Efficiency and renewables

Advancing the circular economy with e-chain made entirely of recycled material

29 June, 2022 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty Ltd

Motion plastics specialist igus has developed an energy chain made from recycled material drawn from its own "chainge" e-chain recycling program.


Geelong community goes solar

28 June, 2022 | Supplied by: RACV Solar

Geelong Sustainability, RACV Solar and Mondo have celebrated the success of the Geelong Community Solar Program, which will see 2.5 MW of renewable energy capacity installed across the region.


Hydrogen-powered green trucks on horizon

28 June, 2022 | Supplied by: Volvo Group Australia Pty Ltd

Volvo Trucks has built a vehicle that emits only water vapour, produces its own electricity on board and has a range of up to 1000 km.


Capacity mechanism must prioritise renewables: CEC

22 June, 2022 | Supplied by: Clean Energy Council

The Clean Energy Council has issued a response to the Energy Security Board's high-level design paper for a capacity mechanism.


Hydrogen energy for everyday life

14 June, 2022 | Supplied by: Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd

Toyota and its subsidiary, Woven Planet, are studying a number of viable pathways to carbon neutrality and consider hydrogen a promising solution.


EV climbs world's highest mine road

07 June, 2022 | Supplied by: Harting (HK) Limited

This year, professional driver Rainer Zietlow attempted to set a new world record: the highest altitude achieved in an electric car.


Free service offers advice on EV charging

06 June, 2022 | Supplied by: SolarQuotes

Independent solar consumer advisory SolarQuotes has launched a new service to help Australian EV owners and buyers find the right home EV-charging solution and charger installer.


Regional Qld in line for solar rebate boost

03 June, 2022

Queensland regional households and small business solar panel owners are due to receive a 41% increase in the solar feed-in tariff.


Aust breakthrough for lithium-ion batteries

31 May, 2022

Researchers at UQ have developed Li-ion technology with widespread applications, including in consumer electronics, EVs and the energy storage sector.


Global smart energy company opens battery cell facility in Sth Korea

31 May, 2022 | Supplied by: SolarEdge Technologies (Australia) Pty Ltd

SolarEdge has opened a 2 GWh battery cell facility in South Korea to meet growing demand for battery storage.


New circuit protection solution for EVs

31 May, 2022 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty Ltd

Power management company Eaton has received a contract to supply its technology to a European vehicle manufacturer for use in 800 V battery electric vehicles.


Harnessing latent energy for a smoother, greener train ride

25 May, 2022 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd

ABB has developed a system that gathers energy from a braking train as it approaches a station, briefly stores it, then reinjects it into the train's power supply as it accelerates away.


Price of solar drops in most Aust states

18 May, 2022 | Supplied by: SolarQuotes

The average cost per watt for solar power systems dropped in most Australian states in March, according to independent reviews website SolarQuotes.


Health improves following switch to all-electric buses

10 May, 2022

A new study has found that the health of residents living alongside a bus route in Gothenburg, Sweden, was considerably improved following replacement of hybrid buses with those fully powered by electricity.


Solar solution for east coast

03 May, 2022

NSW will be the first recipient of Boundary Power's Solar Qube, a rapidly deployable and modular power system that is suited to remote locations.


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