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EcoGeneration — Sep/Oct 2010 Marco Stella, Environmental Broker, Next Generation Energy Solutions.

Up Close with Stephen Schuck

EcoGeneration — Sep/Oct 2010 A varied background in the electricity supply industry has led Dr Stephen Schuck into the world of biomass and bioenergy, and he has served as the Manager of Bioenergy Australia for the past 13 years.

Peter Szental tribute

EcoGeneration — Sep/Oct 2010 EcoGeneration remembers Peter Szental, a tireless champion for the clean energy industry who will be sadly missed.

The CPRS is on hold – what is an engineer to do?

EcoGeneration — July/August 2010 Now that the Federal Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme is on hold, it may be tempting for business to think that climate change and sustainability can remain in the ‘too hard basket’ for the foreseeable future. In a preview of an article in the launch edition of EcoGeneration Premium, Dominique La Fontaine argues that businesses are exposed to considerable risk if they fail to participate in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Up Close with Lindsay Hart

EcoGeneration — May/June 2010 Since starting as an apprentice electronics tradesman at Selectronic in 1978, Lindsay Hart has devoted much of his career and personal life to inverters and energy efficiency.

EcoGen 2010 exhibitors think big

EcoGeneration — May/June 2010 EcoGeneration asked some of the EcoGen 2010 exhibitors to ‘think big’ about how they are or can contribute to Australia’s growing clean energy industry on the small and large scale.

Panax pursues the geothermal option

EcoGeneration — May/June 2010 More than 10,000 megawatts of conventional geothermal energy generation capacity is already installed around the world, equivalent to approximately 15 coal-fired power stations, and another 10,000 megawatts currently under development. Lambertus de Graaf gives an overview of Panax Geothermal’s Penola Project.

Transporting wind projects

EcoGeneration — May/June 2010 Chain of responsibility legislation now places increased obligation on all parties involved within the supply chain, including the wind energy industry. With the greater investment in wind energy in Australia, meeting the requirements of transportation and associated functions is paramount, writes Ben Cameron.

Advances in wind technology

EcoGeneration — May/June 2010 Wind turbines are more than a set of linked systems. They must also interpret various environmental conditions and react accordingly to avoid the expensive process of diagnosing and repairing these systems when they fail. Model-Based Design throughout the turbine development process uses simulation to improve or reduce prototype testing, and to produce a turbine that operates at maximum efficiency, writes Steve Miller.

Unlocking energy efficiency

EcoGeneration — May/June 2010 What Australia can learn from the rest of the world. Energy efficiency has enormous potential to cut damaging greenhouse gas emissions and save billions of dollars for all sectors of the economy, yet this potential remains largely untapped in Australia, writes Mark Lister.

Unearthing the facts – geothermal energy and the environment

EcoGeneration — May/June 2010 Unconventional (non-volcanic) geothermal energy has been heralded by many as one of the cornerstones for Australia’s future low-emissions, base load power generation. Such a goal, no matter how appealing, will necessarily have some environmental impacts. On balance though, these costs should be vastly lower than the environmental price we currently pay for fossil fuel power generation, writes Jim Driscoll.

Copenhagen – where to from here?

EcoGeneration — March/April 2010 While it may be tempting, it is misguided to take a black and white view regarding the success of the Copenhagen Climate Change conference. Like most complex matters, the outcomes are a mix of positive achievements and missed opportunity, writes Dominique La Fontaine, who attended the conference in December.

Defining the lines of enquiry: The National Research and Development Plan for Bioenergy and Biofuels

EcoGeneration — March/April 2010 If Australia’s primary industries are to improve their productivity and sustainability they cannot afford a fragmented or duplicative research and development system, particularly when it comes to the development of bioenergy and biofuels.

Imagining the solar future

EcoGeneration — March/April 2010 Since the early 1970s, Dr Muriel Watt has been working with a quiet determination to ensure that renewable energy is a viable means of living sustainably. Lucy Rochlin spoke with Dr Watt about why she can’t imagine a future for Australia without solar panels on every house.

Our time to shine: Australia’s burgeoning solar energy industry

EcoGeneration — March/April 2010 Despite the common refrain that Australia’s solar energy industry is not booming as it should be, the fact is we’re living in one of the most positive times for Australian solar technology in nearly 30 years, writes Dr Richard Corkish.

Tilting at Windmills – Will they be built?

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 The political consensus may have shifted to support the wind power industry, but construction of wind farms appears to have slowed down. What factors are contributing to the current lack of momentum? Peter Dreher lifts the fog on Australia’s wind project landscape.

Up close with Ian Porter

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 For Ian Porter, Chief Executive Officer of the Alternative Technology Association, people and communities are central to the existence – and success – of the clean energy industry. He spoke with EcoGeneration about his passion for sustainability and his vision for the future.

Communicating Australia’s geothermal potential

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 In the past two years, the number of geothermal companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange has doubled, as has financial investment in the industry. Belinda Willis, Jane Lowe, and Heidi Delaney answer some questions about the Australian Geothermal Energy Association’s strategy to convey the technical complexity of this burgeoning industry.

Developing geothermal power projects in Australia

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 Drawing on a world class heat resource, geothermal companies in Australia are leading the world in addressing the challenges of providing renewable, base load geothermal power to the grid. Dr Stephen Hinchliffe and Mr Mark Miller outline the processes involved in developing a geothermal power project in Australia.

Surviving the storm – the impacts of the GFC on wind farm development

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 Since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2007, the global economic landscape has undergone dramatic transformation. Despite its resilience relative to other industries, the wind farm industry has been unable to escape the economic challenges faced by economies and industries worldwide, writes Ian Kay.

Lessons from windy Scotland

EcoGeneration — January/February 2010 Australia has some of the best wind resources in the world, yet wind energy accounts for less than 0.4 per cent of electricity generated for public use. For Australia to increase its wind energy capacity as part of its Renewable Energy Target, it needs to be innovative and look to successful examples in other countries.

EcoGeneration looks forward to 2010

Fri, 1 January 2010 2009 has been an action packed year, and 2010 bears all the hallmarks of an equally eventful year, both for the industry and for EcoGeneration magazine.

Green, black and white

Wed, 18 November 2009 With the inclusion of a National White Certificate Scheme in the Coalition’s amendments to Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), we need to ask, what is it? And what is it good for?

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.

Australian policy in hot water

EcoGeneration — November/December 2009 While solar hot water heaters and heat pumps have an important role to play in reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, their inclusion in the Renewable Energy Target undermines the policy’s aim of delivering 20 per cent renewable energy by 2020, argues Dr Hugh Saddler. What’s more, high efficiency gas water heaters have been overlooked, further contributing to the incoherence of the country’s emissions abatement policy.

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