$10,000 biodiesel research grant winner announced
03 December, 2008
A project aiming to develop biodiesel feedstock that does not compete with food crops and can be grown in dry conditions has won the $10,000 Case IH Biodiesel Research Grant.
Biodiesel analysis
01 December, 2008 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher Scientific
The iCAP 6000 Series of inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission spectrometers can be used for monitoring elemental contaminants in biodiesel.
Greener networking
01 December, 2008 | Supplied by: Linksys
Linksys, a division of Cisco, has reduced packaging for its consumer networking products and it has received Energy Star certified ratings on power adapters included with more than 30 of its products.
Solar company confirms commitment to Australia
25 November, 2008
Solar company Conergy has confirmed its commitment to Australia and has asked the Australian government for a long-term commitment to the solar industry.
NSW will launch solar feed-in tariff for surplus electricity
25 November, 2008
NSW households generating solar power will be paid for surplus electricity they pump into the grid under a new state government scheme.
BP Solar to close manufacturing plant in Sydney
19 November, 2008
BP Solar will cease the production of solar photovoltaic (PV) power cells and panels from its manufacturing plant in Sydney Olympic Park at the end of March 2009 as part of a global drive to reduce the cost of renewable power.
Ads claim coal industry doing a lot to reduce emissions
14 November, 2008
The coal industry has launched a public campaign of full-page ads that will appear in newspapers claiming the industry is doing 'a lot' to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Australian Coal Association website launched
14 November, 2008
A website devoted to coal, climate change and renewable energies has been launched in Australia.
Australian solar technology powering California
11 November, 2008
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has launched Ausra’s solar power plant in Bakersfield, California.
Report calls for gross feed-in tariffs
11 November, 2008
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has welcomed a Senate Environment Committee’s support for a national system of feed-in tariffs to support development of distributed renewable energy technologies like photovoltaic (PV) solar panels.
Australia’s first hydrogen racing car unveiled at RMIT
10 November, 2008
RMIT University researchers have unveiled Australia’s first hydrogen-powered racing car, in a project that demonstrates the incredible possibilities of hydrogen as the clean, renewable fuel of the future.
Halving emissions possible by 2020, according to report
10 November, 2008
A report released by Environment Victoria shows how Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions could be more than halved by 2020.
Infrastructure plans for electric vehicles
23 October, 2008
Better Place today announced agreements with AGL Energy and Macquarie Capital Group to begin deploying an electric vehicle (EV) network, powered by renewable energy.
Centre showcases solar technology
22 October, 2008
Solar technologies that have never before been used in Australia were unveiled this month by Peter Garrett, the Federal Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, as part of the new $3.1 million Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre in the desert town of Alice Springs.
Wind energy for Victoria
21 October, 2008
Origin Energy and Acciona are planning to deliver green energy to Victoria from a wind farm being built north-west of Ballarat.
