US invests in NZ green energy technology
19 April, 2011The United States Department of Energy has invested in a wave energy project using technology developed by a company in New Zealand.
Tri-generation plant at RSL
15 October, 2010Rooty Hill RSL has completed installation of a tri-generation power plant which is designed to future-proof its growing power requirements in a green and efficient way. At a total cost of more than $4.5 million, it is expected Rooty Hill RSL will lower its carbon emissions by 50% as a result of the installation.
ABB and GM to collaborate on electric car battery research
28 September, 2010ABB, the power and automation technology group, and General Motors have signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding to cooperate on a research and development project that will investigate uses for electric vehicle batteries once their useful life in the vehicle is over.
Australia to be a major force in wind energy
24 June, 2010 by Tim Rourke*According to GE Energy’s Australian CEO Tim Rourke, Australia is currently positioned to be one of the world’s dominant forces in renewable energy … as long as the government continues to support stable policy making in this area.
Study on benefits and impacts of renewable energy on networks announced
23 June, 2010The Energy Networks Association and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have announced the commencement of a joint project focused on exploring the impacts and benefits of embedded generation for Australian electricity networks.
Australian company set to supply electric vehicle charging infrastructure
09 June, 2010Australia has the option to install Australian-made technology as an alternative to imported charging stations: Sydney-based E-Green Technologies has developed the E-Charger, which is said to be the only locally designed, developed, manufactured and patented EV charging station and can be paid and enabled by mobile phone, requiring no network subscriptions.
ABB SafeWind switchgear for wind turbines
31 May, 2010 bySafeWind slim medium-voltage switchgear is small enough to fit through the narrow doorway of the turbine tower. Designed specifically to meet the switchgear requirements of wind turbine manufacturers for compactness, safety and flexibility, SafeWind is a complete range of secondary distribution gas-insulated switchgear for onshore and offshore applications in the global wind power market.
Australia’s biggest-ever renewable energy conference begins
03 May, 2010Adelaide is hosting the biggest renewable energy conference in Australia’s history as more than 700 delegates gather to prepare for a multi-billion dollar expansion of the clean energy industry over the next decade.
Cogeneration, trigeneration, my generation
15 March, 2010In a panel discussion at the Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services exhibition (ARBS 2010) chaired by Steve Hennessy Director at Steensen Varming (Aust) Pty Ltd, panellists Chris Derksema of City of Sydney, Blair Healy - founder and Manager of Cogent Energy, and Bruce Precious - Sustainability Manager at The GPT Group will discuss the opportunities and barriers to cogeneration as a practical and viable tool for reducing a building’s carbon footprint.
Charging towards an electric future
10 November, 2009The wheels are now in motion for the rollout of electric vehicle charging stations for the Australian market with the announcement of an exclusive distribution agreement between a locally owned business and a world-leading, US-based technology company.
Telstra trials green cell in network
01 October, 2009Telstra is trialling an energy-efficient hydrogen fuel cell in its live network which has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20% compared with an equivalent-sized diesel generator.
Renewable energy from wet waste stream
11 September, 2009Gold Coast-based renewable energy company Quantum BioEnergy has been busy for the past nine months installing its first 1.26 MW of power generation from wet waste streams. What makes the Quantum situation unusual is that the company is commissioning its first installations at two sites simultaneously.
Ocean power partnership: BioPower Systems and Siemens sign MoU
20 August, 2009Australia’s ocean energy company BioPower Systems and engineering and technology company Siemens have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate and develop joint opportunities for ocean power conversion.
'Babydoll' sheep to reduce emissions at vineyard
14 July, 2009In his quest to develop a sustainable vineyard, Peter Yealands has come up with a novel way to keep the grass down at his 1000 hectare vineyard — miniature sheep.
Waves for future energy
20 May, 2009This article includes details on a new technology that extracts energy from ocean waves and either converts it into electricity or uses it to convert seawater into desalinated potable water.
