Energy & Nuclear

In August last year when the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, announced a $1.576 billion funding package over eight-years to promote alternative fuels in particular ethanol I received an email from Ray Wilson with the comment that: “Ethanol … [Read more...] about Shell Fast-Tracking Second Generation Biofuels

Dear Sir Richard Branson, Upon reading the information on the recently announced Virgin Earth Challenge I feel that although I admire the noble effort, I have difficulty with the terms and conditions of the challenge. I believe that if you and the … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to Sir Richard Branson from Robert J. Rohatensky

Hi Jennifer, We are involved in a not-for-profit project to develop a system for clean, location independent and renewable electrical power generation that can be built from common materials. The system design of the project is being managed in a … [Read more...] about New Open Renewable Not-For-Profit Energy Project: A Note from Robert Rohatensky

A couple of days ago I reported on a landmark decision in the Queensland Land and Resources Tribunal. It was decided that operations at a coal mine in central Queensland could be expanded without any of the conditions sought by two environmental … [Read more...] about Professor Ian Lowe Wrong, But By Not Quite So Much