SMEs could cut energy costs with discount-funding initiative
09 June, 2015Small to medium-sized businesses now have the opportunity to cut their energy and operating costs with access to discounted funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades, thanks to a new initiative by NAB and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC).
Renewable future for business and industry
21 May, 2015A funny thing happened on the way to Australia's energy future: the humble householder became a literal powerhouse of change. Alongside that domestic energy revolution, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is working to bring the renewable energy benefits discovered by those householders to the rest of Australia's community, including businesses and industry.
Emerson CSI 3000 Machinery Health Monitor
21 May, 2015Emerson Process Management has introduced the CSI 3000 Machinery Health Monitor, a compact protection system for a wide range of machinery such as pumps, compressors, centrifuges, blowers and generators.
All-Energy Australia 2015
20 May, 2015The All-Energy Australia Exhibition and Conference is set to return to Melbourne in October 2015.
How small businesses can walk the sustainability talk
18 May, 2015Emissions reduction is very much on the agenda for businesses large and small. The challenge Australian businesses are grappling with is how to reduce their environmental impact without detriment to the bottom line. The perception is that being green can be extremely costly. Well-known practices like solar and hybrid fleet can be expensive to use or require a major capital outlay.
Energy consumption rises with automated bill payment
04 May, 2015The adage "out of sight, out of mind" applies to electricity use, according to new research from Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy.
Analytik Jena PlasmaQuant MS ICP-MS
17 April, 2015The PlasmaQuant MS, with a free-running 27 MHz solid-state RF generator for plasma generation, handles organic matrices without changing the torch configuration.
Battery costs drop even faster as electric car sales continue to rise
14 April, 2015 by Valentin Muenzel, University of MelbourneBy storing surplus energy, batteries allow households to reduce power bought from the electricity grid. Unfortunately, batteries have so far been prohibitively expensive.
KCS TraceME GPS/GPRS track-and-trace module with LoRa technology
08 April, 2015KCS BV has extended its successful TraceME product line with a module targeted for worldwide mobility in the Internet of Things era. The latest development of the TraceME GPS/GPRS track-and-trace module will combine the RF location-based positioning solution with LoRa technology.
Award-winning technology to improve office building comfort
24 March, 2015A device designed to improve indoor environmental quality, developed at the University of Sydney, was declared the People's Choice winner of the 'Weapons of Mass Creation' innovation award at the Green Cities 2015 conference in Melbourne last week.
Australia and China to collaborate on green steelmaking
19 March, 2015CSIRO's Dry Slag Granulation (DSG) technology, which harvests blast furnace waste and converts it into a new product to make cement, is the focus of an agreement signed between the organisation and the Beijing MCC Equipment Research & Design Corporation (MCCE).
Australia and China to collaborate on green steelmaking
19 March, 2015CSIRO's Dry Slag Granulation (DSG) technology, which harvests blast furnace waste and converts it into a new product to make cement, is the focus of an agreement signed between the organisation and the Beijing MCC Equipment Research & Design Corporation (MCCE).
Goodyear concept tyres provide a look into the future
12 March, 2015The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has unveiled two new concept tyres that provide a glimpse of the changing role of car tyres in the future.
Increasing energy costs are unlikely to affect businesses and trade
02 March, 2015Researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science have published the first analysis to quantify the effect that energy prices have on global trade.
Emerson Smart Wireless Gateway 1410D
05 December, 2014Emerson Process Management has introduced the compact 1410D Smart Wireless Gateway for wireless network applications where gateway installation locations are limited, in difficult safe areas that must connect to distant wireless application networks.
