Moving to a bushland property last year has meant that I am finally able to commit to a few simple and worthwhile green resolutions for 2012. So whilst the rest of the team here in the office are trying (not very hard I might add) to stay off sugar or cut back the beers, I’ll [...]
GreenCollar Climate Solution’s Director, Energy – Dr Attilio Pigneri – explores why hydrogen fuel cells are the natural complement of batteries in electric drivetrain, opening up the high-end vehicle market while maintaining the achievement of zero emissions.
The renewable energy industry and its supporters in Australia have claimed for years that a feed-in tariff will be the way towards grid parity as well as a way to build up a renewable energy industry and create thousands of jobs. This has been echoed particularly strongly by the local solar industry – quoting Europe [...]
On 26 February the government announced a major structural change to the Renewable Energy Target (RET) Scheme, with plans to carve out small-scale renewable technologies into a separate fixed-price scheme. Small-scale technologies will still be able to generate Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), but at a fixed price of $40 per megawatt hour of electricity [...]
Asia Pacific Biochar Conference Information
Gold Coast Australia 17 – 20 May, 2009
The Australia New Zealand Biochar Researchers Network and the Japanese Biochar Initiative are pleased to announce the Asia Pacific Biochar Conference, Watermark Hotel, Gold Coast Australia 17 – 20 May, 2009.
Abstracts are invited in the following areas:
Biochar production technologies and [...]
When GreenCollar started planning on moving into sustainable and “green” premises, we decided that having plants around the office and on the outside terrace was important. But then I found myself thinking more and more about the actual incentives for business to go green from a cost/ benefit point of view.
The latest on this [...]
Business should treat rising environmental awareness and the desire for a more sustainable way of living as an opportunity rather than a threat, according to G-Magazine. Such concerns create an opportunity for businesses to work closer with community and labour groups that are part of their market and business, as well as to transform their workplaces.
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