Alistair Whyte has launched a fundraising campaign to purchase a diesel generator for the pottery project in SW Bay, Melakula and asked us to spread the word. The Whyte family have featured in our sailing log many times and the yacht has transported equipment and materials for the pottery project as an aside to the […]
In our last Newsletter we included an item about the impending departure of the yacht Chimere from Sydney Harbour bound for Vanuatu. It is hard to believe that time has flown by and that the 5 month project is over, having been successfully completed with the yacht and all its crew safely back home. This
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Every day we look through the advances in science reported in Science Daily. The article below caught our eye and we thought it was worth sharing. We hope you enjoy the article and are encouraged by the potential of science to develop environmentally friendly technology. ‘Sugar is a perfect energy storage compound in nature’ Jan.
The first step to take in the energy reduction journey is monitoring. The old saying is true: “you can’t control what you can’t measure”. We design a monitoring scheme that will reveal the critical issues early and allows ongoing monitoring to ensure everything is working as it should. The monitoring system can be designed to
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The Australian Solar Council puts out regular bulletins on all things solar. Two recent releases caught our attention. They are both related. The first looks at the contribution solar energy makes to the grid during peak times and the second looks at its effect on electricity pricing. Here is an extract of the two articles.
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Peak load events on our electricity system are forcing suppliers to find innovative ways to cope. Peak loads were not a problem we worried about in the past. However, with the increased use of air-conditioning, peak loads have become a real problem. Why does this trend create a problem? Air-conditioning is a heavy electricity user
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The world is moving toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Australia is looking ahead to becoming a renewable energy leader. Those aspirations are totally
If you are involved in Commercial or Industrial building design, construction, or operation, then you’re probably familiar with Section J reports, which can be done
Are you planning to build or renovate a commercial building and found out that you need a Section J Report? Are there building regulations and energy
As the world continues to act and move toward a more sustainable future, environmentally sustainable design (ESD) is becoming increasingly important. The NSW Department of
