Microbes to clean up nuclear waste and generate biodiesel
29 May, 2014Researchers from Michigan State University have developed a concept that will allow biodiesel plants to eliminate the creation of hazardous wastes while also removing their dependence on fossil fuels.
Electric van trial for Australia Post
27 May, 2014Australia Post is adding 100% electric-powered delivery vans to its fleet in Melbourne and Sydney. The Renault Kangoo Maxi ZE (Zero Emission) electric van will be used exclusively by Australia Post for a 12-month proof of concept.
Electric roads to be studied in Sweden
22 May, 2014The Volvo Group, in collaboration with the Swedish Transport Administration, will study the potential for building electric roads, where city buses can be charged from electricity in the road at the same time as the bus is in operation.
Report recommends mallee jet fuel
22 May, 2014The Future Farm Industries CRC has published a report revealing the strong potential of aircraft powered by biofuel made from Australian mallee trees.
Standards for solid biofuels under development
28 April, 2014Solid biofuels are the largest renewable energy source and likely to play an important role in a low-carbon future, but their global production has not yet been traded on an equal and harmonised basis at the international level. ISO is now working on a series of International Standards on solid biofuel specifications and classes.
Biofuel crops on photovoltaic farms
22 April, 2014Scientists from Stanford University have created a model for solar farms that co-locates crops and solar panels, resulting in a harvest of biofuel plants along with solar energy.
Communities could drive the switch to clean energy
17 April, 2014A senior researcher at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has claimed that Australia will continue to lag behind other countries in heeding the UN's call to switch to clean sources of energy - unless the burgeoning community energy sector is allowed to thrive.
Perth Wave Energy Project closer to completion
10 April, 2014Carnegie Wave Energy has revealed three CETO 5 buoyant actuators to be used in its Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP) - the first operating wave energy array project in the world and the first to produce both clean energy and fresh water.
Burkert sponsors hydrogen electric race car
08 April, 2014Fluid technology specialist Burkert has provided a fluid control system for the fuel cell stack of the hydrogen electric race car 'Forze VI', built by students of the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
Engineers called on to lead the battle against climate change
08 April, 2014The incoming president of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), Professor Geoff Maitland, is calling on engineers to take a leading role in the battle against climate change and the transition to low-carbon, renewable energies.
Producing bioethanol without enzymes
03 March, 2014Researchers from Denmark and Iraq have developed a technique to produce second-generation biofuel without the use of expensive enzymes.
Powering batteries with protons and hydrogen
29 January, 2014Researchers at RMIT University have developed a concept battery based on storing protons produced by splitting water, thus advancing the potential for hydrogen to replace lithium as an energy source in battery-powered devices.
Atlas Copco helps turn Nottingham's waste into energy
21 January, 2014UK waste management company FCC Environment is using the latest energy-efficient compressor and filtration solutions from Atlas Copco to help turn waste into energy at its Nottingham waste processing site.
Biogas powers beer brewing in Central America
07 January, 2014Latin American beer-brewing company Compañía Cervecera de Nicaragua (CCN) is employing technology which can convert food and beverage wastewater to green energy.
EET turbine testing centre established
13 December, 2013Elemental Energy Technologies (EET), supported by ATSA Defence Services, has been testing a new type of turbine at its Endurance Testing Centre at the Eraring Power Station, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
