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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 07:34

BP Solar to close manufacturing plant in Sydney

BP Solar plant closes down BP Solar announced today that it will cease the production of solar photovoltaic (PV) power cells and panels from its manufacturing plant in Sydney Olympic park (Australia) at the end of March 2009. The decision comes because the company is looking to focus its operations at larger scale plants in lowest cost manufacturing countries, in order to drive down the cost of solar power for consumers.

The BP Solar sales and marketing team in Australia will continue their activities, and aim to grow the sales and servicing of solar products. However, BP Solar regrets that approximately 200 jobs will be lost from the manufacturing plant.

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Wednesday, 19 November 2008 07:05

'Greening the Universe' - Fred Watson at the City of Sydney Library : Thursday 20 November to Thursday 20 November 2008

'Greening the Universe' - Fred Watson at the City of Sydney Library

Thursday 20 November to Thursday 20 November 2008

What does the future hold for science? Hear Fred Watson, namesake to asteroid 5691, explore this question at our spectacular Customs House Library.

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Friday, 07 November 2008 12:39

Spray-on solar cells a step closer

Researchers have developed some of the tiniest solar cells ever made and believe the organic material could potentially turn any surface into a power source.

In research published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Assistant Professor Xiaomei Jiang of the University of South Florida and colleagues have managed to draw several volts of electricity from a small array of the cells, each a quarter of the size of a grain of white rice.

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Friday, 07 November 2008 08:34

The Watercube Wins Australia’s Highest Architecture Award

The Chinese National Aquatic Center, better known as the Watercube, recently won the most prestigious architecture award from the Australian Institute of Architecture! Although not officially a cube, the incredible aquatics facility is the 2008 winner of the Jorn Utzon Award for International Architecture. The design and construction of the memorable facility was a collaboration between Australian firm PTW Architects, Chinese practices CSCEC and CCDI, and international firm Arup.