Kite-powered Ship Article

Everything old is new again! Emily found this article and seems sail powered commercial shipping is on the way back.  The article says that the sail is “reducing fuel consumption by up to 35 percent depending on the prevailing wind conditions”.  Australian Shipowners Association state that internal shipping accounted for 1.8% of global CO2e emissions in 1996.  With fuel prices on the rise it will be interesting to watch the increase in fuel saving technologies rolled out into the transport sector.

AGL Announces Pipeline Development Opportunity

AGL announced today that it has entered in to an agreement with the Queensland Gas Company to acquire the rights to develop and, subject to gaining the necessary approvals, construct the Berwyndale to Wallumbilla gas pipeline (“BWP”) in south-east Queensland.  This should further enhance the development of gas in south-east Queensland. Natural gas has an emissions intensity around half that of black coal. For more information click here.

Happy New Year Bloggers

2008 is likely to be a huge year for the energy industry and climate change/renewable energy policy. The NSW Government has announced its intentions to significantly reform the ownership structure of the NSW electricity industry, the Commonwealth Government will move towards implementing its expansion of the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target and emissions trading will continue to be on everyone’s agenda. We look forward to keeping you all up to date with AGL’s views and activities.