The State of the Environment Report is prepared every 5 years by a committee as part of the Federal Department for the Environment and Water Resources. The latest report was released in 2006 and includes sections on Atmosphere, Biodiversity, Coasts and Oceans, Human Settlements, Inland Waters, Land, Natural and Cultural Heritage, and the Australian Antarctic [...]
This was the theme of Robin Batterhams lecture last night but can anyone specifically remember the 3 things we were meant to take away from it?
If I took it all in correctly I think that the first was that Climate Change is occurring but unable to be pinned on human activities, the second was that [...]
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Posted 13 September 2007
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Fungus Makes Biodiesel Indian Researcher’s Finding
Ravichandra Potumarthi, a researcher in India, has demonstrated and presented his findings at a conference (the International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology) that using the enzyme lipase as the catalyst he can convert vegetable oils into biodiesel. The trouble, of course, with that, conceptually, is that lipase is a [...]
A half baked article I wrote about Nuclear Fusion a while ago. Some aspects of it are vague for the simple reason that I am not a Nuclear physicist. Please feel free to jump in and point out any errors you spot or indeed to expand on anything I have glossed over.
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I’ll start with a [...]
Hey this project has been developed by NoordzeeWind which is a joint venture between utility company Nuon and oil company Shell.
Just through there site and see how useful that can go …… Its important from Australia pt of view since there is a lot of oppositon to land based mills……..
http://www.noordzeewind.nl/
Hey guys this company is located in Adelaide…. they manufacture solar panels which they claim to have 30% efficiency …. just have a look… good opportunity if anybody wants to do business in it as they are looking for franchisees
http://www.greenandgoldenergy.com.au/
Hi all,
A piece on sustainable shipping I originally wrote for the RMIT student magazine ‘Catalyst’ in semester 1. Feedback welcome.
Christian
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Its recently been revealed that a serious source of air pollution comes from the cargo ships currently sailing the worlds oceans. I had heard this before and a claim that apparently you could trace the worlds [...]
The Australian Greenhouse Office has published an online manual with tonnes of information regarding sustainable building practices.
Your Home Technical Manual
Obstacles and Success Conditions for RE in Developing Countries
In many developing countries there is a much larger potential for renewables like wind and solar energy than in industrialised countries. But there are obstacles that prevent the adoption of such “new” renewables in developing countries. Ulrich Laumanns and Danyel Reiche try to identify the most [...]
The FirstRate software is used to give Victorian houses a star rating for their energy efficiency. A demo version is available for download from Sustainability Victoria.
Australian Renewable Energy News