The proposed ActewAGL data centre and power generator south of the Mugga Lane landfill area presents a great opportunity to examine the use of a sustainable and cost-effective solar generation system. This is a superb project for the ACT and I support it strongly. While gas fired power generation is a big step toward sustainability [...]
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Helicon Double Layer Thruster
Without getting too geeky, I’m constantly amazed at the quality of scientific research coming out of Canberra. Take the Helicon Double Layer Thruster for instance. At the ANU in 2003, Dr Christine Charles created an idea for a spacecraft propulsion engine based on technology invented by Professor Rod Boswell. Dr Charles and her team have [...]
Government Energy Consumption
Recently I’ve been having a think about how governments can help reduce carbon emissions, particularly in the area of technology usage and the associated high energy requirements. Departmental data centres chew up millions of kilowatts of power each year. When procuring equipment as part of the necessary refresh cycle, government agencies don’t place a great [...]
Solar Sliver Cell Development Opportunity
I read this morning in the CT that Australia is falling behind in the uptake of solar energy. The Earth Policy Institute’s recent eco-economy indicators show production of photovoltaics has increased around 50% year on year from 2006 – 2007. Yet it’s reported Australia only installed an additional 8 megawatts of capacity to a total [...]
