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Emission reduction technology gets funding boost 7/15/2012

Curtin University researchers will develop new technology for reducing carbon dioxide emissions after receiving $1 million of State Government funding.

No more cloudy days for solar? 7/3/2012

For a country with so much sunlight, some might think Australia has been slow to adapt its electricity generation mix to include solar power.

How the carbon tax works 6/29/2012

Carbon pricing is essentially about ensuring the economy can grow without emissions growing at the same time.

Coal boom vulnerable to China slowdown 6/25/2012

On the face of it, the outlook is upbeat. An employment graph heading in the right direction. GDP profit up. The Australian dollar reaching for parity with its US counterpart - that ...

Carbon scheme in danger of going up in smoke 6/25/2012

Political squabbling runs the risk of turning the world’s best carbon pricing scheme into the world's shortest-lived.

The hunt is on for Australia's brightest sparks 6/19/2012

The search is on again for the nation’s greatest ideas – in fields from environmental science to education – through the $70,000 The Australian Innovation Challenge awards.

Climate change expert: Australia will go nuclear by 2030 6/12/2012

A University of Adelaide scientist believes it is inevitable that Australia will become a user of the world's most advanced nuclear power technology, if the country is serious about ...

The trouble with aluminium 6/8/2012

The Australian aluminium industry is in the doldrums. A high dollar, low prices and Asian competition are threatening the industry, with older plants in New South Wales and Victoria ...

Bright future for Australian solar research on horizon 6/8/2012

RMIT University has led an international consortium of universities and the CSIRO in a research breakthrough that improves a solar panel technology's efficiency by at least 30 per ...

Business sector faces up to 'variable' impacts of carbon tax 6/1/2012

Australian industries face uncertain times with the onset of the carbon price in exactly a month, a Griffith University forum has heard.

Australia a leader in sustainable technology: expert 5/28/2012

Australia is a world leader in developing clean, more sustainable resources and technologies to prevent pollution, the managing director of CRC CARE, professor Ravi Naidu said recently. ...

The real cost of coal is quickly adding up 5/28/2012

We are paying the price for cheap energy, and "cheap coal" is a myth. And like all myths, we accept its wisdom without thinking.

Scientists develop better technique for self-cleaning fabrics 5/15/2012

A new coating technique that can make fabrics 'self-cleaning' has been developed by Deakin University scientists.

Miner pioneers fuel cell technology in underground operations 5/13/2012

Demonstrating its commitment to the mitigation of climate change and sustainable mining, Anglo American Platinum has launched a platinum-based fuel cell powered mine locomotive ...

Improved efficiency - the climate's worst enemy? 5/13/2012

Anthony James, Lecturer with the National Centre for Sustainability at Swinburne University of Technology asks whether improving efficiency may make our energy and climate problems ...

Time for government to pick a renewable energy winner 4/30/2012

OPINION: Let’s start with a question: why has Denmark been so successful in renewable energy creation and uptake?

Green cap for cleansing contaminated land 4/30/2012

A green technique for capping and cleansing old urban landfill sites and mine dumps has been successfully trialled in South Australia.

Research 'promising' for fuel cell advances 4/30/2012

Researchers from New York University and the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart reveal how protons move in phosphoric acid in a Nature Chemistry study that sheds new light on the ...

Experts collaborate for brighter future in electronics 4/29/2012

A group of leading Australian scientists has come together to develop lower-cost flexible optoelectronic solutions that could transform the Australian consumer electronics industry. ...

To infinity and beyond - supercomputers take huge leap 4/29/2012

A tiny crystal that enables a computer to perform calculations that currently stump the world's most powerful supercomputers has been developed by an international team including ...

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