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Australia Can Ditch Coal and Use Hydro Pump Storage to Pick Up the Slack

Nicholas Say — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 18:50:40 +0000

Australia can have a 100% green power grid, and hydro pump storage makes it possible. A recent report has delineated a way forward for creating a near zero emissions infrastructure down under. Professor Andrew Blakers from ANU led the research and based on what his team found the future of Australian green energy hasn’t looked […]

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Climate Change, a “Hoax,” Says Australia’s Key Advisor to PM

Sarah Higman — Sun, 10 May 2015 19:09:39 +0000

In a move we wish was satirical, influential chairman of Australia’s Business Advisory Council claimed that climate science is filled with “dud predictions.” Maurice Newman, disregarding all the actual science behind climate change stated ”The real agenda is concentrated political authority. Global warming is the hook. It’s about a new world order under the control […]

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Australia Backs Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy Hurts

Sarah Higman — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:48:35 +0000

A new Australian Energy White Paper, released this week states the governments continued support of “establishing and supporting the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources, and the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services Growth Centres” The White Paper, which is supposed to provide the Australian government with long term goals has been rewritten again – the last […]

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Climate Change Could Affect Australia More, Study

Guest Contributor — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:50:16 +0000

The current forest fires in Australia might just seem rather small in a couple of years. This is because Australia’s temperatures are expected to rise by 5C (41 degrees Fahrenheit) by 2090. This data comes from the aggregate findings of 40 different models devised by scientists at the national science agency CSIRO and the Bureau […]

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Cash for Containers: Recycling Machines Give Free Movie Tickets

Mila Luleva — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:44:09 +0000

The “Cash for Containers” program is expected to cut down public litter by providing citizens with the exact incentive they want. In order to encourage recycling, Sydney’s city council has provided people with kiosks which allow them to choose what they would like in return for their plastic bottles and soda cans. With so much […]

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Australia to Ban Environmental Campaigners From Exposing Anti-Green Businesses

Mila Luleva — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:35:11 +0000

When it comes to choosing between making profit and protecting the environment, which one would you go for? Although to most of us the right answer is more than obvious, big companies, supported by politicians, are willing to sacrifice the future of the planet for their own personal benefit. What is worse, their actions might […]

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Solar Power Threatens Australian Fossil Fuel Power

Benji Jerew — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:18:08 +0000

As always, big money is attempting to have its say in renewable energy, and such is happening in Australia, where coal and gas power producers are blaming solar power for their financial woes. Renewable energy in Australia is a big deal, especially solar power, arguably the easiest renewable energy source to take advantage of on […]

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Small Community Solar Projects Solve Energy Issues in Western Australia

Mila Luleva — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:13:36 +0000

It is quite remarkable that some communities in remote regions of Western Australia have to pay thousands of dollars per year on their energy bills, only because they rely on burning gas and diesel to generate power, when the amount of sunlight that hits the areas is enough to produce much cheaper and sufficient amount […]

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Sydney’s Suburbs Adopt Green Designs to Avoid Global Warming Catastrophe

Leigh Hutchens — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 02:45:33 +0000

Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science have discovered that by 2050, global warming will wreak havoc on Sydney, Australia if city planning and suburban design don’t change drastically. Sydney’s suburbs are exploding with people and multiple developments surrounding the city are expected to house more than 100,000 residents. These areas […]

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Nissan Leaf Braving Down Under With Lower Prices, Again

Benji Jerew — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:48:25 +0000

Sales of the Nissan Leaf in Australia haven’t been all that great, but then the market is a fledgeling one. Perhaps better pricing will help to spur the market? Americans may think that had a stranglehold on the muscle-car market and big pickup trucks and 4x4s, especially in comparison to our nearest neighbor Europe, whose […]

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BYD Expanding Renewable Energy Storage into Australia

Benji Jerew — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:43:30 +0000

By 2030, Australia could be 100% renewable, but without renewable energy storage when the sun goes down, all that development could be a partially wasted effort. Renewable energy depends a lot on the weather. If the sun doesn’t shine, solar panels go dead. If the rain doesn’t fall, reservoirs behind hydroelectric dams go low and […]

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Melbourne, Australia Certified as Carbon Neutral

