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    The solar powered Alice Springs Airport in Northern Australia

    Posted on April 23, 2010 by gavril

    Airports around the globe are going greener by the day. We’ve heard of the Page Field General Aviation Airport in Southwest Florida and the Le Castellet International Airport in the South of France using solar power before. This time it’s … Continue reading3 →

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    The largest solar panel array at the St Lucia campus, University of Queensland

    Posted on April 16, 2010 by gavril

    The University of Queensland will soon bask in the sun’s glory, with the largest solar panel array in the whole of Australia, to be set up at the St Lucia campus. Costing around $7.75 million, this project will save up … Continue reading3 →

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    The Observation Wheel in Melbourne planned into a windmill to generate electricity

    Posted on February 16, 2010 by gavril

    The shutting down of Melbourne’s Southern Star Observation Wheel last year due to cracks and buckling due to heat washed the smiles of many. However, this isn’t the end of the wheel’s life. The decommissioned $100 million wheel will find … Continue reading3 →

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    University of Technology Sydney Tower gets a green hi-tech skin

    Posted on February 10, 2010 by gavril

    The ugliest building in Sydney, Australia gets a make over. The University of Technology Sydney Tower will have a photovoltaic sack that will cover up the building and help in beautifying it too. The guys at LAVA, an Australian firm, … Continue reading3 →

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    World’s largest solar-powered Christmas tree will show up in Brisbane

    Posted on November 5, 2009 by deepa

    It’s time to gear up for Santa’s visit this year too. And the preparations for this festival are incomplete without a Christmas Tree of course. Here on Greenlaunches, we have featured a geeky Christmas tree recycled out of hard drives … Continue reading3 →

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    Green Machine green air conditioner by Air Change

    Posted on August 20, 2009 by shilpa

    We had done a piece a while back about an Australian company launching a multifunction solar system Chromasun air conditioner. Now another company in Australia, Air Change, is developing a solar-powered air conditioner, the Green Machine. The company says that … Continue reading3 →

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    Panasonic in deal with MIT for Australia’s Global Green Challenge

    Posted on August 5, 2009 by shilpa

    See this is what I call a green marketing campaign. It is sure to win you bills and support and you are also doing a good deed for the environment. Panasonic has taken lead to support a Solar Electric Vehicle … Continue reading3 →

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    Australia goes eco-friendly with a new green airline network

    Posted on June 27, 2009 by shilpa

    Australia, known to have that huge hole in the ozone above their heads, have come to a firm decision on slashing annual carbon emissions by 122 million tones, while saving airlines 39 million kilograms of fuel a year. The plans … Continue reading3 →

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    Eco friendly construction site idea by Australian designers designEX

    Posted on June 8, 2009 by shilpa

    Since construction goes hand in hand with economy and environment goes hand in hand with evolution, environment friendly construction ideas are always welcome. This is a design coming from Australia and is called the BubbleDeck. It uses plastic bubbles the … Continue reading3 →

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    World’s largest solar energy plant to be built by Australia

    Posted on May 18, 2009 by anoop

    Australia is planning to build a solar power station that will have an output of 1000 megawatts at a cost of A$ 1.4 billion (US$1.05 billion). This plant will have three times the generating capacity of the current biggest solar-powered … Continue reading3 →

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