Renewable Energy
Australia unveils the first hybrid solar power plant in the world
Located at Marble Bar, in the eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia, Horizon Power’s Pippunyah Solar Diesel Power Station has been set in motion officially. (Pippunyah being the name of the river that runs under the power station). The 1350 [...]
A boat made of plastic bottles crosses the Pacific in a 8,000 miles journey
Think twice when you are about to recycle (we can’t think of throwing it away at all) your plastic bottle. If you gather 12,500 you can reuse them building up your own boat and then travel around the world on [...]
Interview to Paul Downton, from the eco architecture firm Ecopolis
Last week, I posted about the green neighborhood Christie Walk, in downtown Adelaide, Australia. It was developed by the architecture firm Ecopolis, whose founder and director is Paul Downton. I interviewed him and got some brilliant thoughts. 1) What is [...]
A sustainable neighborhood in Adelaide, Australia
Developed by the Australian enviro org Urban Ecology Australia, Christie Walk neighborhood is a living proof that not only houses, but also large urban areas can be sustainable. It is located in downtown Adelaide, in southern Australia, and includes various [...]
Vote Earth by switching off your lights this Saturday
I guess most of you must have already heard or read about “Earth Hour”, which invites everyone on this planet to turn off their lights next Saturday, at 8.30 pm, in your local time zone. Why? To show decision makers [...]
RecyclingNearYou, an online tool to help Australians recycle
Trash, a real bummer. Many say our whole production system is incorrectly designed, that’s why so much materials and energy are wasted. The best solution would be to change this system and make everything reusable, and recyclable. In the meantime, [...]
Pushing the limits of technology: the World Solar Challenge
The World Solar Challenge is a race that has been run every year since 1987. It was created by Swiss pioneer Hans Tholstrup, who crossed Australia from west to east in 1982 in a solar car he made with his [...]
Australia’s Green Loans: promoting energy efficiency
Though renewable energy technologies are being greatly developed, not many people are able to adopt them yet, given their still expensive cost. That’s why governments play a key role in helping both green technology developers, and people interested in improving [...]