Mila Luleva — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:17:27 +0000

The National Carbon Offset Standard of Australia (NCOS) certified the city of Melbourne as the latest carbon-neutral metropolis in the country. Although this is already a remarkable achievement, the city officials are not planning to stop there. They have identified a number of key areas where further emission reductions can take place, as part of […]

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Camera-Wearing Elephant Seals Collect Vital Climate Change Data

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:10:38 +0000

The Antarctic Climate and Ecosystem CRC in Tasmania, Australia has outfitted elephant seals with sensors and cameras to explore the depths of the ocean in the hopes of obtaining more information about climate change. The seals were chosen because they are able to get into places along the coastline where ships cannot possibly journey. Sensors […]

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The Great Barrier Reef Endangered as Australia Does Not Meet UNESCO Demands

Mila Luleva — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:19:56 +0000

One of the most famous UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Great Barrier Reef, has been listed as endangered. Despite the numerous attempts of Australian officials to convince environmentalists and NGO’s that protecting the reef is their top priority, WWF and the Australian Marine Conservation Society announced that they feel not enough is done to protect it. […]

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Three Times More Powerful Version of Volt/Ampera to Be Launched by Holden in Australia

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:59:50 +0000

Aussie car manufacturer Holden is set bring about a new change with its eco-friendly green car, the Holden Volt. Current models of the Volt run on a 1.4 litre, four-cylinder petrol engine with no turbo, producing approximately 55kw of power. It has been rumoured from a General Motors insider, that the Volt will be updated […]

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Visualizing Climate Change – Australia’s New Colors

Benji Jerew — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:45:40 +0000

Real meteorology is all numbers, thousands of measurements made every day to quantify barometric pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, and temperature, among others. Meteorologists take these numbers as well as millions of historical data points and attempt to give us an idea of what’s coming in the next few hours or days. When you […]

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Interventions to Reduce Biomass Pollution Lead to Significant Public Heath Gains

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:01:28 +0000

Researchers are discovering that male deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases originating from biomass smoke are on the rise. This information may have a drastic impact on subsequent interventions to reduce biomass pollution now that it is seen as an adverse health risk. Many studies about the effects of air pollution have been undertaken, but […]

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Australia’s Geothermal Energy Projects in Jeopardy

Leigh Hutchens — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:49:57 +0000

The future of geothermal energy in Australia is looking bleak. Despite the fact government data speculates that using only 1% of hot rocks can generate power for Australia for 26,000 years, major companies are retracting their support. Since they have not seen any returns in Geodynamic’s Cooper Basin wells, Ten years ago, Origin anticipated major […]

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Australia to Become Recipient for Newest Nuclear Technology Soon, Adelaide Scientist Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:25:28 +0000

While Germany, Switzerland and other European countries, along with Japan, of course, want to stop relying on nuclear power, Australia is likely to become world’s most advanced nuclear technology owner, says Professor Barry Brook, a University of Adelaide scientist. Brook lead the Environment Institute, and thinks that Australia will be the first country to adopt […]

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Oceanlinx Prepares to Deploy 2.5MW Tidal Power System Near Sydney

Cristi — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:22:19 +0000

Engineers are performing the last tests and measurements before the grid-connection off the coast of Port Kembla, near Sydney. The system will be generating about 2.5MW by harvesting air pressure that will turn a wind turbine.

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Fraunhofer Develops New, Easy to Make High Efficiency Solar Cells

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:06:01 +0000

Yet another efficiency record has been established for mass-producible solar cells: 23.4%. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) from Germany succeeded to manufacture a single-crystal silicon solar cell of a thin p-type semiconductor layer residing on an n-type semiconductor substrate. The solar cell's area is 2x2cm.

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Ian`s Solar-Heated Air Balloons Could Harness 500kW Each

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:52:51 +0000

How would you like an engine producing your dear electricity? How would you like that engine to have pistons as high as heat-powered balloons? Well, an environmental consultant from Solartran in Brisbane, Australia, by his name Ian Edmonds, has designed such an energy producing "engine" from the classic and romantic air balloon.

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Aussie Free Energy Generator – (presented by Sky News)

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:39:15 +0000

Another free energy generator, this time from Australia. It can produce as much as five times the input applied to it. It could power your home, car, and free your life from the grid, coal or petrol.

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