Irrigation & Water Technologies (IWT www.iwtech.com.au) manufactures and markets KISSS, which it claims is the world’s most advanced sub-surface irrigation system for commercial, agricultural and domestic applications. IWT says the patented KISSS technology is the only irrigation system specifically designed for underground use.
KISSS irrigation works with the natural capillary properties of soil to directly propagate water efficiently and effectively to plant root zones. KISSS uses up to 60% less water than conventional irrigation systems and puts an end to many traditional irrigation issues, which can include water tunnelling, evaporation losses, soil erosion, water run-off and weed propagation.
KISSS ensures water goes where it is most needed by moving water to the root zone at the soil's natural absorption rate. As saturation occurs, it “intelligently” directs water to drier soil areas, creating a uniform wetting pattern.
IWT claims that because of the system’s unique design and sub-surface installation, it provides the safest and most efficient way to irrigate with recycled water. It does this by evenly dispersing wastewater underground and, as the wastewater never reaches the surface, it eliminates the risk of human contact with potentially harmful pathogens.
IWT’s irrigation products have been installed in many notable locations including the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney and Mt Annan, Parliament House in Canberra, Tumbalong Park at Darling Harbour, as well as in many notable regional sports parks and fields.
Many schools across the nation have installed KISSS in playgrounds and sporting fields, and renowned wineries, McWilliams and Banrock Station, are among many in the viticulture industry that are saving water and managing irrigation more efficiently since installing the system.
KISSS has also proven itself in the Middle East where grass, trees and shrubs are being grown using a fraction of the water normally required, while also safely using treated sewerage and reclaimed water.
For more on this story go to: http://www.environmentalmanagementnews.net/StoryView.asp?StoryID=1002959
Europe - green cars 'key' to auto sector recovery
Proven technologies to reduce CO2 emissions from private cars, particularly fuel-efficiency innovations, represent a huge opportunity to reinvigorate the global automotive industry, especially if tax breaks and other subsidies are introduced to reduce prices of new vehicles for consumers, suggests new research by McKinsey.
Euractiv reports that last December, the EU agreed to limit CO2 emissions from new vehicles from current levels of around 160g to 120g/km by 2015.
To read the full article visit: http://www.euractiv.com and search for “green cars” for this and other articles on green cars. This information comes from the resource recovery forum: www.resourcesnotwaste.org
Did Asbestos help life evolve?
EARTHQUAKES and asbestos may seem an unlikely alliance to help life evolve on early Earth, yet they could have done just that according to an article in New Scientist.
To find out more go to: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227064.900-did-asbestos-help-life-evolve.html
Innovative Solar Power Technology
Novatec Biosol AG, a company majority owned by Australia’s Transfield, became the first company with a linear fresnel solar power plant in commercial operation. The technology is widely considered as innovative, capable of producing temperatures above 800 degrees Celcius and falls into the category of solar energy that has the capacity to supply power to utilities.
The technology used in the plant in Spain took the overall Industry prize as well as the Energy and Environment Prize recently at the 2009 Hannover Fair, an international forum for industrial technologies, materials and product ideas. “Novatec’s proprietary technology represents a breakthrough in solar energy, providing direct steam at a lower cost for electricity generation and process plants or as a fuel saver for existing plants,” the company said. “Novatec’s technology is competitive with oil at, or below, current prices.”
The 1.4MW plant in Murcia is generating power for the Spanish electricity grid, and is the precursor to a 30MW plant immediately adjacent. The company also has permits for a further 60 MW of projects programmed to start in 2009.
Linear fresnel technology uses long parallel lines of flat mirrors that concentrate sunlight, to heat water in an overhead collector tube and produce steam to drive a conventional steam turbine-generator.
The company’s solar field is suitable for applications like process heat for mining, oil and gas, food, paper, textile and chemical industries, desalination and cogeneration plants. For more on this story go to: http://www.environmentalmanagementnews.net/StoryView.asp?StoryID=1002870
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