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Home > News and EventsLatest NewsAll links will open in a new window * Upcoming events Big business can't wimp out on MRET - 23 August 2008
Click here for the news release... (PDF 94KB) TRUenergy shows confidence in hot rocks - 4 August 2008Minister for Mineral Resources Development Paul Holloway said TRUenergy’s recent announcement of a $57 million farm-in agreement with the Paralana Geothermal Energy joint venture project is a tremendous vote of confidence in South Australia’s hot-rock energy industry.
Click here for the news release... (PDF 72KB) Incubator predicts impact of climate change on seeds - 23 July 2008
Minister for Environment and Conservation, Gail Gago, said the specially constructed incubator, called a thermogradient plate, allows up to 196 different temperature combinations to be tested at any one time.
Click here for the news release... (PDF 72KB) Australian Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - 16 July 2008The Rudd Government has released proposals for a new plan to tackle climate change by reducing carbon pollution. Releasing the Government’s Green Paper on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, Minister for
Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said the time for action on climate change was Study looks at climate change impacts in Barossa - 10 July 2008
A study is underway into the economic impacts of climate change on five of Australia’s leading tourism destinations, including South Australia’s Barossa Valley.
The national study, due for completion in December, is part of a national climate change framework, considered by the nation’s Tourism Ministers at a meeting in Melbourne recently.
Tourism Minister Jane Lomax-Smith says the inclusion of the Barossa in the climate change impact study will help to inform future sustainability measures in the local tourism industry.
Click here for more... (PDF 75KB) Premier welcomes world youth day pilgrims - 8 July 2008Up to 1000 young Catholics from around the world converged on Adelaide this month, and planted native seedlings in the Adelaide Parklands as part of their activities in the lead up to the World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney. Premier Mike Rann, the Catholic Archbishop and the Lord Mayor joined together on July 8 to commence the three-day planting – the biggest of its kind ever to be held in South Australia. Approximately 6000 seedlings will be planted to create an urban forest. Click here for more...(PDF 73KB)
Feed-in scheme and National Greenhouse Reporting begin - 1 July 2008
Tuesday 1 July 2008 marked the commencement of South Australia’s solar feed-in scheme – the first of its type in the country.
For the first time, Australian companies will be legally obliged to report on their greenhouse gas emissions - through a national uniform reporting scheme.
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Further boost for 'hot rock' research - 26 June 2008Minister for Mineral Resources Development Paul Holloway says the South Australian Government is to provide a quarter of a million dollars to further support the development of hot rock technology.
Mr Holloway says an agreement between the Rann Labor Government and the University of Adelaide provides further support for focused research to accelerate progress in the development of geothermal resources in South Australia.
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South Australia home to more than half of nation's wind power - 13 June 2008South Australia is home to 53 per cent of the nation’s total installed wind power capacity, with the official opening of the State’s newest wind farm at Brown Hill held on June 13, 2008. AGL’s Hallett Stage 1 wind farm, one of the largest in Australia, is the first of a series of wind farms to be completed in the mid-north region by the energy company. The $250 million Hallett Stage 1 project includes 45 turbines, with a capacity of 95 MW. New project to tune-up SA buildings - 4 June 2008A $2 million Building Tune Ups project to make commercial buildings in Adelaide’s CBD more energy efficient was announced today by Premier Mike Rann.
The four-year project, supporting the third sector agreement entered into under the Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007 between the State Government and the Property Council of Australia, was announced at the Local Government Association’s Climate Change Summit on June 4.
Mr Rann, who is also Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change, said this project will enable the State Government and the commercial building industry, through its peak body, the Property Council of Australia to work together on the challenges of improving the performance of commercial buildings.
Click here for the news release... Local and State Governments join forces to tackle climate change - 4 June 2008Premier Mike Rann and LGA President Joy Baluch have pledged to work together to help South Australians manage the impact of climate change. Signing the second sector agreement under SA’s innovative Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007 the Local Government Association and State Government, the leaders agreed to unite forces on climate change challenges. Click here for the news release... South Australia to house Australia's largest rooftop solar installation - 3 June 2008
Mr Rann, who is also Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change, said the $8 million project would be the largest rooftop photovoltaic installation in Australia - five times the size of the next largest installation at Melbourne’s Victoria Markets.
“This investment will allow around 10,000 square meters of solar panels to be installed, generating 1,400 mega-watt-hours (MWh) of solar electricity - the equivalent to powering over 200 South Australian homes per year.
