Ikea Sydney uses electric tuk-tuk for delivery in sustainability trial
This trial is part of Ikea’s global ambition to offer zero-emission deliveries to all of its customers by 2025.
Despairing about climate change? These charts on the unstoppable growth of solar energy may change your mind
Solar is now growing much faster than any other energy technology in history. How fast? Fast enough to completely displace fossil fuels from the entire global economy before 2050.
Solvables offer Australians a sustainable solution for cleaning cars
“This is the only automotive cleaning product on the market where you don’t need to purchase plastic bottle after plastic bottle.”
How Australia’s 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels can become a valuable asset
Used solar panels can also be put to new uses, such as on uninhabited community and sports club buildings, or agricultural irrigation pumps.
Fuell unveils the world’s longest-range e-bike
Founder Erik Buell says the company wanted to create e-bikes that catered to the needs of EV enthusiasts seeking “modern e-mobility solutions as well as premium urban commuters grappling with traffic and long commutes”.
Singapore scientist turns fruit waste into material that can be used to purify water
“What people see as waste, we see as a source of wealth,” he concluded. “Be part of the solution, not part of the pollution.”
RMIT engineers use recycled glass to make fire-resistant building cladding
The cladding includes 83 per cent of reusable glass, low amounts of plastic binders and fire-retardant additives.
Australia’s EV fleet doubled last year. Can the power grid handle the strain?
We estimate each vehicle uses just under 10 kilowatt-hours of electricity per day. That’s about 40 per cent of the daily use of a four-person house in Queensland.
Australia now has a road made from recycled coffee cups
The Simply Cups program has saved more than 30 million paper cups from landfill since its inception in 2017.
Startup FTN Motion makes motorcycle bodies from hemp
Streetdog e-motorcycles have an 80 km range, a changeable battery, and a 30 litres storage capacity.
Why wind-powered cargo ships are the future
For shipping companies, the biggest risk now isn’t making a daring investment – it’s not investing in a sustainable future at all.
Water-filled glass windows could cut energy bills by 25 per cent
The windows have a thin layer of water between glass panes, absorbing the heat from sunlight and other radiation.
Australian mining companies to deploy 8500 electric trucks worth A$1 billion
“This is a pivotal partnership for the mining industry,” said Mevco CEO Matt Cahir.
Coles drives for sustainability, upgrading online delivery vans with solar power
Solar-powered and battery-operated fridges will be installed in 10 vans used for delivering online orders to customers in selected areas.
Yadea e-bikes unveiled at CES 2023 as Chinese brand eyes massive US growth
During the first quarter of last year, US sales of e-bikes surged by more than 300 per cent.