On-site nitrogen generation enhances production at winery
23 October, 2013In 2006, Robert Oatley established Robert Oatley Vineyards to serve as the family's winemaking headquarters. During a support visit to the winery, Matthew Broadbent, the senior sales engineer in NSW for CAPS Australia, noticed that the winery was using bottled nitrogen for some of the company's processes.
Jets to be fuelled by lemons
14 October, 2013Dr Claudia Vickers, from the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, hopes to use a chemical found in lemons and other citrus fruit to make renewable jet fuel.
Australia and India's clean fuel collaboration
11 October, 2013A $6 million partnership between CSIRO and its Indian equivalent, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), aims to reduce the reliance of both countries on imported fuels.
Energy generation and transmission in Europe is changing
08 October, 2013Research and consulting firm GlobalData claims that technological, economic and business forces are steering Europe’s electricity system toward major transformations, including the decentralisation of its power systems.
Australian waste-to-energy market poised for growth
30 September, 2013Business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has completed its report ‘Strategic Analysis of the Australian Waste-to-Energy Sector’, which is based on interviews with industry stakeholders and an extensive literature review. The report finds that the Australian waste-to-energy market is poised for significant growth.
Federal funding to boost low-cost hydrogen production
02 September, 2013The Rudd government last week announced $2.2 million to advance a revolutionary technology developed at the University of Wollongong (UOW) to produce low-cost hydrogen with a greatly reduced carbon footprint, through the Clean Technology Innovation Program.
Cogeneration for Wagga Wagga aquatic centre
28 August, 2013Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre in Wagga Wagga is set to save approximately $276,000 in energy costs, and cut carbon emissions by up to 55% in the first year of operation, with its new state-of-the-art cogeneration system.
Partnership to propel EV charging solution into the US
14 August, 2013DiUS Computing has established a partnership, through its commercialisation subsidiary Percepscion, with Global Network Resources - a Silicon Valley-based technology supplier. The partnership will allow smart-grid-friendly electric vehicle charging solution ChargeIQ to make its debut in the North American market by the end of 2013.
Partnerships provide a BOOM in green energy projects
05 August, 2013A company introducing green energy from wastewater technologies to Australasia is forging partnerships to help companies more easily afford the most sustainable and cost-efficient solutions for their individual site’s needs.
Electrolytes power thermocell to generate electrical energy
05 August, 2013 by Lauren DavisResearchers at Monash University, working under the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES), have developed an ionic liquid-based thermocell which provides a source of electricity from the harvesting of waste heat.
Australian algae could provide the fuel of the future
25 July, 2013Native species of algae have been identified as potential candidates for the development of cheap, efficient and commercially viable alternative fuels.
Hydrogen - the new ‘green’ superfuel
12 July, 2013Thousands of remote Australian communities and South Pacific islands stand to benefit from a clean energy pilot program being undertaken in New Zealand.
How sustainable is your diet?
25 June, 2013 by SGS*Sustainability in the food sector is often considered at factory level, including energy saving in processes, change in sourcing habits and reduction of waste in the supply chain. Recent developments in life-cycle assessment studies and nutritional analysis have opened new paths for mapping product sustainability.
Marine microalgae make renewable crude oil
17 June, 2013Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray recently unveiled the first ‘green crude’, sustainably produced by Muradel from marine microalgae at a pilot scale.
WA leads the way with waste-to-energy plant
27 May, 2013WA Environment Minister Albert Jacob last week granted final environmental approval for New Energy Corporation’s Boodarie Waste-to-Energy and Materials Recovery facility, near Port Hedland.
