Sydney Metro Accelerates Through CBD
Stations confirmed and first borer to arrive in 2018 The first tunnel boring machine will be in the ground before the end of 2018 on Stage 2 of Sydney Metro – bringing world-class metro rail under...
View ArticleSydney Bike Challenge Sets World Record
A record 4,793 people pedalled a total of over 334,000 kilometres as they vied for top honours in the Sydney Rides Business Challenge, making the City of Sydney-sponsored event the largest of its kind...
View ArticleUNSW Close to Creating Australia’s First Road Legal Solar Sports Car
AN ambitious team of undergraduate students from the University of New South Wales are on the brink of creating the Southern Hemisphere’s first road legal solar sports car. Having built and raced five...
View ArticleTesla and Reposit Power Team Up with ARENA Supported Storage Solution
Reposit Power has announced it is combining its GridCredits storage system with Tesla’s Powerwall Home Battery. The intelligent GridCredits system has been designed to work with battery storage...
View ArticleAustralia Battery Trial to Put Storage on the Front Foot
A new Canberra-based storage trial will examine whether lithium-ion batteries could enhance electricity grids and increase the use of renewable energy. Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO...
View ArticleNews Analysis: Paris Climate Change Conference to be different from Copenhagen
CANBERRA – Paris will not be Copenhagen both because the process leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference there at the end of this year is well ahead of schedule but also because...
View ArticleSydney Airport Investigates Electric Buses
Sydney Airport has announced it is investigating the addition of electric buses to the airport’s parking and ground transport operations. The airport has invited Expressions of Interest from...
View ArticleClimate Scientists Find Elusive Tropospheric Hot Spot
UNSW researchers have confirmed strong warming is taking place in the lowest layer of the Earth’s atmosphere, a phenomenon long predicted in global warming theory. UNSW researchers have confirmed...
View ArticleMelbourne Tram Managers Face the Feedback
An average of 30 passengers at each stop had conversations with their local team to find out how Yarra Trams and Public Transport Victoria are managing individual tram routes. The overall tone of the...
View ArticleAuckland All Electric, All Weekend, All Lines
Electric trains will be introduced into weekend service on the Southern and Western Lines from this Saturday 16 May. They will now run on weekends across all of Auckland’s electrified network which...
View ArticleSustainability Changing Cities for the Better
More than 800 experts in planning, urban design and commercial property will come together at the City of Sydney-sponsored Green Cities conference to discuss sustainable building initiatives. The...
View ArticleSydney Climate Action Gets City Ready for Future Challenges
Photo courtesy of City of SydneySydney climate action gets city ready for future challenges The City of Sydney’s new climate adaptation strategy outlines a plan of actions to safeguard Sydney against...
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