Click here for the news release... (PDF111KB) Click here for an article from Adelaide Now... South Australian wines go 'green' - 23 May 2008South Australia’s wine makers and grape growers are the first industry group in the nation to sign an agreement to accurately track, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions with Premier Mike Rann at the prestigious London International Wine Fair on 23 May 2008.
The Premier says this is an important Agreement for two main reasons:
Click here for the news release... (PDF 92KB) Click here for more on the sector agreement... Low carbon must be future of our car industry - 19 May 2008Premier Mike Rann says the future of the car industry in South Australia must centre on the development of new low-carbon fuel-efficient cars – which will be critical in maintaining a competitive advantage in our export markets. Click here for more... Minister leads push for more conventions - 22 April 2008South Australia's clean and green credentials and worldwide reputation for exceptional locally-grown produce and wine will be used in an innovative new push to win more conventions for the State. Tourism Minister Jane Lomax-Smith is attending a worldwide exhibition for meetings and incentive travel being held in Germany to sell the State's merits as a destination for conventions. Click here for more... (PDF 90KB) Major school works to go 'green' - 16 April 2008Wind turbines and solar panels will be fitted to South Australia’s schools when they undergo a major upgrade, as part of a new Rann Government initiative to help ‘green’ State schools and preschools. From this year, all new major building works, including 13 State schools which shared in $31.4m of major works funding in the 2007-08 State Budget, will incorporate the new green measures. Click here for more... (PDF 81KB) New standards aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from home water heaters - 28 March 2008Electric water heaters in South Australian homes will become a thing of the past under new greenhouse gas emission standards announced by the Rann Government. The new standards will apply to new or renovated homes at the time of development approval and for established homes at the time of water heater replacement. Mr Conlon also said the Rann Government is extending the Solar Hot Water Rebate Scheme, this time targeting it to low-income households to help them comply with the full standard. Click here for the news release... $7.1million solar power plant for Coober Pedy - 19 February 2008Australia’s largest off-grid solar power station is set to be built at remote Coober Pedy in South Australia’s far north. Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett and South Australian Premier Mike Rann announced the $7.1 million project at the 3rd International Solar Cities Congress in Adelaide. There will be 26 dishes, each one 14 metres high and tracking the arc of the sun – an Australian design, delivering the nation’s most efficient solar power station. Click here for the news release... (PDF35KB) Click here for an article from Adelaide Now... Australia's first Carbon Neutral Government - 18 February 2008In opening the 3rd International Solar Cities Congress in Adelaide, Premier Mike Rann outlined a timetable for the SA Government to reach carbon neutral status for its own operations by 2020. In addition, the Government of South Australia intends to become the first jurisdiction in Australia to join the Greenhouse Challenge Plus program, administered by the Federal Government. Click here for the news release... (PDF 98KB) Click here for the Premier's speech from the 3rd International Solar Cities Congress... The Premier's Climate Change Council - 18 February 2008A high-level independent council has been formed to advise the Premier on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. Established under Australia’s first legislation to set greenhouse reduction targets, the Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007, the Premier’s Climate Change Council features representatives with significant backgrounds in business. “The Council will advise on achieving energy efficiencies, increasing the use of renewable energy, finding ways to remove greenhouse gases and achieving relevant targets,” Mr Rann said. Its 10 members have been drawn from SA’s public, private and not-for-profit sector business leaders. Click here for the news release... (PDF 99KB) New scheme to lower greenhouse gas and power bills - 18 February 2008South Australian households will be able to lower their energy bills and help reduce greenhouse emissions under a new scheme being announced ahead of Premier Mike Rann’s opening address to the 3rd International Solar Cities Congress 2008 in Adelaide this morning. The new scheme being announced by Premier Rann will start on 1 January 2009. The SA Government is beginning a two-month consultation period with the gas and electricity retail industry to determine the final operating model. Click here for the news release... (PDF78KB) Click here for more on the scheme... First Feed-In Laws Pass Parliament - 14 February 2008The first solar feed-in laws in Australia which pay a premium to consumers have passed through State Parliament. South Australian householders and small energy consumers using solar panels will now be paid twice the value of electricity they put back into the electricity grid. Premier Mike Rann said the scheme is a major improvement on previous systems where surplus power was only matched dollar for dollar. Click here for the news release... (PDF 73KB) Click here for more on the scheme... For old news articles, see the News Archive |
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