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New way to measure nitrous oxide emissions  3/8/2012
New way to measure nitrous oxide emissions
An accurate new way to measure a potent greenhouse gas emitted during agricultural production will help countries to better manage their environmental impact, thanks to Queensland ...
Greener factories for the future  3/1/2012
Greener factories for the future
You’re at work and there is a power blackout. So your company’s electrical grid taps into your car batteries. Along with roof-top solar panels and the energy stored in hundreds of ...
Energy experts say keep calm and carry on efficiently  3/1/2012
Energy experts say keep calm and carry on efficiently
The world can cut its carbon footprint by over 50 per cent through energy saving measures which also save money.
Australian innovators in solar world first  2/21/2012
Australian innovators in solar world first
In a boon for the local solar industry, a team of researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and Suntech Power Holdings have developed the world's most efficient broadband ...
China at the heart of Alcoa's woes: expert claims  2/17/2012
China at the heart of Alcoa's woes: expert claims
Writing in The Conversation, Swinburne Professor of Engineering Mathematics Geoff Brooks claims the metallurgical industry is under real threat, not from angry environmentalists, ...
New roofing materials cut carbon footprint  2/17/2012
New roofing materials cut carbon footprint
Roofing materials that double as solar panels and can also moderate the temperature of buildings are among the next-generation building products being developed at UNSW.
Power profiles help electronics go green  2/8/2012
Power profiles help electronics go green
New and better ways of measuring high-tech energy consumption could lead to significant environmental and economic gains, a study from The Australian National University has found.
US Navy taps into Australian biofuel capabilities  2/8/2012
US Navy taps into Australian biofuel capabilities
Biofuel technology being developed by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers has caught the interest of the US Navy, which is currently in Australia on an alternative ...
Europeans tell Australia, address solar potential now  2/3/2012
Europeans tell Australia, address solar potential now
Trade association says photovoltaic market is "at a crossroads" and can no longer rely on debt-laden Europe to drive growth.
Vehicle fuel efficiency - where have all the savings gone?  1/26/2012
Vehicle fuel efficiency - where have all the savings gone?
Carmakers have made great strides in fuel efficiency in recent decades — but the mileage numbers of individual vehicles have barely increased. An MIT economist from the US explains ...
Overcoming the solar and wind energy storage hurdle  1/23/2012
Overcoming the solar and wind energy storage hurdle
A new Queensland University of Technology (QUT) research project aims to overcome one of Australia's main hurdles to the increased use of wind and solar energy.
Research drives solutions to improve unsealed roads  1/11/2012
Research drives solutions to improve unsealed roads
A Kansas State University graduate student sees the unpaved road ahead, and it's filled with biomaterial.
Engineers make "building blocks" of chemical industry from wood  1/11/2012
Engineers make "building blocks" of chemical industry from wood
Chemical engineers at the University of Massachusetts in the US are using a catalytic fast pyrolysis process that transforms renewable non-food biomass into petrochemicals.
Call for action on global groundwater crisis  1/10/2012
Call for action on global groundwater crisis
International water scientists have issued a call for action over the growing threat to the world’s groundwater supplies from over-extraction and pollution.
Ford targets 30% less water consumption in manufacturing  1/3/2012
Ford targets 30% less water consumption in manufacturing
New aggressive water strategy calls for global reduction target of 30 percent per vehicle by 2015.
Carbon farming could drive wetlands restoration  12/28/2011
Carbon farming could drive wetlands restoration
A new study investigating the feasibility of restoring wetlands through the Carbon Farming Initiative has found the strategy could be environmentally and financially beneficial to ...
Permanent monitoring: the fastest way to reduce leakage  12/12/2011
Permanent monitoring: the fastest way to reduce leakage
The town of Eislingen in Southern Germany has practiced Active Leakage Control for many years with a team of two equipped with a ground microphone and correlator who drive around in ...
Operational efficiencies from permanent leakage monitoring  12/12/2011
Operational efficiencies from permanent leakage monitoring
Albdtadt is a town located in southwest Germany, about 80km south of Stuttgart. Alstadtwerke are the utility network distribution provider in this region supplying potable water, ...
Securing Australia's power future  12/12/2011
Securing Australia's power future
A commercial wind power forecasting system called Wind Insight is set to provide greater security to Australia’s electricity power systems.
Protecting water systems from coal seam gas  12/12/2011
Protecting water systems from coal seam gas
To protect natural water systems, national risk assessment guidelines must be established around the impact of coal seam gas (CSG) drilling on aquifers, according to a submission ...
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