean energy at the Albury tip

Thu, 14 January 2010 Renewable energy company LMS Generation is planning a methane gas power plant to be constructed at the Albury tip.

Brisbane’s 2026 target on track with cogeneration engineering

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 Australia’s first operational, large scale, gas-powered, cogeneration plant in a commercial office building has earned Floth Sustainable Building Consultants a Gold Award at the 2009 Association of Consulting Engineers Australia Awards for Excellence – and is bringing Brisbane closer to its target of halving emissions by 2026.

Old brewery site’s sustainable revamp

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 Sydney’s old Carlton United Brewery site is set to become a bustling and low-emission hub for residents, business and the community, under a redevelopment, which includes the planned installation of an onsite trigeneration plant.

Wind energy helps boost Australia’s grid

Mon, 30 November 2009 Three new wind projects have helped drive a recent boost to Australia’s electricity grid, which saw 1,582 MW of capacity added in a period of six months.

Get set for the main event in clean energy: EcoGen 2010

Mon, 30 November 2009 The dates and venue for EcoGen 2010, the clean energy industry conference and exhibition for Australia’s clean energy industry, have been announced: the premier business to business event will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from 5 – 8 September 2010.

All-Energy conference calls for an all energy solution

EcoGeneration — November/December 2009 The All-Energy Australia conference, which was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 7–8 October, attracted over 1,750 visitors, and provided a lively and dynamic forum for the discussion of all facets of the global energy future.

Doltone House

EcoGeneration — November/December 2009 A new waterfront function centre has taken up residence at workplace 6 at Sydney’s Darling Island Wharf, the nation’s second building to achieve a 6 Star Green Star V2 As Built rating by the Green Building Council of Australia.

Island equilibrium – Finding the perfect renewable balance on Lady Elliot Island

EcoGeneration — November/December 2009 The Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, on the Great Barrier Reef’s southernmost tip, exemplifies the need for a balance between energy efficiency measures, renewable energy, and demand management. EcoGeneration takes a look at the measures undertaken to reduce the resort’s annual power consumption by 75 per cent.

Fast-tracking clean energy with fuel cells

EcoGeneration — September/October 2009 Significant advances are being made in the identification of alternative, greener energy solutions. Research into fuel cell technology is gathering momentum, with one company making a significant contribution to the evolution of a revolutionary, environmentally friendly means to generate electricity.

Queensland coal seam gas project powers up

EcoGeneration — July/August 2007 Arrow Energy’s Daandine Power Generation Project is a 27.4 MW coal seam gas-fired power station feeding electricity into the grid in southeast Queensland.

Emission omission keeps us thirsty for more

EcoGeneration — July/August 2007 The lack of detail on emissions trading is like a pub with no beer, writes Tristan Edis.

Carrum sewage gas plant opens

EcoGeneration — September/October 2007 Melbourne Water’s Carrum Downs sewage gas power generation plant has been officially opened.

Gas: greener power for NSW

EcoGeneration — November/December 2007 Australia’s clean energy industry has welcomed an inquiry into New South Wales’ future energy supply, which recommended the rapid expansion of natural gas for electricity generation.

Mining to reduce emissions

EcoGeneration — November/December 2007 Gas is playing an increasing role as a transitionary energy source as we move towards a clean energy future, and a new gas-fired power station being built in Queensland will further the contribution gas makes to reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Szencorp Building

EcoGeneration — May/June 2008 6 Green Star accredited, office building, Victoria

Bottling sunlight - the development of SolarGas

EcoGeneration — May/June 2008 Scientists at the CSIRO have successfully developed a process which uses solar energy to increase the energy content of natural gas in a unique, hybrid fossil/solar reaction.

Ceramic Fuel Cells - completing clean energy generation

EcoGeneration — May/June 2008 Emitting 60 per cent less carbon dioxide than traditional combustion generators, and able to be used in a wide range of applications, ceramic fuel cells may offer an alternative and cleaner solution to energy generation. Maryam Jahanshahi reports.

Darling Downs - delivering gas and water to Queensland

EcoGeneration — May/June 2008 Queensland’s Darling Downs Power Station will produce enough power to supply the equivalent of 400,000 Queensland homes and, when operational, save over two million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year. Maryam Jahanshahi reports.

Gas scheme leading Queensland’s clean energy future

EcoGeneration — May/June 2008 Three years have passed since the introduction of Queensland’s 13 per cent gas scheme, a period that has witnessed a sea change in public opinion on Australia’s energy mix. The scheme has recently achieved some major milestones. Maryam Jahanshahi reports.

Shifting to the clean energy space

EcoGeneration — May/June 2008 Australia has witnessed a sea change in the attitudes of large energy utilities as they invest increasing amounts in clean energy projects, from gas to geothermal, solar and wind.

Gas - paving the way for a lower emissions future

EcoGeneration — November/December 2008 With emissions trading on the horizon and a growing number of carbon-conscious consumers, energy generators are investing in gas-fired power generation. EcoGeneration looks at some of the gas-fired power stations currently proposed or under development around the nation.

FutureGAS 2009

EcoGeneration — July/August 2009 The inaugural FutureGAS 2009 Conference & Exhibition offered a great forum for different areas of the gas industry to learn about the latest gas technology and developments.

Tallawarra taking off in NSW

EcoGeneration — July/August 2009 TRUenergy’s $430 million Tallawarra Power Station, located at Lake Illawarra in New South Wales, officially opened in March this year, establishing the first high efficiency gas-fired power station in the state.