Future Directions -in 10 Minutes!

Tomorrow, Tues 24th, the NSW group of ANZSES re-commence their monthly meetings in Sydney. This year, I am assisting the group by coordinating a 10 minute speaking spot at beginning of each meeting called Future Directions. Each of these Future Directions mini-talks will be presented by someone driving a Renewable Energy business or researching a Clean Tech concept (and generally someone aged up to 35). The talks are primarily intended to voice the speaker's direction, their challenges, concerns, or to comment on policies that help or inhibit their work. Or it could include what is need to further grow their business or achieve the speaker's goals in their renewable industry or innovation area.
Our first Future Directions spot is by Yale Carden, of GeoExchange - who is very passionate about his direction, and that aligns very much with the new energy direction of the planet.

photo Yale Carden (2007)

Australian innovation -Smart Fridge manages power

Sydney Central group of ATA (Alternative Technology Association) is a collection of volunteers like myself and, once a month, we invite speakers to discuss their work or ideas. Last night, Sam West of the Intelligent Energy Team of CSIRO talked about the "Smart Fridge" which consists of an intelligent bolt-on controller that can be fitted to new or existing fridges, cool rooms and cold stores. This is able to modify the compressor’s running schedule to improve the quality of green power supplied from Renewables, such as wind and solar. Sam added that "the Smart Fridges effectively transform a wind farm or solar field into a reliable, predictable base-load generator."

That's the first part - now he and the CSIRO are seeking interest from those who could take this concept to the next level so that the "Smart Fridge" becomes another key element in enabling Renewables to generate more of our power, and that's the goal! For more details on Sam and his "Smart Fridge" click here.