Monthly Archives November 2007

Oil breaks $100 a barrel

This afternoon the price for a barrel of Oil reached $100 on the Tapis Index (exchange that sets Australian petrol prices).
http://www.upstreamonline.com/market_data/?id=markets_crude
Currently it is at 100.36
The Oil Drum has some interesting charts showing the rise: http://anz.theoildrum.com/node/3209

Rheem hot water manual

This publication from Rheem actually has some very useful formulas and example calculations for predicting the performance of hot water heaters.
Manuals – Rheem Australia Water Heaters

Microgeneration

Another interesting report from Catalyst. This time looking at the potential for microgeneration in Australia.
Catalyst: Microgeneration – ABC TV Science

Wave Power

 Catalyst presents a brief report describing the wave power technology being used by the CETO project.
Catalyst: Catalyst Extra: “People Power” – ABC TV Science