Record Wind Power Deal For Aussie Energy Firm

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Australian energy provider Origin Energy plans to take all the power generated by a 90-turbine wind farm with an installed capacity of 270 megawatts. Read more →

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Water Bottle And Water Filter, All In One

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With a (many times) reusable water bottle/filter from 321 Water, you can say goodbye forever to plastic bottles of water that cost a buck or two. Read more →

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Australia Puts Its Money Where Its Waves Are

Carnegie Wave Energy, Australia

Federal and state financial backing should allow Carnegie Wave Energy to have its unique wave power system grid-connected in Australian waters before 2014. Read more →

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Australia’s Largest Private Rooftop Solar Being Built

NEXTDC M1 Solar Installation

Australian data center operator NEXTDC is building that country's largest privately owned rooftop photovoltaic solar system at their M1 data center in Port Melbourne, Australia. Read more →

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Will The World Warm To Solar Shingles?

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A solar shingle under development in Australia generates both power and heat, and is being developed in anticipation of the country adopting a zero carbon code. Read more →

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World’s Greenest Supercomputer Heads Down Under

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IBM's Blue Gene/Q, ranked as the world's most energy efficient supercomputer, is headed to Australia to aid in research into life-threatening diseases. Read more →

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Aussies Work To Make More Room For Wind

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Researchers at Australia's Queensland University of Technology are developing a storage and demand management system to help integrate renewable energy sources. Read more →

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Aussie Wave Power, Desalination System Moves Forward

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A unique 5-megawatt wave power and desalination system off the coast of Garden Island near Perth, Western Australia, is approaching the final design stage. Read more →

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Thunder Down Under! Australia Getting Volt

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GM’s Australian subsidiary, Holden, says the rebadged Chevy Volt will be available in the country beginning late in 2012. Read more →

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Australia Going Solar – Gonna Cost Ya, Mate

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Where do solar and local natural gas reserves come together for supplying a country's domestic energy needs? An interesting question looked at by OilPrice.com. Read more →

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