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Many coal-fired power stations all over the world currently operate at efficiencies well below 30%. 'This is a significant waste of energy and an unnecessary cause of climate-damaging CO2 emissions. Given that the share of coal in power generation is rising, this is alarming', Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the Internation… Continue

In Australia, the biggest and best example of hydro-electric power generation is undoubtedly the 'Snowy'. The Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme is one of the most complex integrated water and hydro-electric power schemes in the world. It collects an stores the water that would normally flow east to the coast and diverts it… Continue

Human resources managers know it. New graduates know it - opportunities abound in the new green economy. It appears that all kinds of engineers, scientists and architects are taking jobs with companies at at the forefront of the energy and emissions business. With oil prices near record highs and more companies concerned about… Continue

Where do fossil fuels come from? Peter Doherty has the answer in A light history of hot air: 'Most of the enormous energy store originated in the small ocean organisms and the trees and ferns of the cretaceous period that occurred something like 360 million years ago'. These ancient sea… Continue

A scheme that allows companies to either reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or pay for the right to pollute (with money paid being used to reduce emissions elsewhere, including investments in tree planting or renewable energy). Many private emissions or carbon trading schemes operate voluntarily in Australia (see… Continue