Harnessing an untapped energy source which has the capacity to power Australia for 6000 years will be the focus of a new centre at The University of Queensland (UQ).

Geothermal centre to open in Brisbane - The Australian, 27th September 2007.

$15M grant the hot ticket to pollution-free energy - The University of Queensland, 25 September 2007.

Investors roll to hot rocks on KUTh debut - The Herald Sun, 25th September 2007.

Kuth Energy plans to explore for Hot Rocks in northern Tasmania, close to high voltage power lines. If successful, it can export the electricity via the Basslink undersea cable into Victoria.

Kuth yesterday quoted from the PM’s announcement on a 15% clean energy target.

PM’s clean energy target well timed - The Herald Sun, 25th September 2007.

Let’s get the hot rocks rolling - The Mercury, 19th September 2007.

‘Hot rock’ miners win dig rights - The Mercury, 17th September 2007.

THE Federal Government is under renewed pressure to set a target to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and pull forward its emissions trading scheme after the Owen inquiry found uncertainty over federal climate change policy was blocking investment in new power generation.

Carbon doubts spook investors - Sydney Morning Herald, 12th September 2007.

THE race to find some geothermal energy in Victoria stepped up a gear yesterday.

Prominent environmental lawyer and National Trust identity Simon Molesworth yesterday took the job of non-executive chair of Greenearth Energy.

A joint venture between Lakes Oil and Victoria Petroleum, Greenearth is looking to list on the ASX later this year.

Molesworth’s race to find hot rocks - The Herald Sun, 11th September 2007

BERTUS de Graaf will return as managing director of an Australian geothermal energy company following a deal with explorer Uranoz, it was announced yesterday. Uranoz said yesterday it had acquired stakes in four geothermal projects, including one in South Australia. Three of the geothermal projects - in India and the Kyrgyz Republic - are owned by Dr de Graaf’s company Panax Geothermal.

De Graaf to lead geothermal company Uranoz - The Herald Sun, 6th September 2007

Among the new renewable energy ideas that some companies are investing in is the still commercially unproven geothermal, or hot rock, electricity generation.

» Companies look to hot rock electricity generation - The ABC, 3rd September 2007.