Salt-based battery a leap for green energy
10 October, 2012Murdoch University researchers have come up with a potential solution to one of sustainable energy’s greatest challenges: power storage for use in non-generation times.
WA flips switch on large-scale solar project
10 October, 2012Solar power received a jolt of energy as a large-scale photovoltaic solar project was officially switched on. Verve Energy, GE Energy Financial Services and First Solar today opened the 10-MW Greenough River Solar Farm near Geraldton, WA.
Schneider Electric Australia launches PlantStruxure at 2012 User Conference
10 October, 2012Schneider Electric today launched PlantStruxure at its User Conference on the Gold Coast. The process automation technology allows industrial and infrastructure companies to transparently connect field, process and enterprise levels within their business.
Partnership boosts research on new-generation biofuels
09 October, 2012RMIT University has signed a multimillion-dollar partnership with World Wide Carbon Credits Australia to develop an algae-based biofuel at a commercial scale.
Dwyer Series TIC thermal imaging camera
07 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Dwyer Instruments (Aust) Pty LtdThe Dwyer Series TIC thermal imaging camera allows users to see heat contrasts to prevent plant equipment failures, detect air leaks in buildings and many more applications.
GE LED Snowcone A19 lamp
06 October, 2012 | Supplied by: GE LightingGE Lighting has launched the LED Snowcone A19, an LED lamp tailored for the consumer market. Customised for home lighting, consumers have a choice of a 7 or 10 W lamp, which will deliver nearly the same light output as the incandescent 40 and 60 W bulbs respectively.
RAA delivers solar data in support of the RET
05 October, 2012The Australian Solar Council has congratulated the REC Agents Association (RAA) following the release of groundbreaking data on the cost of the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).
Australia to join international climate coalition
04 October, 2012Australia has announced that it will join the Climate and Clean Air Coalition - an alliance of over two dozen nations, intergovernmental organisations, the private sector and civil society, committed to rapid action to reduce short-lived but highly potent pollution caused by methane, black carbon (soot), tropospheric ozone (smog) and hydrofluorocarbons.
IKEA to convert all lighting to LED
03 October, 2012IKEA is supporting the LED light revolution by converting its full lighting range to LED by 2016 - meaning IKEA will be selling only LED bulbs and LED lamps.
IHG establishes Australia’s first electric car network for hotels
03 October, 2012IHG (InterContinental Hotel Groups) is the first hotel company in Australia to build an electric car charge network, connecting eight properties across the group with cutting-edge technology for a new and growing customer segment.
Two-thirds of the world’s new solar panels were installed in Europe in 2011
02 October, 2012The 2012 Photovoltaics Status Report, published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, summarises and evaluates the current activities regarding manufacturing, policies and market implementation worldwide.
Most biofuels are not ‘green’, claims Empa
02 October, 2012A new study led by Empa gives an up-to-date picture of the ecobalance of various biofuels and their production processes. The study claims that only a few biofuels are overall more environmentally friendly than petrol.
Helping Adelaide become Australia’s most ecologically sustainable airport
27 September, 2012Adelaide Airport Limited (AAL) has entered into a three-year partnership with the Centre for Energy Technology (CET) at the University of Adelaide to provide valuable research support and help develop innovative clean energy solutions.
From agricultural factory to energy producer with biogas
25 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Atlas Copco Compressors AustraliaSince 1752, the Wenning family in Germany has run a successful agricultural business and distillery. Thirty years ago, they took the first pioneering steps towards on-site biogas production. Together with the help of Atlas Copco, they now have evolved into an award-winning energy producer, using 50% less power than other, comparable plants.
School installs 60 kW solar PV system
24 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Autonomous EnergyAutonomous Energy has designed, installed and commissioned a 60 kW Solar PV system at Pymble Ladies’ College. The system was installed in two phases, the first phase (16 kW) was commissioned in July 2011 and the second phase (60 kW) went live in February 2012.
