Government grants $3.6 million for biomass gasification project
13 December, 2012The Australian Government, through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), has awarded a grant of $3.6 million to build and operate a demonstration facility for an innovative biomass gasification technology that has been developed at the Fuels and Energy Technology Institute (FETI) at Curtin University.
Solar to shine on with $87 million
13 December, 2012CSIRO will lead a new solar research initiative worth a total of over $87 million, the Australian Government announced today.
Building a device to test wind speed
12 December, 2012An $800,000 grant from Commercialisation Australia will help NSW company Fulcrum3D to commercialise a device for remotely measuring wind speeds at altitudes of up to 300 metres.
Low Carbon project provides efficiency boost to Latrobe electricity network
11 December, 2012Low Carbon Australia is financing an $11 million pilot energy-generation project at Traralgon in Victoria that demonstrates the potential for power security across Australia’s eastern seaboard. NovaPower will use high-efficiency Caterpillar gas-fired engines in an innovative solution that provides lower-emissions power and defers network investments, thus reducing costs to electricity users.
Powering one of Australia’s remotest locations
11 December, 2012An off-grid, sustainable power supply developed by a Curtin University PhD student is being used to power one of the hottest and most remote locations in Australia.
Alice Springs solar generation now 10% of town’s power needs
10 December, 2012Today’s launch of Alice Solar City’s fifth and final large iconic project at Alice Springs’ Araluen Arts Centre sees the town now meeting up to 10% of its daytime electricity needs from the sun.
PV power plants to boost South Africa’s renewable program
06 December, 2012Power and automation technology group ABB has won orders worth around $225 million to supply two turnkey photovoltaic (PV) power plants that will be built in the northern province of Limpopo in South Africa.
Environmental NGOs join call for more action on CCS
05 December, 2012The Australian-based Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) has commended the latest report by the international ENGO Network on carbon capture and storage (CCS), calling for more governmental support for CCS development.
Global Clean Energy Finance gives businesses access to energy-efficient equipment
04 December, 2012Businesses looking for relief from rising electricity prices can now rent or lease the latest in energy-efficient equipment.
Passive house is actively green
04 December, 2012 | Supplied by: Stiebel Eltron AustraliaTo support its entry in to the Australian housing sector, Ichijo Technological Homes selected a Passivhaus-certified unit supplied by Stiebel Eltron Australia as the foundation for its heat recovery ventilation system, enabling it to build an energy-efficient house that achieved over 8 stars in NatHERS rating.
Scientists create all-carbon solar cell
03 December, 2012 by Mark Shwartz, Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford UniversityStanford researchers have developed a solar cell made entirely of carbon, an inexpensive substitute for the pricey materials used in conventional solar panels.
Tornado Tower lights up for COP18
03 December, 2012Siemens has announced that the Tornado Tower in Doha, Qatar, has been lit up in green using energy-efficient LED lights for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP18) in an effort to establish a strong focus on green technology innovation.
Installed price of solar PV systems in the US continues to decline
29 November, 2012The installed price of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2011 and through the first half of 2012, according to the latest edition of Tracking the Sun, an annual PV cost-tracking report produced by the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
SMA Solar Technology Sunny Design Web PV plant design
28 November, 2012 | Supplied by: SMA Australia Pty LtdSMA Solar Technology now offers uncomplicated PV plant configuration via the internet. Plant planners and installers can use the company’s Sunny Design Web software in any current browser without the need to download or install software.
Slashing power in the Snowy Mountains
26 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Office of Environment and Heritage NSWDig underneath the Snowy Region Visitor Centre and you will find the secret to its energy efficiency: a geothermal heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) unit. The unit was installed in the late 1990s by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) when the Jindabyne regional headquarters and Snowy Region Visitor Centre was built. Although the geothermal unit is very energy efficient even by today’s standards, the results of an Energy Saver audit are helping NPWS to run the system and the buildings even more efficiently.
