Carbon Conservation & Energy Efficiency - Archive

Wanted – A Leader To Develop Australia’s First Retrofitted Zero Net Energy Building

For around a year now I’ve been fascinated with the idea of being able to convert a building to zero net energy. To my knowledge, there is not one commercial building in Australia that has been converted to zero net energy use. Its challenging, but not impossible. I’m looking for someone who wants to take up the challenge with me and demonstrate leadership in what can be done with existing buildings. Read more →

commercial building, retrofit, zero energy building, zero net energy building

Raising the profile of energy efficiency

Posted by Bruce Rowse in Carbon Conservation | Climate Positive | Energy Efficiency - (0 Comments)

Last week I attended the All Energy conference in Melbourne. Running over 2 days, with over 30 conference sessions, just one was dedicated to energy efficiency. Rob Murray Leach, head of the Energy Efficiency Council who chaired the session, kicked it off by saying that this was the most important session of the conference, as … Read more →

Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency Council, International Energy Agency, NABERS, profile, savings

Tracking Energy Use

Posted by Barney Mezey in Electricity Distribution | Electricity Supply | Energy Efficiency | HVAC - heating, ventilation and air-conditioning | Home - (1 Comments)

I’ve decided to write this blog in a somewhat different format than usual. I thought I should share some of my observations in tracking energy use since I’ve been involved for a little while now in installing, analysing, presenting and monitoring ‘real time tracking systems’ (or ‘carbonrealtime’) as we refer to it. I was actually … Read more →

carbonrealtime, electricity bills, electricity monitor, electricity tagging, energy use, save electricity, save energy, tariff rates

Solar Thermal Energy – The Neglected Renewable Energy in Australia

Contrary to what the terminology suggests ‘solar thermal energy’ is not a recent development and it is certainly not something that has just been invented as another answer to reduce greenhouse emissions. According to the Renewable Institute for Sustainable Research, the first solar powered engines were constructed back in the 1860s by a couple of … Read more →

solar thermal electricity, solar thermal energy, solar thermal in Australia, Whyalla South Australia solar electricity

DHL express Asia Pacific cuts emissions by 19% in 12 months

Posted by Bruce Rowse in Carbon Conservation | Carbon Measurement and Tracking | Energy Efficiency | Leadership - (1 Comments)

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Christopher Ong, Vice President Business Development, First Choice & GoGreen for DHL Asia Pacific , Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. The express division has cut its emissions by 19%, an impressive achievement given the large size of DHL. Globally DHL employs around half a million people. … Read more →

carbon measurement, DHL, emissions reduction, energy saving