Tag: renewable energy
Downer EDI wins $130m wind farm project
Engineering and infrastructure company Downer EDI has announced that it has been awarded a $130 million contract for work on a new wind farm...
Australia’s largest PV power station gets go ahead to feed full capacity into grid
The Nyngan solar PV plant – part of the $440 million AGL solar project, which is supported by $166.7 million from ARENA and $64.9 million from...
Australian solar technology installed in Cyprus
Technology from CSIRO’s Newcastle Energy Centre has been successfully installed at the Cyprus Institute research facility - the premier research institute on the island...
ABB technology helps propel the world’s first solar plane on historic round-the-world flight
Two Swiss pilots made history yesterday when they took off from the Bateen executive airport in Abu Dhabi on a five-month journey around the...
Australian researchers develop new superconductor turbines
A superconductor is a material that can conduct electricity or transport electrons from one atom to another with no resistance which means that no heat,...
Renewable energy benefits continue to flow to regional South Australia
Premier Jay Weatherill and Sustainability and Environment Minister Ian Hunter officially switched on Stage 2 of the Snowtown Wind Farm – the largest wind...
University of Queensland and First Solar begin work on Australia’s largest solar photovoltaic research...
The University of Queensland (UQ) announced last week that construction of the Gatton PV Pilot Plant – the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) research facility in...
Experts say Australia’s policy on renewable energy stifles investments in the sector
California-based renewable energy company Solar Reserve has abandoned plans to develop electricity plants for the public market in Australia because of the Government’s hostile...
Australia’s $10b clean-energy bank set to announce solar deals
The Australian Government’s A$10 billion clean-energy bank, which operates under the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Act 2012, is set to announce a number...
BlueScope unveils solar thermal rooftop, capable of heat and solar electricity production
A small terrace house in the suburb of Glebe, Sydney has been fitted with BlueScope’s innovative PV thermal rooftop system — the world’s first...
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Circular beds: Revolutionising sustainable bedding in Australia
A new wave of innovation is transforming the Australian manufacturing sector, with sustainability at its core. ROBOVOID, in collaboration with Swinburne University, GT Recycling, and Sustainability Victoria, has developed a groundbreaking bed base made entirely from recycled plastic.
