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Brady Australia releases Re-form eco-friendly sorbent

According to Brady Australia, the Re-form sorbent is constructed to provide higher absorbency, allowing for less wastage.
A sorbent is a material for adsorbing liquids or gases. The Re-form sorbent is said to be cost-effective, and suited for lean programmes and eco-friendly initiatives. The eco-friendly sorbent comes in pads, rolls and socs.

4Mar2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
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MIT builds solar-powered race car that runs all day

A group of researchers at MIT have developed an out-of-the-ordinary new race car, one that isnt dependent on gasoline. Thats right, the team has built a car that runs on solar power .

The car, dubbed Eleanor , can reportedly maintain a cruising speed of 55 miles-per-hour and run all day — if the sun is shining, according to MIT. To get that kind of power from sunlight, researchers have designed the car with six square meters of monocrystalline silicon solar cells and an improved electronic systems.

4Mar2009 | | 10 comments | Continued
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Rangelands carbon project underway

“The project will include auditing existing business productivity, financial returns and greenhouse gas emissions for the last five years, and an environmental audit of the pastoral leases,” Mr Alchin said.

“A soil and vegetation carbon accounting survey will be carried out across each of the three pastoral businesses.

“Carbon and economic modelling will also be undertaken to examine the most profitable, low-emissions and environmentally sustainable enterprise and management practices for each individual business.”

2Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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BP Solar to close manufacturing plant in Sydney

“The challenge for solar power is to reduce its costs to the level at which it competes on an equal footing with conventional electricity delivered through the power grid. To do this we need to expand at scale and reduce costs.” says global CEO of BP Solar, Reyad Fezzani.

22Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

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