UTS to fully offset energy use of new buildings
25 July, 2017The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is canvassing proposals to secure enough renewable energy to fully offset the energy use of buildings developed under its $1.3 billion City Campus Master Plan program.
Three-year project to assess tidal energy in Australia
14 July, 2017ARENA has made available $2.49 million to support a three-year project which will explore the potential of tidal energy in Australia to attract future investment.
DuPont and Bock partner to distribute biogas enzyme technology
03 July, 2017Bock UK has agreed to demonstrate biogas enzyme technology from DuPont Industrial Biosciences at commercial scale in the UK market.
Hybrid jet planes could be a reality
27 June, 2017Scientists at the Victoria University of Wellington are hoping to use their expertise in the field of superconductivity to help build the world's first hybrid-electric jet plane.
New catalyst converts CO2 to natural gas
22 June, 2017Australian scientists have developed a new efficient catalyst that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air into synthetic natural gas, in what is claimed to be a clean process using solar energy.
Yarra Valley Water opens waste to energy facility
20 June, 2017The Victorian Government has launched a cutting-edge recycling facility in Melbourne's north that will reduce landfill, cut greenhouse emissions and produce enough renewable energy to pay for itself.
Livestock waste to fuel the bioproducts industry
16 June, 2017Queensland 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.
ARENA looking to commercialise CST in Australia
29 May, 2017The 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.
$26m raised for the Australian Clean Energy Seed Fund
26 May, 2017Investment 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, 2017Research 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.
New national body to encourage electric vehicle uptake
23 May, 2017A national body that aims to drive the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia has been officially launched by ClimateWorks.
Turning food waste into energy
23 May, 2017Sydney Water and the University of Wollongong are collaborating on an innovative research project in which food waste is added to sewage as part of a process called anaerobic co-digestion.
Alternative fuel plant under construction
15 May, 2017The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is working with resource recovery company ResourceCo to deliver an innovative alternative fuel plant in NSW.
Aussie off-grid technologies bound for Africa
08 May, 2017Decision-makers from African countries and Australia will be converging at the fifth edition of Africa Australia Technology + Infrastructure Conference (AATIC), to be held in Perth from 4–5 September.
Electric vehicle dedicated to waste collection launched in NZ
03 May, 2017As part of its plan to shift towards electric vehicles over the next five years, Waste Management NZ has launched an EV to be used exclusively for waste collection.
