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Plastic solar cells pave way for clean energy industry 9/25/2012

A Flinders University researcher has been developing a cheaper and faster way of making large-scale plastic solar cells using a lamination technique, paving the way for a lucrative ...

Turning farm waste into energy 9/16/2012

The University of Nottingham in the UK is helping a small local business develop a unique technique for converting waste products from farms into energy.

Use carbon tax to clean up coal pollution, researchers urge 9/16/2012

Two of Australian's leading clean-up scientists have urged governments and policymakers to earmark a portion of the carbon tax to cleaning up the mess that may be left by the nation's ...

Salt-based battery a giant leap for renewable energy 9/10/2012

Murdoch University researchers have come up with a potential solution to one of sustainable energy's greatest challenges: power storage for use in non-generation times.

Fast-charge stations powering zero-emission vehicles 9/10/2012

Perth has gained Australia's first electric car fast recharge network with 23 new fast-charge stations installed across the metro area, in a project led by researchers from The ...

Ship engine exhaust emissions may threaten environment: researcher 9/10/2012

Ship engine exhaust emissions make up more than a quarter of nitrogen oxide emissions generated in the Australian region according to a recently-published study by CSIRO and the ...

Comfort laboratory tackles indoor climate change 9/3/2012

University of Sydney researchers will be looking for ways to slash one of the world's biggest single sources of energy consumption — the heating and cooling of buildings — at a ...

Carbon capture breakthrough: turning emissions into stockfeed 9/2/2012

The political football that is carbon pricing could be deflated thanks to a scientist who has discovered a way to turn carbon dioxide emissions into stockfeed.

"Bio-perversity" may harm environment, ecologists warn 8/19/2012

The rush to plant trees to offset carbon emissions could have a harmful impact on Australia's native environment if it is not very carefully managed, some of the nation's leading ...

Researchers clear the way for affordable fog harvesting system 8/13/2012

A parched inland village in Peru has an innovative water resource thanks to a simple 'fog harvesting' system installed by two University of Sydney honours students.

Sound-powered stove is music to the ears of rural villages 8/12/2012

A revolutionary sound-powered stove and electrical generator is currently being tested in the conditions it was designed for — rural villages in Nepal and Bangladesh.

Australia 'must help' in world's silent water menace: expert 8/12/2012

Australia should take a lead in tackling the emerging global crisis in groundwater, according to one of the nation's most eminent water scientists.

Portable device detects petroleum contamination in soil 8/5/2012

Ziltek Pty Ltd and CSIRO recently announced the commercialisation of a new hand-held device for the rapid in-field analysis of petroleum contamination in soil.

Blacker photovoltaic panels boost power generation efficiency 7/26/2012

Simple production process for lowering the reflectance of solar panels lends itself to commercialisation.

Funding boost for super microchip 7/15/2012

Griffith University's Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre has been awarded $1 million in research funding by the state government to develop production processes for a silicon ...

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.

Carbon tax good first step: economist insists 7/3/2012

The Carbon Tax is a good first step in addressing Australia’s high carbon emissions but we really need to introduce the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2015 for the carbon price ...

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.

Research bid to improve methane measurement 6/25/2012

Researchers at RMIT University are part of a team receiving $840,000 from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to develop selective membranes designed to improve ...

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