Europe’s energy demand to drive T&D investment, says GlobalData
12 August, 2013The latest GlobalData report states that European countries are looking for more diverse energy sources. This will mean boosted investment in their transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure.
Green KFC store opens in NSW
05 July, 2013KFC Australia has officially opened the country’s first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certifiable quick service restaurant at East Maitland in NSW.
Energy efficiency and sustainability program
04 July, 2013For organisations whose machinery is costing thousands of dollars in electricity to run and for those wanting to consider energy efficient upgrades but who are unsure where to start, or what financial assistance may be available, Energy Action offers a unique energy efficiency and sustainability partnership program, Activ8+.
Nano research to advance optical IT
21 June, 2013A research team at Swinburne University of Technology has overcome a fundamental law of optical science that could lead to faster and more energy-efficient optical computing.
Green Star library is smart and sustainable
17 June, 2013Victoria’s Melton Library and Learning Hub - officially opened on 15 June - has been awarded a 5 Star Green Star - Public Building Design PILOT rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). This makes it Australia’s first completed Green Star library.
Intelligent door seal prevents poor air quality
13 June, 2013Researchers in Germany have come up with an intelligent door seal system that calculates the best compromise between good indoor air quality and energy efficiency.
Energy efficiency for MGB manufacturer
13 May, 2013SULO Australia is known for the manufacture of mobile garbage bins (MGBs) and operates one of the largest plastic injection moulding plants in Australia. Its facility is one of the most highly automated large tonnage injection moulding plants in the country. It produces 900,000 wheelie bins a year and has delivered in excess of 10 million units into the Australian market.
Electricity demand falls as hydro growth continues
08 May, 2013The pitt&sherry Carbon Emissions Index (CEDEX) for April indicates that demand for electricity, and associated emissions from the electricity generation sector, have continued to fall in the past 12 months.
Map-based data on the energy consumption of residential buildings
15 April, 2013Within the Academy of Finland’s Research Programme on Climate Change (FICCA), a model has been developed that facilitates the computational estimation of the energy consumption and emissions for all residential buildings in any given area.
Mixing it up with renewables
04 April, 2013Sustainability Matters talks to Ivor Frischknecht, CEO of ARENA, about the current and future trends for the renewable energy mix in Australia. ARENA is an independent statutory authority tasked with the objectives of improving the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies and increasing the supply of renewable energy in Australia.
Data centre temperature rise during a cooling system outage
03 April, 2013The data centre architecture and its IT load significantly affect the amount of time available for continued IT operation following a loss of cooling. Some data centre trends may actually increase the rate at which data centre temperatures rise.
Australia must heed global warning on energy savings, experts say
08 March, 2013Influential experts from Europe, USA and China meeting in Sydney last week agreed that energy efficiency is the biggest, cheapest, fastest way to cut greenhouse gas emissions and cut energy costs. But time is running out for Australia to heed the advice.
Swinburne University of Technology adopts trigeneration
30 January, 2013Simons Green Energy has been awarded the contract to supply and install a 230 kWe natural gas fired trigeneration plant at Swinburne University of Technology in Victoria. The plant will form part of the $100 million Advanced Manufacturing Design Centre (AMDC) at Swinburne’s Hawthorn Campus that is currently under construction.
Energy Action launches Energy Price Index for Australian businesses
24 January, 2013Launched this week, the Energy Action Price Index (Business) will give businesses granularity and transparency on retail electricity price fluctuations.
Prospecting unwanted energy from industry
10 January, 2013What is the largest source by far of affordable, low-carbon energy available for development? If people think the answer is wind or solar or even hydro, University of Canterbury mechanical engineering professor Susan Krumdieck in New Zealand says they might be surprised.
