Solar energy takes new turns Down Under

Researchers at The Australia National University (ANU) are working on several new technologies that could revolutionise the solar energy markets. Among their projects: a new type of solar-powered air-conditioning system and a spray-on solar panel that could reduce costs while boosting efficiency. The air-conditioning system being developed by engineering and computer science professor Mike Dennis reduce…

ByThe Global ViewFebruary 9, 20090Comments

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10 of Australia’s greenest hotels

Our friend Mark Brown wrote us a guide to Australia's ten 'greenest' hotels. They look amazing... 1. Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa When it comes to eco-friendly travel, it doesn't get much better than Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa, a boutique hotel located deep in the tropical rainforests of North Queensland. This idyllic lodge is the perfect place…

ByThe Global ViewSeptember 28, 20080Comments

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Aussies put $100m into carbon capture

Australia, the largest exporter of coal in the world, has unveiled plans to sweep carbon underground. The Australian government has announced it will fund a $100m (that's in Aussie dollars) a year carbon capture and storage (CCS) institute. It will help Australia to meet a G8 commitment to have at least 20 industrial scale CCS projects…

ByThe Global ViewSeptember 22, 20080Comments

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Green Rock goes for $7m in geothermal test

Are there any sexier words in the English language than proof of concept? Greenbang would wager that "here's that free pint of hot chocolate you wanted, and I've stuck a £50 note on top just because I like your face," would come close. Alas, Greenbang hears the former all too often and the later all…

ByThe Global ViewJune 18, 20080Comments

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Aussies spend $70m as Toyota hybrid comes to Oz

Greenbang hasn't seen the Australian press so excited about a story since Fosters proposed giving away an inflatable Kylie with every slab of tinnies*:Toyota and Aussie PM Kevin Rudd or (K-Rudd if you're street) are bringing the hybrid Camry Down Under. The PM and his car buddies announced this week that the hybrid Camrys will be…

ByThe Global ViewJune 12, 20080Comments

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Aussies too rich for solar panels

Can you ever be too thin or too rich? Apparently you can, if you were hoping to get your hands on a cut-price solar panel after the Aussie government decided to means test a rebate for those buying panels for their homes. No word on if the slender will be similarly penalised. The measure was introduced…

ByThe Global ViewMay 22, 20080Comments

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Aussies give $90m for green building, $150m for clean coal

The Aussies put out their latest federal budget last week and, in between ringfencing the necessary cash to ensure the canonisation of pop pixie and national treasure ™ Kylie Minogue and an adequate supply of rope for the tying down of the country's kangaroos, sport, there's been an Uluru-sized windfall for the green building trade. Assuming…

ByThe Global ViewMay 19, 20080Comments

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Aussies open land for geothermal experiments

When Greenbang first heard that Victorians have opened up more land for geothermal exploration, she wondered who'd been able to time travel back to the 19th century and whether they might want to pass on the message to the Victorians that those flat-fronted trousers and handlebar moustaches are going to look seriously silly one century…

ByThe Global ViewMay 1, 20080Comments

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Plastic still fantastic as Oz shelves bag ban

Peter Garrett - former Midnight Oil frontman, celebrity baldie and now Aussie environment minister - has failed to persuade his counterparts across the Aussie states' to ditch plastic bags and countenance an all-out ban of the disposable plastic irritants. Cue much tuttting and rolling of eyes. Go on - try it yourself. Feels good, right? Instead of…

ByThe Global ViewApril 21, 20080Comments

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Want solar panels? time to replace your windows

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, so the saying goes. Greenbang always wondered what type of person lives in a greenhouse to start with and why they would keep stones lying around indoors let alone feel obliged to lob them about, but that's another matter. But now there's another reason not to throw stones:…

ByThe Global ViewApril 15, 20081Comment

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Solar energy takes new turns Down Under

10 of Australia’s greenest hotels

Aussies put $100m into carbon capture

Green Rock goes for $7m in geothermal test

Aussies spend $70m as Toyota hybrid comes to Oz

Aussies too rich for solar panels

Aussies give $90m for green building, $150m for clean coal

Aussies open land for geothermal experiments

Plastic still fantastic as Oz shelves bag ban

Want solar panels? time to replace your windows

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