Stealing nature’s photosynthetic secrets
12 November, 2012The prospect of creating clean, renewable hydrogen fuel is closer than ever after a breakthrough in our understanding of photosynthesis.
Young Hobart scientist breaking ground in biofuel production
08 November, 2012Up-and-coming Australian scientist Kim Jye Lee Chang from the University of Tasmania was one of the state winners at the 2012 AusBiotech/GSK Student Excellence Award for his work in identifying new microorganisms that can be used to produce oil from recycled carbon sources. The discovery could provide Australia with a secure, environmentally sustainable fuel feedstock for the future.
Producing fuel from air and electricity
03 November, 2012A University of Canterbury lecturer in New Zealand is researching the possibility of producing fuel from air and electricity. The technology removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and produces methanol, a liquid fuel similar to petrol.
Technology takes the danger out of uranium, says scientist
30 October, 2012A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) chemical scientist says mining uranium for nuclear energy is a “safer” alternative to coal-fired power stations.
All charged up over electric buses
29 October, 2012Battery-electric buses could make economic sense in New Zealand’s cities, a recent study into innovative public transport technology has shown.
22,000 pigs create clean energy in Australia’s first carbon farming piggery
25 October, 2012Australia’s first carbon farming piggery has been registered and will be launched today at Blantyre Farms in Young, NSW, by Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mark Dreyfus and CEO of Australian Pork Andrew Spencer.
Sustainable fuels throw up health concerns
17 October, 2012Compounds that affect respiratory health have been found in biodiesel exhausts. This might lead to restrictions on the use of this form of biofuel as an alternative to fossil fuel, according to researchers from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Salt-based battery a leap for green energy
10 October, 2012Murdoch University researchers have come up with a potential solution to one of sustainable energy’s greatest challenges: power storage for use in non-generation times.
Partnership boosts research on new-generation biofuels
09 October, 2012RMIT University has signed a multimillion-dollar partnership with World Wide Carbon Credits Australia to develop an algae-based biofuel at a commercial scale.
IHG establishes Australia’s first electric car network for hotels
03 October, 2012IHG (InterContinental Hotel Groups) is the first hotel company in Australia to build an electric car charge network, connecting eight properties across the group with cutting-edge technology for a new and growing customer segment.
Most biofuels are not ‘green’, claims Empa
02 October, 2012A new study led by Empa gives an up-to-date picture of the ecobalance of various biofuels and their production processes. The study claims that only a few biofuels are overall more environmentally friendly than petrol.
Suitable algae-to-biofuel locations identified
10 September, 2012Scientists have, for the first time, identified a number of WA sites capable of producing large quantities of commercial biofuel from microalgae.
Research to make NZ national grid smarter
29 August, 2012A major University of Canterbury (UC) research project has begun looking at the national grid to make it ‘smarter’.
Biomass support builds
16 August, 2012Representatives from agencies keen to develop new bioenergy and biofuel industries gathered in Casino, NSW, recently to discuss developing a Sustainable Biomass Supply Alliance and to see the successful mallee harvester in action.
2012 the beginning of the clean energy era, says Professor Tim Flannery
14 August, 2012Earlier today, Chief Climate Commissioner Professor Tim Flannery addressed leading businesses and organisations at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia. He used the speech to discuss the evidence that 2012 will be considered as the dawn of the clean energy era.
