Turning food waste into biogas
22 September, 2009McCain Foods will boost its conversion of food waste to biogas, saving on energy use and reducing landfill over the next year, says Graham Harvey, the Australia/New Zealand Operations Director,.
Hybrid motorcycle to optimise energy use
17 September, 2009Schneider Electric will partner with custom motorcycle manufacturer Orange County Choppers (OCC) in the US to design and build a hybrid motorcycle that optimises energy use.
High-speed doors for conveyors
11 September, 2009 byDMF has completed a number of projects which involve installing fast action roll doors on conveyor systems.
Sewerage plant creates own power
11 September, 2009Melbourne Water will soon be using the sewage at its Western Treatment Plant in Werribee to produce nearly all of the plant’s power needs.
Turning household garbage into power
11 September, 2009WSN Environmental Solutions and joint venture partner LMS Generation have reached a major milestone, generating over 50,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy from waste at the Eastern Creek waste-to-energy complex in its first year of operation.
Lighting solution at bus maintenance facility
11 September, 2009State Transit - Sydney Buses recently installed an EELC lighting system to replace the standard ‘power-hungry’ high-bay lights used at its bus maintenance facility in Burwood. Replacing 75 standard 400 W high-bay lights with the EELC 1248A_3LT8 light fittings, the new system has reduced power consumption by approximately 100,000 kWh pa and provided significant maintenance-cost savings.
Containerised data centre
11 September, 2009The Datapod system is a containerised data centre solution that provides flexibility in the IT environment. Consisting of preconfigured, modular, data centre building blocks, the system is scalable and can be deployed rapidly to meet the growing demands for increased data centre capacity.
AGL confirms leading position in sustainability with inclusion on DJSI
08 September, 2009AGL Energy has been recognised as one of the world’s leading electric utilities in sustainability performance by being named on the global Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World).
New Australian data centre innovation to generate $150m in export revenue and 30 local jobs
20 August, 2009Datapod and APC have announced a strategic partnership and the launch of the Australian-developed Datapod system of containerised data centre solutions.
Australia excels with energy-efficient innovation
18 August, 2009New data centre technology that will use half the electricity of an average data centre system has been officially launched today by Richard Marles MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry.
Power station switches to LEDs
28 July, 2009Maser Communications has finalised an agreement with one of NSW's largest power stations to supply Dialight Industrial LED fixtures for all future general area and task lighting applications.
Paronella Park sustainability
28 July, 2009Paronella Park, Queensland, will soon achieve energy sustainability thanks to a much-needed upgrade to its original hydro-electric system. The old system had worn out decades ago but the refurbishment of the disused unit had been a challenge that the owners, Mark and Judy Evans, could not overcome despite many attempts over many years.
Notebook range
28 July, 2009The MacBook Pro notebooks are designed with the environment in mind. They use a unibody enclosure that is formed from a single piece of solid, recyclable aluminium, replacing dozens of parts. The display is made of recyclable glass. The packaging is 41, 37 and 34% smaller (13, 15 and 17", respectively) than the original MacBook and MacBook Pro packaging.
Sydney Water office with sustainable features
28 July, 2009The NSW government has moved 1400 jobs to Parramatta with the official opening of Sydney Water’s headquarters in May. The building at One Smith Street, Parramatta (built and owned by Brookfield Multiplex), was designed to achieve a 5-star green rating.
Canberra starting point of electric vehicle recharge network
28 July, 2009Better Place Australia has announced Canberra as the starting point of the national rollout of electric vehicle recharge network.