From coal to biomass: converting a power plant
07 February, 2017Britain's EPH Lynemouth Power has awarded Emerson a contract to help convert the 44-year-old coal-fired Lynemouth Power Station to a biomass-fuelled power plant.
Identifying the best algae for biofuels
17 January, 2017The Algae DISCOVR Project is seeking to reduce the cost and the time needed to move promising algal strains from the laboratory and into biofuel production.
Global investment in renewables is rising
16 January, 2017Global investment in renewables has steadily grown for more than a decade, rising from less than US$50 billion in 2004 to US$305 billion in 2015.
Agrifood company acquires a biogas generator
19 December, 2016Agrifood company Rivalea is set to minimise its environmental footprint and reduce its energy consumption with an upcoming biogas generator installation.
Green fuels lab opens in Gladstone
19 December, 2016Australia's first advanced green fuels laboratory opened its doors in regional Queensland last week, allowing researchers to test biocrude on our shores for the first time.
Which states have the most support for bioenergy?
17 November, 2016The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has identified the states and territories with the most supportive policies for the deployment of energy from waste and bioenergy projects.
From bulk sewage to biocrude oil
08 November, 2016Wastewater treatment plants across the United States may one day be turning ordinary sewage into biocrude oil.
Kiwi businesses commit to electric vehicles
03 November, 2016Facilities management company OCS will join more than 30 other New Zealand businesses in an effort to convert at least 1450 vehicles on the nation's roads to electric in the next three years.
Trigeneration plant for Sydney Town Hall
27 October, 2016A low-carbon trigeneration plant is now powering, heating and cooling Sydney Town Hall and neighbouring Town Hall House.
Renewables now the largest source of installed power in the world
26 October, 2016Renewables surpassed coal last year to become the largest source of installed power capacity in the world, prompting the International Energy Agency to significantly boost its five-year forecast for renewables growth amid sharp cost reduction and policy support in key countries.
Renewable energy mix to power Garden Island
30 September, 2016Carnegie Wave Energy is set to design and build the world's first renewable energy island 'microgrid' that includes wave energy generation as part of the mix.
The four disrupters of an electric vehicle future
22 September, 2016The speed and extent of the disruption from electric car uptake in Australia will be determined by the answers to four key questions.
EV charging station for Blue Mountains resort
14 September, 2016Schneider Electric has supplied two 7 kWh EVlink Wallbox charging solutions for the luxury One&Only resort at Wolgan Valley, Blue Mountains, for use with the resort's on-site BMW electric vehicles.
CSIRO opens hybrid energy centre
08 September, 2016CSIRO has launched the Centre for Hybrid Energy Systems — a collaborative facility where researchers and industry will identify, improve and tailor renewable and hybrid energy technologies to meet specific requirements.
Trees grown from wastewater to fuel our cars
06 September, 2016Almost 4000 pongamia trees have been planted at two sewage treatment plants in the towns of Boonah and Toogoolawah, where they will be irrigated by treated wastewater as part of an Australian-first trial to produce biodiesel.
