Technology
November 17, 2007
Times have changed since early 2006 when PWF wrote about WA’s mallee eucalypts being good for producing oil, electricity and burning biomass, with the challenge for Narrogin’s Integrated Wood Processing (IWP) bio-energy plant being to prove that the technology exists […]
October 31, 2007
Wimmera Biodiesel is currently building a plant at Kaniva, in western Victoria. It will produce biodiesel from mustard seed, canola seed and tallow. The plant is expected to be on line by February ’08 and they’re holding an Open Day […]
October 30, 2007
Students and teachers have worked hard in SA’s 602 State schools to slash water use from 5.06m kilolitres in 2000-01 to 3.8m kilolitres in 2005-06 – a 25% reduction, which is the equivalent of 1200 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water. […]
October 29, 2007
I have been hearing for months from one particular quarter that Australia’s broadband situation is ridiculous. Now today, Kenneth Davidson, in The Age, states that: “Neither side of the political divide has yet developed a sensible broadband policy…Australia has a […]
October 18, 2007
DonorTec is a software and hardware donation program for charities and nonprofits. Community Information Strategies Australia (CISA) operates the program, which has saved Australian non-profit organisations over $10 million in just over six months. Key Donors The www.donortec.com.au program is […]
October 11, 2007
Retriever Communications, working in cooperation with Sydney Water, has released a You Tube video about the field inspection program – Love Your Garden. Each garden has its own watering needs and these can now be assessed to reduce water ‘wasted’ […]
October 8, 2007
There IS progress with the development of fuel cells. For really good, clear info and what you can do to help visit www.fuelcells.org or email Jennifer@fuelcells.org for their newsletter. Following is a tiny bit of what is being reported around […]
September 13, 2007
PWF has just been contacted by Peter from the Rainbow Power Company in Nimbin, about how, with the right equipment and the gearing, the 200W power limit on electric bikes be ‘more acceptable’ in terms of hill climbing. Rainbow provides […]
September 12, 2007
With over 2.5 million hectares of salt affected land in Australia, there has been considerable interest in using salinised land and water resources to cultivate marine and estuarine finfish. The WA Maritime Training Centre in Fremantle has been investigating the […]
August 22, 2007
In today’s e-newsletter Co-op America – economic action for a just and sustainable planet gives a good run down on ‘new’ fuels. It’s interesting reading – let’s know your opinion? They say: “Some (new fuels) are nearly as bad as […]
August 20, 2007
A national conference in Bendigo, Victoria, 16-18 September 2007, will outline the growth ahead for the renewable energy sector. Renewable Energy and Regional Australia – who aim to create local economic development opportunities – will identify emerging business opportunities in […]
August 17, 2007
“Australia has all but lost the race to develop really fast broadband in the Asia Pacific,” says Leith Campbell British telecommunications expert. “While Asian countries are burning up the telecommunications roads, Australia appears to be fiddling…the political will to invest […]