Maritime Museum goes green
09 June, 2016The Australian National Maritime Museum has launched a new attraction, called Action Stations, housed inside a brand new building that incorporates several sustainability features.
TGOOD Electric comes to Australia
21 April, 2016Today marks the official launch of a new supplier in Australia's power transmission and distribution market with the arrival of TGOOD Australia, the local branch of TGOOD Electric.
Danfoss Coolselector 2 selection and calculation software
09 March, 2016Danfoss has released an updated version of Coolselector 2, which means users of the selection and calculation software will now also find compressors and condensing units in the software. The product replaces all existing cooling calculation and selection software for refrigeration.
International speakers announced for energy storage conference
03 February, 2016The 2016 Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition will take place in Sydney from 1–2 June with the theme 'Thinking smart about energy storage'.
Untapped opportunity for energy productivity
27 January, 2016Lifting energy productivity is the 'missing link' in enabling us to meet our carbon reduction targets and reconciling emission cuts with strong economic growth, said Chris Dunstan, Research Director of Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF).
Making existing systems even better
25 January, 2016The energy-savings potential in the buildings sector (both commercial and residential) is said to be massive. A 29% reduction in projected building energy consumption could be achieved globally by 2050 with the wide deployment of best available technologies and efficiency policies — according to a 2015 IEA report titled 'Building Energy Performance Metrics'.
Hospital saves energy using optimisation technology
21 January, 2016The first Australian installation of the Siemens Demand Flow energy optimisation system at Robina Hospital in Queensland is already exceeding targets and on track to save enough electricity in its first 12 months to run the MCG light towers for a year.
The real value of energy storage
20 January, 2016The World Energy Council has stated that a narrow focus on cost alone may be leading to misconceptions about the real value of energy storage.
Cheese company cuts energy costs
13 January, 2016A German cheese producer has cut its energy costs with the introduction of a centralised vacuum system from Busch.
Hydro storage plant proposed for disused mine
18 December, 2015Genex Power has proposed the construction of a 330 MW pumped storage hydroelectric power plant at the disused Kidston Gold Mine in North Queensland.
Efficient energy from gravity
09 December, 2015Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars has developed a method to generate free energy in a sustainable way at home. The patent-pending technique, whereby energy is released by perpetually unbalancing a weight, offers an alternative to solar and wind technology.
Corporate Renewable PPAs on the rise
08 December, 2015The market for the corporate renewable energy power purchase agreement is on the rise according to a global report by Baker & McKenzie.
Energy storage system based on sand
18 November, 2015Latent Heat Storage has developed a low-cost thermal energy storage system based on the latent heat properties of silicon derived from sand.
Carpets to customised printers — CEFC finance helps businesses save
21 September, 2015Businesses across Australia are discovering they can transform their operations by investing in energy-efficient technologies.
Waste-to-energy facility in WA
09 September, 2015Biogass Renewables recently commissioned a large-scale commercial and industrial organics waste-to-energy reference facility for Richgro Garden Products in Jandakot, Western Australia.
