Tag Archives: Nigel Tomlin

Renewable gas: energy of the future

Posted on 30 July 2013 by Peter Boyer

A Tasmanian-based engineering firm is helping the City of Sydney develop a sustainable energy supply. [30 July 2013 | Peter Boyer] Tasmania is the source of some great applied thinking in humanity’s huge quest for a more sustainable existence. Think … Continue reading →

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The power in our rivers

Posted on 15 May 2012 by Peter Boyer

Hydro power was a good idea back then, and it still is, as Nigel Tomlin is showing. [15 May 2012 | Peter Boyer] It seemed like a pretty good idea at the time. In 1878 the world’s first hydro-electric plant … Continue reading →

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