Australia/Pacific

Dow’s reverse osmosis tech picked for Australian desal plant

November 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Southern Seawater Desalination Plant is expected to use a two-pass reverse osmosis system for sea and brackish water. Full Story »

Israeli engineer’s biofilter offers Australian urban water potential

October 23, 2009 - Best of the web - New technology that breaks down pollution in runoff water has applications for irrigation, household uses and even drinking. Full Story »

Energy Recovery tech slated for new Australian desal plant

October 6, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - California-based company says this will be the fourth desal plant in Australia to use its energy efficient devices. Full Story »

Tyco scores $120M contract at Australia's largest desal plant

September 22, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Desalination plant is expected to provide 40 billion gallons of drinking water per year for drought-sticken Melbourne area. Full Story »

Details emerge of Australian aquifer geothermal project

September 21, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Greenearth Energy seeks government funding to move forward with demonstration stage of 140 MW project. Full Story »

Cougar Energy scores A$8M for underground coal gasification

September 15, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Australian firm plans to use the money to complete construction of its UCG demonstration project in Queensland. Full Story »

Geothermal energy could power Australian jobs

June 12, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - New report suggests 17,000 Australians could be working in the geothermal energy industry by 2050, and the country's Cooper Basin geological area holds promise. Full Story »

Report: Glowing contaminants may point to new water quality test

April 16, 2009 - by Dallas Kachan - Australia water research center finds fluorescence a possible monitoring tool for recycled water systems. Full Story »

Silver Spring corrals currents in Australian smart grid

April 15, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - First international deal for Silver Spring launches new partnership with UK metering company PRI. Full Story »

Energy Australia taps IBM for $3M smart grid project

March 31, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - IBM is now involved with 50 smart grid projects across the world incorporating its IT architecture. Full Story »
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