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Enerflex flexes its cogeneration capabilities

Tue, 27 July 2010 Enerflex has been a specialist in the area of cogeneration (combined heat and power) for over 40 years. The company’s cogeneration plants are used in greenhouse, industrial and utility applications.

Sydney revamps renewable energy strategy

Thu, 10 June 2010 A proposal by the City of Sydney to fund their own renewable energy projects instead of purchasing GreenPower carbon offsets has been approved in a recent Council meeting.

Sydney seeks trigeneration power

Tue, 11 May 2010 The City Of Sydney plans to meet 70 per cent of the city's energy needs using power from multiple trigeneration plants by 2030.

RET discussion paper released

Mon, 29 March 2010 A discussion paper on the proposed changes to the Renewable Energy Target has been released by the Federal Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water Senator Penny Wong.

Gympie fluidised bed boiler

EcoGeneration — March/April 2010 Renewable biomass and cold-start butane, QLD

EcoGen 2010 – six months to go and counting!

EcoGeneration — March/April 2010 With just six months to go until the clean energy industry comes together for the Australian clean energy industry event of the year, the excitement continues to build. EcoGeneration brings you the latest EcoGen 2010 developments.

Old brewery site gears up for trigen

Fri, 12 February 2010 Frasers Property Australia has received approval from the New South Wales Department of Planning to continue with the first phase of its old Carlton United Brewery site project.

Sweet news for Mackay Sugar Cogeneration Project

Wed, 10 February 2010 Mackay Sugar has issued contracts for the construction of a $120 million cogeneration power plant at its Racecourse Mill in Queensland.

Abu Dhabi’s global energy summit kicks off

Mon, 18 January 2010 The World Future Energy Summit, which kicked off at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre this week, has gained the support of some of the world’s leading businesses.

Brisbane’s 2026 target on track with cogeneration engineering

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 Australia’s first operational, large scale, gas-powered, cogeneration plant in a commercial office building has earned Floth Sustainable Building Consultants a Gold Award at the 2009 Association of Consulting Engineers Australia Awards for Excellence – and is bringing Brisbane closer to its target of halving emissions by 2026.

Old brewery site’s sustainable revamp

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 Sydney’s old Carlton United Brewery site is set to become a bustling and low-emission hub for residents, business and the community, under a redevelopment, which includes the planned installation of an onsite trigeneration plant.

Co-operating on cogeneration

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 One of the leaders in cogeneration and trigeneration plant applications in the Spanish, European and South American markets, Guascor Power, will soon be shipping its generation equipment to Australia’s shores, following an agreement with Drivetrain Power and Propulsion.

Cogeneration plant lowers emissions at Midfield Meats

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 The Midfield Meat Group in Warrnambool, Victoria set out to establish itself as a long term operation with a reduced environmental impact by installing a cogeneration system.

Get set for the main event in clean energy: EcoGen 2010

Mon, 30 November 2009 The dates and venue for EcoGen 2010, the clean energy industry conference and exhibition for Australia’s clean energy industry, have been announced: the premier business to business event will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from 5 – 8 September 2010.

Regional Australia looks to a smart energy future

EcoGeneration — November/December 2009 A regional energy conference held in Bendigo, Victoria, has urged regional Australia to join the smart grid, says La Trobe University Professor John Martin.

All-Energy exhibitors take a bow

EcoGeneration — November/December 2009 The All-Energy 09 Exhibition featured over 80 exhibitors spanning the whole spectrum of the clean energy industry, from equipment suppliers to specialist service providers, right across the Asia Pacific region. EcoGeneration caught up with a handful of key exhibitors to find out what they were showcasing at the event.

All-Energy conference calls for an all energy solution

EcoGeneration — November/December 2009 The All-Energy Australia conference, which was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 7–8 October, attracted over 1,750 visitors, and provided a lively and dynamic forum for the discussion of all facets of the global energy future.

Australia’s regional energy outlook

Mon, 12 October 2009 Energy regulation, supply and costing challenges particular to regional Australia will be the centre of discussions at the Energy Futures conference in Bendigo.

Eyes on the prize – call for Australian renewable innovation submissions

Wed, 2 September 2009 The Zayed Future Energy Prize, a global competition which recognises innovation, long term vision and leadership in renewable energy and technologies, is currently open for nominations and submissions from Australian energy innovators.

Trigeneration - a hat trick for distributed energy

EcoGeneration — September/October 2007 Trigeneration - allowing the simultaneous conversion of a fuel into three useful energy products - is the latest buzz word in energy efficiency.

The Australian Bioenergy Roadmap

EcoGeneration — November/December 2008 The Australian Bioenergy Roadmap has seen Australia’s bioenergy industry come together to strengthen a promising renewable resource’s future for stationary energy generation, including both electricity and thermal energy. Sarah Robertson and Kristine Pillai report.

Waste - thinking outside the bin

EcoGeneration — November/December 2008 Household waste – a term that people use for something everybody has but nobody wants. It was a commodity with no value. However a new resource recovery park is changing the face of household waste and may bring it out of the bin. Sarah Robertson reports.

Local, efficient energy the key for NSW, while inquiry looks into wind

Thu, 9 July 2009 Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency and by generating power close to where it is used could cut total power bills in New South Wales by about $600 million per year by 2020 - equivalent to about $60 per household per year, according to a report published by the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).

Hospital heats up with cogeneration

EcoGeneration — July/August 2009 A new cogeneration unit installed in northern Tasmania’s major hospital – the Launceston General Hospital – will save the facility millions of dollars in electricity and other energy costs.

CSR demerger of sugar and renewable energy business

Tue, 23 June 2009 Sugar manufacturer CSR is considering a demerger to create two separate listings of its businesses on the Australian Securities Exchange; a sugar and renewable energy business, and a building products, property and aluminium business.

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