Software integration provides energy savings at shopping centre
05 May, 2014 | Supplied by: BuildingIQBuildingIQ and SkyFoundry have announced the integration of their technologies to identify and create energy savings for the Mount Pleasant Shopping Centre in Queensland.
NZ LED market up, prices down
05 May, 2014Philips Lighting's latest market data shows uptake of LED lighting is increasing in New Zealand. The growth is expected to continue as the price point for the company's newest lighting option continues to reduce.
Compressor consolidation leads to efficiency gains
05 May, 2014 | Supplied by: Atlas Copco Compressors AustraliaArrium, a mining and materials company, has consolidated the servicing and maintenance of its numerous compressors to just one supplier in a bid to reduce operating costs and improve compressed air supply up-time.
Brown coal injections to lower emissions
29 April, 2014CSIRO and its industry partners plan to conduct a power-generation trial using Victorian brown coal processed into a slurry and injected into an adapted diesel engine. The direct injection carbon engine (DICE) aims to reduce emissions from brown-coal-generated electricity by 50% compared to current technology.
Standards for solid biofuels under development
28 April, 2014Solid biofuels are the largest renewable energy source and likely to play an important role in a low-carbon future, but their global production has not yet been traded on an equal and harmonised basis at the international level. ISO is now working on a series of International Standards on solid biofuel specifications and classes.
New Zealand urged to go net zero
23 April, 2014The CEO of building technology company NUDURA, Murray Snider, will visit New Zealand next month to discuss the topic of energy-efficient building. Snider has a wealth of experience in building environmentally friendly homes and commercial buildings which are net zero.
Atlas Copco GA VSD+ variable speed drive compressor
22 April, 2014 | Supplied by: Atlas Copco Compressors AustraliaAtlas Copco's GA 7-37 VSD+ variable speed drive compressor is claimed to reduce energy consumption by 50% on average, compared to idling compressors. The product further realises a free air delivery (FAD) increase of up to 12%, says the company.
Biofuel crops on photovoltaic farms
22 April, 2014Scientists from Stanford University have created a model for solar farms that co-locates crops and solar panels, resulting in a harvest of biofuel plants along with solar energy.
Communities could drive the switch to clean energy
17 April, 2014A senior researcher at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has claimed that Australia will continue to lag behind other countries in heeding the UN's call to switch to clean sources of energy - unless the burgeoning community energy sector is allowed to thrive.
NAB banks on a green building
15 April, 2014 by Lauren Davis | Supplied by: Norman Disney & YoungNational Australia Bank (NAB) has unveiled its new home in Melbourne's Docklands at 700 Bourke St.
Enphase Energy appoints managing director for Asia-Pacific
15 April, 2014Microinverter provider Enphase Energy has appointed Nathan Dunn as its new managing director for APAC. His previous roles include managing director of GE Lighting Australia and general manager, Mobile Communications, for LG Electronics in Australia and New Zealand.
ABB supports solar-powered aeroplane
11 April, 2014Power and automation company ABB has announced that it will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered aeroplane.
Perth Wave Energy Project closer to completion
10 April, 2014Carnegie Wave Energy has revealed three CETO 5 buoyant actuators to be used in its Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP) - the first operating wave energy array project in the world and the first to produce both clean energy and fresh water.
Watershed winery installs SunPower solar system
09 April, 2014 | Supplied by: SunPower Corporation Australia Pty LtdWatershed Premium Wines, located in Margaret River, Western Australia, has installed a 149 kW solar power system on a roof shared by the company's barrel store and wine warehouse.
Burkert sponsors hydrogen electric race car
08 April, 2014Fluid technology specialist Burkert has provided a fluid control system for the fuel cell stack of the hydrogen electric race car 'Forze VI', built by students of the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
