Sydney forced to shelve Cogent trigen plans, but still aims to use the technology, along with renewables, to take the City off grid by 2030.
Brazil has inaugurated the first of many solar-powered stadiums built for next year’s World Cup tournament, showcasing its impressive rooftop solar array.
New report from America’s National Institute of Standards and Technology offers a guide to creating houses that generate as much energy as they use.
What’s the most efficient way to heat your house – and keep it warm? The answer is complicated, but there are some golden rules.
IEA report identifies significant potential to cut energy use in the global building sector and achieve deep carbon emission reductions.
Australia has an opportunity to lead the world in green city innovation, according to European industrial giant Siemens. Our cities have all the right ingredients – crowded, congested, and with ageing infrastructure. But are we capable of making smart decisions?
Rather than pay a premium to power companies for assuming peak price risk, there’s a much smarter way we could be spending the money.
City of Sydney approves its first Environmental Upgrade Agreement to fund an energy efficient trigeneration plant at the Central Park development.
Bankmecu to offer 20-year financing for environmental upgrades for dirty and ‘sick’ office buildings – one of the biggest sources of carbon emissions.
Oxford Photovoltaics, which makes colorful PV glass for skyscrapers to help them generate their own electricity, has had a big boost in investment funding.
Fixing the planet’s big problems means more than a change in lifestyle. It means scrapping economic growth, and most of the values driving Western culture.
Design is rarely considered when talking about climate change, but it is a significant factor in the economic activities and political decisions driving emissions higher.
The Cleantech Group released its list of the 100 most exciting clean-tech companies in the world. One Australian company made the list.
Eleven consortia chosen to receive $40m in federal funding towards efforts to improve energy efficiency in low-income housing.
The health of our buildings could be the missing stepping stone to a cleaner future.
Report estimates $2.5bn in savings if Vic govt delivers on home energy efficiency; Geodynamics completes drilling at Habanero.
Finally, some smart technology for Australia, as Origin Energy launches its ‘unprecedented’ home energy management platform in Victoria.
A 3.6MW PV array on the roof of the Hamburg-Wittenburg alpincenter not only provides all of its power needs, it cuts cooling costs, too.
