Increasing renewable energy would increase GDP, says report
18 January, 2016A new IRENA report claims that a 36% share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030 would increase global GDP by up to 1.1%, or $1.89 trillion.
Study to uncover wave energy converter costs
14 January, 2016Bombora Wave Power has received $181,000 funding support from ARENA to complete a levelised cost of energy study for the Bombora wave energy converter.
Incandescent bulbs could make an energy-efficient comeback
13 January, 2016US researchers have developed a way to combine the warm look of traditional light bulbs with 21st-century energy efficiency. Their study features a new type of filter that 'recycles' the infrared photons in incandescent bulbs.
Cheese company cuts energy costs
13 January, 2016 | Supplied by: Busch Australia Pty LtdA German cheese producer has cut its energy costs with the introduction of a centralised vacuum system from Busch.
Hornsdale Wind Farm wins another 100 MW
12 January, 2016South Australia's Hornsdale Wind Farm will deliver at least 200 MW in power to the Australian Capital Territory.
Is this Australia's most sustainable display home?
21 December, 2015The Cape housing project is said to be Australia's most energy-efficient housing development, with minimum standards of 7.5-star energy efficiency, 2.5 kW solar and 10,000 L water storage per home.
Hydro storage plant proposed for disused mine
18 December, 2015Genex Power has proposed the construction of a 330 MW pumped storage hydroelectric power plant at the disused Kidston Gold Mine in North Queensland.
Wearable energy generator powered by pee
18 December, 2015What do you get when you take a pair of socks, embed them with miniaturised microbial fuel cells and add some urine? You get fuel for a wireless transmitter!
Yorke Peninsula farmers to own new biomass co-op
17 December, 2015Local farmers will own and operate a new biomass cooperative-style business that will supply Australia's first straw-fuelled power company on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.
Wave energy device deployed at Port Fairy
16 December, 2015Ocean energy company BioPower Systems has completed the deployment of its 250 kW bioWAVE pilot demonstration unit off the coast near Port Fairy, Victoria.
SA school pool to use geothermal energy
16 December, 2015St Peter's College is set to become the first school in South Australia to use a geoexchange heating and cooling system to heat its indoor pool and provide space conditioning to the pool enclosure.
Cattle methane emissions are lower than we thought
14 December, 2015Methane emissions from Australian cattle are 24% lower than previously estimated, according to data based on eight years of research into ways to reduce emissions in livestock.
Paris Agreement welcomed by Australian industry
14 December, 2015 by Lauren Davis
The Paris Agreement on climate change was approved by 195 nations over the weekend, each of which has pledged to do its bit to limit global warming and prepare for its impacts.
The role of oceans in reducing carbon emissions
11 December, 2015The University of Queensland has a portfolio of 'blue carbon' research projects which seeks to better understand the role of oceans and their ecosystems in reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change.
COP21 agreement drafted and released
10 December, 2015 by Lauren DavisFor those of us eagerly awaiting the outcome of COP21, the release of a newly drafted agreement will provide a fascinating insight into how discussions are progressing.
