WA seminar looks at energy options
29 September, 2006WA’s future energy options will be under the spotlight at the Energy Options for Western Australia seminar at the Curtin University of Technology Council Chamber on 5 October from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Biodiesel production plans for Australia
21 September, 2006Australia’s diesel shortage can be solved by substituting and blending biodiesel, according to an Australian energy company.
Solar energy pays
15 September, 2006"Solar energy businesses can increase in value even faster than oil wells," said Australian entrepreneur and scientist Dr Zhengrong Shi.
Solar power breakthrough- flexible panels
04 July, 2006Less than four months after signing a $2 million, 2 year contract to demonstrate flexile solar panels based on Dye Solar Cell technology to provide portable and sustainable energy, the project team has met the first major contract milestone.
$24m energy research centre launches in Manchester
30 June, 2006The Joule Centre for Energy Research will be launched at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry, it is the Northwest’s first centre for the development of sustainable energy technologies.
New playground for solar energy researchers
04 April, 2006National and international solar thermal energy researchers now have a unique research facility available to them.
Making a profit from renewable energies
29 March, 2006One of the world’s best-known oil and gas exploration and production companies is set to become move into alternative renewable energies through its involvement in the development of solar power.
Victorians leading the take up of Green Power
21 March, 2006Victorians are leading the way in signing up to the Green Power iniative, Victorian Environment Minister, John Thwaites, and Minister for Energy Resources and Industries, Theo Theophanous announced recently.
Improving reliability of the electricty grid
17 March, 2006CSIRO technology will help to reduce black-outs and improve the reliability and efficiency of the electricity grid while reducing greenhouse emissions.
Government welcomes report findings on energy
02 March, 2006The findings of the Productivity Commission’s final report into Private Cost Effectiveness of Improving Energy Efficiency have been well received by the Australian Government.
Expanding renewable energy to remote locations
01 March, 2006Aston University’s Bio-Energy Research Group is part of a European team that will help expand renewable energy, including electrification, to rural communities in Latin America.
New class of compounds promises clean energy
01 March, 2006By combining a common organic compound with a rare metal, a team of Brown University chemists has created a new class of molecules that have potentially important applications for the pharmaceutical, chemical and energy industries.
Sustaining the energy
03 December, 2005 by Paula WallaceSustainability has become the buzzword of industry and government in Australia over the past 10 years. At the moment, it is a modest group of companies and government agencies who are setting up sustainable frameworks
Solar energy stored efficiently
03 September, 2005For the first time, solar energy has been successfully used in a pilot-plant to create storable energy from a metal ore. In a project funded by the EU, an important milestone has been reached
Wave power trials begin in WA
16 August, 2005A wave energy generator has been positioned on the sea floor off Fremantle, Western Australia to start trial production of electricity and fresh water with no fossil fuel input.