(Phys.org) —Ground-breaking Australian research on the viability of aviation biofuels has today been released, at the culmination of almost three years of work by The University of Queensland, James Cook University, The Boeing Company, Virgin Australia, Mackay Sugar and IOR Energy.
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2013-05-22 07:45:35
Ocean Power Technologies Australasia plan to construct a 19 MW point absorber wave farm off the coast of Victoria. The rise and fall of the waves causes a floating buoy to move up and down. The oscillating action is converted to electricity via a mechanical ...
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2013-05-21 21:03:22
Ocean Power Technologies Australasia plan to construct a 19 MW point absorber wave farm off the coast of Victoria. The rise and fall of the waves causes a floating buoy to move up and down. The oscillating action is converted to electricity via a mechanical ...
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2013-05-21 09:02:26
A company looking to produce biofuel from algae has abandoned its pilot plant in Karratha, in the north-west of Western Australia, saying it's too expensive to continue research and development work in the region. Karratha, with its high temperatures and low ...
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2013-05-19 19:45:45
Snowtown is earning a new title, the Wind Farm Capital of Australia, as the $700 million Snowtown Wind Farm proceeds at full pace. Reliable wind and proximity to transmission lines make the site ideal, and Stage 1 opened in November 2008 with 48 turbines ...
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2013-05-18 18:59:52
Snowtown is earning a new title, the Wind Farm Capital of Australia, as the $700 million Snowtown Wind Farm proceeds at full pace. Reliable wind and proximity to transmission lines make the site ideal, and Stage 1 opened in November 2008 with 48 turbines ...
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2013-05-18 09:41:05
Under the agreement, Palisade Investment Partners and Northleaf Capital Partners acquired a 75 per cent equity interest in the 11MW wind farm in Clare, South Australia, for UD228m (£148m). EnergyAustralia has retained a 25 per cent interest and will ...
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2013-05-17 05:27:19
Australian farmers could soon be growing mallee eucalypts as a source of alternative energy, thanks to the development of a specialised mallee harvester recognised Thursday in Australia's 2013 Awards for Excellence in Innovation. Oil mallees are genetically-improved native eucalypts, originally planted on Australian farms to help
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2013-05-17 03:12:56
(Phys.org) —The printer has allowed researchers from the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium (VICOSC) – a collaboration between CSIRO, The University of Melbourne, Monash University and industry partners – to print organic photovoltaic cells the size of an A3 sheet of paper.
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2013-05-16 08:03:12
EnergyAustralia has announced the sale of a majority stake of its 111MW Waterloo wind farm in South Australia, and an agreement to develop new wind energy projects with an Australian infrastructure specialist. But it is not about to rush into any new ...
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2013-05-14 20:07:02
Electricity and gas provider EnergyAustralia has agreed to sell a 75% equity interest in a 111MW Waterloo operational wind farm, near Clare, South Australia. The joint buyers, which will pay AUD$228 million (US$228 million) for the assets, are Canadian and ...
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2013-05-14 18:47:08
Energy Australia said a decision to sell 75 per cent of the ownership of its Clare Valley wind farm would help fund future renewable energy projects. Palisade Investment Partners and Northleaf Capital Partners have taken up the majority stake in the Waterloo ...
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2013-05-14 18:33:32
Australia's Renewable Energy Agency – the institution charged with giving a kick-start to emerging renewable energy technologies and supporting infrastructure – has had its overall funding cut by around 5 per cent and a further $370 million deferred to ...
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2013-05-14 17:32:28
Geodynamics Limited's 1MWe Habanero Pilot Plant has been successfully commissioned and has produced Australia's first Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) generated power. The company has now commenced the planned demonstration trial and ...
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2013-05-13 18:44:54
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