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.
Grape waste powering an energy-efficient future
06 May, 2013Australian Tartaric Products (ATP) is the nation’s largest manufacturer of natural tartaric acid, which plays a key role in the chemical stability, taste and pH of wine. With no access to natural gas, the company relies on trucked-in LPG to ensure its boiler runs 24/7.
Sowing the seeds for a clean energy future
03 May, 2013Richgro is an Australian-owned family business that has been helping people tend their gardens since 1916. In mid-2009, Richgro drew up plans to install a major organic fertiliser plant on its site in Jandakot, Western Australia. However, the creation of this new plant would increase Richgro’s annual electricity bill to almost $500,000.
Forestry wood waste for renewable energy
15 April, 2013The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has today called on state and federal governments to promote the opportunities for woody waste to produce more renewable energy, provided these resources are sourced from sustainably managed forests.
Algae to fuel a renewable future
10 April, 2013Queensland Premier Campbell Newman helped progress research into renewable energy when he yesterday opened an advanced solar biofuels pilot plant designed to develop microalgae-based systems as a source of clean fuel.
Breakthrough in race to create ‘bio-batteries’
10 April, 2013Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria.
Fully renewable electricity could be competitive, says study
05 April, 2013A carbon price of between $50 and $100 per tonne of carbon dioxide would make coal- and gas-fired power less economical than renewable electricity, a UNSW study shows.
Mackay Sugar’s recipe for energy savings success
05 April, 2013One of the country’s biggest sugar companies has opened a cogeneration facility that uses waste from its processes to produce enough electricity to meet one-third of Mackay City’s power needs, as well as supply steam and electricity to its own mill and sugar refinery.
Regions could use food waste for fuel, researchers say
22 March, 2013Murdoch University researchers are touting biogas from small-scale food waste digesters as a source of renewable energy for rural and regional communities.
ABB leads $12 million investment in tidal power company Scotrenewables
15 March, 2013ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has led a $12 million investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, a provider of tidal turbine systems, to support the rollout of a new hydrokinetic device and to expand ABB’s renewable energy assets.
Biofuel research and development in the lab
14 March, 2013Merck Millipore is the developer and manufacturer of the benchtop Guava HT series flow cytometers for the research laboratory. Assays have been developed on the Guava instruments for research and production of oils from algae, the development of natural gas from coal and the production of fuels from bacteria.
