Reasons to switch to solar
29 November, 2007The Australian Greenhouse Office is offering households a $1000 rebate to reduce the cost of a solar hot water system.
Solar grid feed inverter
23 November, 2007The Orion is a true sine wave, non-isolated DC-AC inverter designed for solar grid-feeding applications.
WA needs half million more workers in a decade
12 November, 2007Western Australia will need up to 400,000 additional workers over the next decade to sustain its resources boom, according to a report from the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI).
Plans for clean-coal project
02 November, 2007ScottishPower energy company has put forward revolutionary plans to convert its two biggest power stations to clean-coal technology.
Appointments to technical advisory board
23 October, 2007Australian geothermal energy company KUTh Energy Limited has announced the first appointment to its Technical Advisory Board. Â
Environmental improvement in sustainability indexes
28 September, 2007Royal Philips Electronics has improved its sustainability performance in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes for the fourth consecutive year, showing that the company continues to capitalise on the growing demand for energy-efficient and eco-friendly products.
Sea energy showcase
28 September, 2007A plan to test new wave-power devices off the coast of south-west England will create what claims to be the world's largest wave farm and establish the area as a global leader in the technology's development.
Carbon-neutral in the outback
24 September, 2007In a first for remote Australian communities, Water Recycle Group (WRG) is installing a solar-powered package wastewater treatment system with full water re-use capabilities
Public artwork to power homes
12 September, 2007Plans for a tidal-powered lunar clock have been showcased at an exhibition in London. It is set to become one of the most recognised landmarks on the planet and the globe's first public artwork to power homes.
Home grown name in water solutions makes waves
16 July, 2007An Australian owned and run water technology provider has caught the wave of industry growth, announcing its third major acquisition in 18 months.
HID lighting alternative
22 June, 2007The Powerboss Eluma system provides a low energy alternative to high intensity discharge (HID) lighting. While matching or exceeding light levels of a typical 400 W HID light, the Eluma system will only use around 108-230 W.
Bathurst green energy power station to go ahead
05 June, 2007Transpacific Industries Group (Transpacific) in association with Country Energy and the Bathurst Regional Council have announced the start of construction on a ‘green energy’ (landfill gas fired) power station at Bathurst Waste Management Facility in Bathurst, NSW.
The driving force behind electric vehicles
24 May, 2007 by Carolyn Jackson, EditorA new study into two very different attempts to introduce zero-emission vehicles by governments highlights how cultural differences can influence policy on technological innovation
Australian solar technology for export
15 January, 2007Solar Systems’ mega scale solar power technology has been endorsed under the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (AP6). Solar Systems technology generates electricity with zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Partnership with the US delivers new solar technology
17 October, 2006Minister for the Environment and heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, said a new deal worth more than $10 million dollars agreed in August under the US-Australia Climate Action Partnership (CAP) would improve the economic viability of solar power throughout the world.