TreehuggerNew solar tech
A leading expert in solar science claims new technologies are capable of supplying power to 90 per cent of eastern Australia. Businessman David Mills says solar power can now provide base load power, but claims not enough is being done to offer incentives to schools,…
New solar tech
A leading expert in solar science claims new technologies are capable of supplying power to 90 per cent of eastern Australia. Businessman David Mills says solar power can now provide base load power, but claims not enough is being done to offer incentives to schools,…
Retired scientist claims electric car breakthrough
A retired Queensland scientist says he has developed technology that could fast-track the widespread use of electric cars.
Australia: Govt to unveil underground carbon storage plant
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Federal Government will today unveil its first carbon storage plant which will bury 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide in the ground. The plant in south-western Victoria is the biggest in the southern hemisphere and will lock the carbon 2 kilometres underground, removing it from the atmosphere. Dr Peter Cook from the CO2 Cooperative research centre which runs the plant, says the technology will help reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. “We could store …
Eco Friendly Solar Cells to be Painted onto Steel Cladding for Buildings
Researchers at Swansea University are developing a new, eco-friendly technology that could generate as much electricity as 50 wind farms. Dr Dave Worsley, a Reader in the Materials Research Centre at the , is investigating ways of painting solar cells onto the flexible steel…