New dry cooling technology

VERVE ENERGY looked at new dry cooling technology to reduce water consumption by 90 per cent for its future Collie B. It saves huge amounts of water, but decreases a power station's productivity by two to three percent. qqqTHE vaccine against swine flu is expected to arrive in Australia and local woman Terri Bowman is urging people to have it after fighting for her life. "I encourage people to take the vaccine, even people who think they are pretty healthy,"she said. "I considered myself to be healthy, and it got me." Within two days of a leisurely trip to Bunbury, Ms Bowman was fighting for her life against swine flu. qqqWESFARMERS Premier Coal made record sales in 2008-09, with total sales volumes increasing by 19.8 per cent, according to the company's annual report released last week.It was reported that the resources division posted a EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) of $915 million in 2008-09, up 116.3 per cent from $423 million in the previous year. The coal operations at Curragh in Queensland also increased by 9.1 per cent.