Driving vehicle emissions standards in Australia
02 December, 2013 by Meg Argyriou*Currently, there are over 15 million passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Australia, and 1 million new cars are bought every year, making us the 11th largest car market in the world. Unfortunately, new cars, which are manufactured or sold in Australia, are particularly inefficient by world standards, in part due to a lack of strong vehicle emissions standards.
Pig waste powers UK homes
28 November, 2013Organic waste, produced by pigs on a farm in Leicestershire, UK, is helping to power an estimated 700 homes and reduce landfill waste by 18,000 tonnes each year. The pig waste, combined with other food waste, is being used to produce biogas capable of generating the equivalent of around 1.2 MW of electricity.
Yingli Solar appoints new managing director for Oceania
28 November, 2013Solar PV module manufacturer Yingli Green Energy, known as Yingli Solar, has appointed Daman Cole to the role of managing director of its Australian, New Zealand and Pacific operations after a year at the company as commercial director.
Hurll Nu-Way SkyBlade HVLS fans
27 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Hurll Nu-Way Pty LtdHurll Nu-Ways' SkyBlade HVLS (high-velocity, low-speed) fans use aircraft STOL technology. The fans deliver efficiency to heating and cooling systems by reducing run time and cycles and improving overall comfort.
NABERS: the biggest change in building management since the Industrial Revolution
25 November, 2013At the recent Retrofit & Refurb Conference & Expo held in Sydney, AE Smith's National Sustainability Engineer and accredited NABERS assessor David Odd was invited to share his experience on achieving and maintaining high NABERS ratings in existing buildings.
Yingli Solar provides PV panels for dessert producer
25 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Yingli Green Energy Australia Pty LtdSolar panel manufacturer Yingli Solar has completed a contract through its installation partner EnviroGroup, a specialist provider of renewable energy products and systems, to supply dessert producer Exquisine with solar PV panels for its manufacturing facility in Thornbury, Victoria.
City of Sydney monitoring water and electricity use
22 November, 2013As part of its efforts to reduce energy and water savings across its buildings, the City of Sydney has installed a real-time environmental tracking system. Operating 24 hours a day, the system monitors 95% of water and electricity use across the City’s childcare centres, libraries, community centres, pools and facilities.
Cool way to save energy
12 November, 2013Chill a drink in 45 seconds, that is the promise of a new gadget technology that also claims to be 80% more energy efficient than existing coolers.
Vibrations from pop music boost solar-cell performance
11 November, 2013Scientists at the Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London have found that vibrations, like those caused by pop and rock music, improve the performance of solar cells.
Schneider Electric Flair 23DM fault passage indicator and voltage relay
08 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Clipsal - by Schneider ElectricSchneider Electric's Flair 23DM is a fault passage indicator (FPI) and voltage relay which allows remote recording of current, voltage and fault detection in underground networks in real time. It is suitable for use at utilities, airports, universities and wind farms.
Luxury apartment building certified by EnviroDevelopment
07 November, 2013An apartment development in Teneriffe, Brisbane, has been certified by the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s (UDIA) green rating tool EnviroDevelopment. Ecco on Helen was awarded the certification for outstanding environmental outcomes in its treatment of waste, energy, materials, water and community.
South Australia's solar-powered cemetery
04 November, 2013The Centennial Park cemetery in South Australia is installing two 30 kW systems of more than 240 solar panels on two of its major buildings.
Strahman Valves M-5000TG Low Flow Series Mixing Unit-Hose Station
01 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Spray Nozzle EngineeringThe M-5000TG Low Flow Series mixing unit produces hot water instantly from a steady supply of steam and cold water. The range is claimed to help users achieve savings in water, sewage and energy costs.
It's Time to power Pacific Island schools
01 November, 2013Hanwha Q CELLS Australia recently teamed up with the It's Time Foundation to install solar PV systems in two remote Pacific Island schools by donating 40 x Q/PRO-G2 235 W panels.
Design tools to help install large-scale ocean energy arrays
31 October, 2013Engineers are to create a suite of software to enable the design of ocean energy arrays.
