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Since their inaugural event in October 2004 – the first ever national gathering of the geothermal sector, they have been supplying this fast-growing industry with vital information on geo-scientific data, project updates, investment opportunities, technology challenges, international, national and state perspectives.
With prospective geothermal resources identified in every Australian state, the potential for this clean base-load energy in Australia is enormous. And a great contributor to the country energy mix.
For further information on the 4th annual Hot Rock Energy conference, please click on the below link:
Filed under: Conferences, Events & Seminars | Tags: climate litigation, emissions, energy law, griffith hack, legal panel, panel
The 2009 Carbon Reduction & Trading Conference & Expo are concurrently being held on 31 March to 2 April at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. The conference will see a comprehensive line up of industry leaders, including Griffith Hack’s own Geraldine Farrell who is presenting on a legal panel, “The Legal Challenges of a Low Carbon Economy”.
Geraldine, who is Special Counsel within the Griffith Hack IP Law Group, will join other panelists in disussing why law is fundamental to reducing emissions and why more research is needed on the full range of climate law and policy issues including energy law, regulation of transport and forestry emissions, international climate law and climate litigation.
Geraldine will be presenting on Day 2, 1 April. Registration for the conference is available online.
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The 5th AustralAsian Cleantech Forum is being held on 1-2 April at the Park Hyatt in Melbourne. The conference brings together numerous local and international cleantech innovators, investors, entrepreneurs and policy makers. Early bird registration is available until 2 March.
Filed under: Conferences | Tags: biochar, bioenergy, biomass, carbon negative, carbon neutral, conference, emissions
Biochar is defined as the stable carbon-rich product that results from heating biomass materials (such as municipal green waste, poultry litter, forestry and agricultural residues) in limited oxygen charcoal created by pyrolysis of biomass.
Diagram illustrating "carbon negative" bioenergy on website www.bioenergywiki.net
Confirmed invited speakers include Prof Tim Flannery (author of “The Weather Makers” and Australian of the Year, 2007) and Prof Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University USA (editor of the book “Biochar for Environmental Management”). Early bird registration is available on the website.
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The 2009 Banksia Environmental Awards are now open for submissions. The awards comprise of ten separate categories reflecting the sustainability issues most relevant to Australia coming into the 21st Century. The entry kit is available for download on the Banksia website and details eligibility, how to enter, and other relevant information.
The 5th Australia-New Zealand Climate Change & Business Conference is being held in Melbourne on 24-26 August 2009. Information is now available on the website include the conference program which covers subjects such as regulated carbon markets, voluntary carbon markets, and compliance issues in Australia and New Zealand. Registration will be available on the website from March.
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Australia’s first conference for carbon market participants & service providers across Australasia, the Carbon Market Expo Australasia 2008, is being held on 30-31 October 2008 on the Gold Coast. Griffith Hack will have representatives attending the event.
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The 3rd International Solar Energy Society Conference for the Asia Pacific Region is being held on 25-28 November in Sydney, Australia. Griffith Hack is the Keynote Speaker Sponsor for Professor Martin Green’s session on photovoltaics, and Dr Justin Blows will be presenting during the Industry Forum session on Wednesday 26 November on Patents and trademarks for low emission technologies: what you need to know.
