The European Commission is planning a series of new measures to be included in the so-called ‘Third Way’ proposals as a means of reaching agreement with eight EU Member States over its controversial unbundling package.

“If Opec accepts the need to address environmental issues then it can no longer view the development of alternative energies ... as being anti-oil.”

Funding made available by both the Victoria State and Australian Federal Governments for the demonstration of Low Emission Technologies is enabling the implementation of pilot brown coal (lignite) drying technology at unit 1 of the International Power managed Hazelwood power station. This will dry the run of mine (ROM) (raw) brown coal from above 60% moisture content to approximately 12% moisture content in an initial 50% feed train. It is the core component of a major upgrade programme, Haze