Energy

COS invests $1 million in solar

20 June, 2017

Australian office products supplier COS has invested $1 million in installing over 1500 solar panels at its facilities as a step towards its goal of achieving zero carbon emissions.


Canadian Solar Ku Modules

16 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Canadian Solar (Australia) Pty Ltd

Canadian Solar's high-efficiency poly modules, named Ku Modules, use black silicon cell technology, which is claimed to exceed the efficiency of the current standard poly cells in the market.


Helping the property sector move to net zero emissions

16 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Norman Disney & Young

A new report identifies 50 best practice initiatives that can be used across a wide variety of new and existing properties, as part of a push towards net zero carbon buildings.


Livestock waste to fuel the bioproducts industry

16 June, 2017 | Supplied by: QUT

Queensland University of Technology is leading research on a $14 million national project that aims to expand Australia's growing bioproducts industry while advancing the war on waste.


A complete record of greenhouse gases

14 June, 2017 | Supplied by: CSIRO

Australian scientists have published the most comprehensive and high-quality records of greenhouse gases ever. The records track the past and current changes in all 43 greenhouse gases that contribute to human-induced climate change.


MPower connects Cook Islands

13 June, 2017

MPower has been awarded the contract to build a large-scale energy storage system in Rarotonga, the capital of the Cook Islands.


Ultrathin material for splitting water could make hydrogen production cheaper

13 June, 2017 by Sue Min Liu and Deborah Smith

UNSW chemists have invented a catalyst for splitting water with an electrical current to produce clean hydrogen fuel.


Smart poles rolled out across Newcastle

13 June, 2017

The rollout of Australia's biggest smart pole installation has begun as Newcastle City Council unveils an ambitious smart city plan.


CCS funding may get the nod

31 May, 2017

Legislation will be introduced into parliament today regarding proposed changes to the CEFC Act to remove the prohibition on the CEFC investing in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.


Major solar installation at Cape Jaffa Wines

30 May, 2017

Cape Jaffa Wines has made a huge step towards meeting its sustainability goals with the installation of 297 solar panels on its winery roof.


ARENA looking to commercialise CST in Australia

29 May, 2017 | Supplied by: Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has set out its plans for seeking industry information as the first step in exploring how concentrated sunlight could generate reliable, affordable renewable energy with built-in storage for our national grids.


The rise of rooftop solar in our carbon-free energy future

29 May, 2017 by John Bradley*, CEO, Energy Networks Australia

Customers will drive the transformation of Australia's electricity sector as world-leading adopters of renewable energy resources.


$26m raised for the Australian Clean Energy Seed Fund

26 May, 2017

Investment service Artesian has announced the completion of a $26 million capital raise for the Clean Energy Seed Fund.


Hot fluids, cracked rocks and the path to geothermal energy

26 May, 2017

Research from Victoria University of Wellington has improved our understanding of how underground hot fluids flow through fractured rocks, which will help in the development of geothermal energy.


More competition for transmission connections

24 May, 2017

The Australian Energy Market Commission has released a new rule that enables more competition in the provision of transmission connections, while maintaining clear accountability for the safety, security and reliability of the transmission network.


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