Victorian drive for an electric future
03 May, 2021The Andrews Labor Government's $100 million package to make EVs more affordable has a 2030 target that will see half of all new car sales be ZEVs.
Airport solar has potential to power cities
23 April, 2021Australian airports have the potential to generate enough solar energy to power a regional city, according to a new RMIT University study.
ACOR investigates organic waste to clean energy
19 April, 2021A discussion paper has been released by the Australian Council of Recycling, investigating the potential to turn Australia's waste into clean energy.
Vertical renewables in Melbourne
16 April, 2021 | Supplied by: b.energyBeulah's Paragon tower in Melbourne's CBD will be home to one of the largest vertical solar panel systems in Australia.
Sustainable compressed air generation is key to industry future
16 April, 2021 | Supplied by: Kaishan Australia Pty LtdCompressed air operators need to look to new compressor technologies that can maintain or increase demand output whilst lowering the input energy costs
Coca-Cola Amatil commits to renewable energy future
15 April, 2021Coca-Cola Amatil has joined the global RE100 renewable energy initiative, committing to power its entire operations with 100% renewable electricity by 2030.
Waste hair from barbershops could improve solar cell performance
09 April, 2021QUT researchers have created a kind of 'armour' for solar cells using human hair waste sourced from a Brisbane barbershop.
Canberra energised with community-owned solar farm
09 April, 2021 | Supplied by: SolarShareInvesting in solar used to be limited to those who owned property with a sunny roof and could afford to place solar panels on it. Not any more...
Advanced pump system upgrade cuts AlburyCity Council costs
01 April, 2021 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdThe council has upgraded its ageing infrastructure to enable its water supply system to operate more efficiently and cost-effectively.
Spanish waste-to-energy plant installs SICK technology for emission measurement
01 April, 2021 | Supplied by: SICK Pty LtdSICK Spain installed two measurement systems at TERSA Group's plant in Sant Adrià del Besòs near Barcelona, doubling the reliability of the plant's emissions data.
Swedish discovery could save supermarket energy bills
30 March, 2021Supermarket refrigerators are consuming far more energy than necessary due to incorrectly placed thermometers, according to an accidental finding by Swedish researchers.
Aus helps develop US next-gen solar thermal technology
29 March, 2021The US Government is funding a pilot-scale testing facility to demonstrate a next-generation concentrated solar thermal technology that Australia helped develop.
Brown coal gasification proposal questioned
16 March, 2021Catalysis scientist and entrepreneur Professor Thomas Maschmeyer has questioned proposals to generate liquid hydrogen from brown coal fields by gasification.
Solar-powered gin production makes a sustainable G&T
10 March, 2021Award-winning gin producer Four Pillars is progressing towards a greener future with the installation of a 65.88 kW rooftop solar system at its Healesville distillery.
Monash researchers use microalgae to make clean hydrogen
17 February, 2021An international research team has used microalgae to produce hydrogen and methane with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
