ATSE Focus October 2008 Green power A special edition which includes articles on low emission technologies, including renewable energy, carbon capture and storage and ‘green’ buildings.
Ecos April/May 2009, page 22 Clean technology spin-outs on the rise at CSIRO (Angele Bouchet) Reviews ‘clean’ technologies developed by Australia’s CSIRO, including solar and wind power projects.
December/January 2008, pages 28-29 Making sure your home is not an energy sink 3 (by Peter Seligman) Looks into domestic heating, carbon offsets and alternative energy sources.
October/November 2007, pages 32-33 Making sure your home is not an energy sink 2 (by Peter Seligman) Examines energy consumption and carbon emissions from domestic hot water systems.
August/September 2007, pages 16-17 Making sure your home is not an energy sink (by Peter Seligman) Covers the relative energy use of different appliances around the home.
June/July 2006, pages 8-11 Wanted for lease: 6 star office (by Hartley Henderson) Provides examples of Australian businesses that have developed energy efficient buildings. Nature 14 August 2008, pages 816-823 Electricity without carbon (by Quirin Schiermeier, Jeff Tollefson, Tony Scully, Alexandra Witze and Oliver Morton). Reviews the capacity, costs, benefits and disadvantages of renewable sources of energy.
June 2007, pages 4-5 Carbon storage deep down under (by Hannah Hoag) Looks into Australia's first carbon sequestration demonstration project.
New Scientist A collection of New Scientist articles on energy and fuels is available.
29 March 2008, pages 36-39 Can coal live up to its clean promise (by Fred Pearce) Describes international developments in carbon capture and storage.
Scientific American November 2009, pages 38-45 A path to sustainable energy by 2030 (by Mark Z. Jacobson and Mark A. Delucchi) Examines the feasibility of global conversion to 100 per cent renewable energy. Available in print as well as in an online interactive version.
18 March 2009 How to green your office A special report on ways to make the workplace more environmentally friendly.
March 2009, pages 50-55 The power of renewables (by Matthew Wald) Clearly describes and evaluates a range of renewable energy options with descriptive diagrams for each technology.
The Canberra Times 16 July 2008 Catching the wave of renewable energy (by Rosslyn Beeby) Describes renewable energy projects in Australia using solar, ocean and wind energy. |
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