Browsing: <a href="/tag/vic">Victoria</a> <i class="grey">•</i> <a href="/tag/ccs">CCS</a>

A proposed economic policy for the region that hosts Victoria's brown coal-fired power plants has pinned its hopes partly on a coal-to-chemicals future, and an independent study suggests the barriers might not be insurmountable.

• Victoria awarded Federal carbon storage assessment permits
  
• Appointments hint at new direction for Sustainability Victoria
  
• Federal Environment Department staff cut by more than 16%

• Dangerous goods blitz leads to $56,000 fine
  
• Regulator offers update on Victorian efficiency scheme
  
• FutureGen $1bn stumble won't affect CCS in Australia: Institute

Victoria has a precinct of high greenhouse gas emitters close to an ideal region for CO2 storage, but there are challenges in attempting to join them up, State Energy Minister Michael O'Brien said today in an update on the ambitious CarbonNet project.

• Gas, coal-to-liquids and cement suitable for CCS, report says
  
• NZ Government announces carbon allocations
  
• Low Carbon Australia looks for 'carbon neutral' analyst
  
• Deadline looms for Victorian resource efficiency program

EPA Victoria has granted works approval to HRL Dual Gas for a half-sized coal gasification/natural gas-fired power station in the Latrobe Valley.

Victoria can't wait for federal politicians to get their act together on climate policy and an imminent energy statement will map out how the state can diversify its energy sector, State Energy Minister Peter Batchelor said today.

• Government receives 52 Solar Flagships bids
  
• WA 'red-tape' inquiry calls for environmental approval changes
  
• Queensland suspends solar rebate scheme
  
• Victorian Liberals query carbon storage liability provision

• Albanese lifts marine levy to cover spill costs
  
• EnergyAustralia seeks $100 million 'smart grid' grant
  
• Previous coastal planning assumptions 'no longer valid'
  
• EPA Victoria issues clean-up notice to Mobil
  
• Public comment invited on Zerogen CCS power plant project
  
• UN climate chief to step down, join KPMG

• Garrett on solar panels fire risk: 'schemes operates under Coalition-set standards'
  
• Garrett seeks to leverage carbon markets to protect biodiversity
  
• Victorian offshore carbon storage bill goes before Parliament
  
• Newmont triples size of CO2 Australia sequestration project