Energy Matters To Present At Greening For Growth Forum 2012

 

The City of Port Phillip and Small Business Victoria have announced details of Greening for Growth Forum 2012.
   
Greening for Growth Forum 2012 is an opportunity for small business owners to learn about products and services that can help save money by reducing power and water usage.
   
The issue of saving electricity will become a more pressing one for businesses large and small in the near future - particularly after a price on carbon is introduced this year. 
   
While carbon tax relief for residential electricity consumers has been widely publicised, the situation for commercial electricity customers has been less clear.  As commercial electricity customers often pay a lower rate for power, the carbon tax could in effect see electricity costs increase by a greater degree for some enterprises from July 1, 2012. Add to that other unrelated electricity price hikes - both recent and upcoming that have and will affect all businesses - and escalating electricity costs could really start biting into an enterprise's bottom line.
   
Aside from the money-saving aspect, businesses that "go green" are also often rewarded with increased business from eco-savvy consumers who are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact on the environment of goods and services they buy - and the companies they buy them from.
  
Among the presenters at Greening for Growth Forum 2012 will be representatives from solar solutions provider Energy Matters, who will be answering questions about renewable energy and offering advice to attendees about how they can slash their electricity bills through installing solar power, current solar rebates and other government incentives available.
 
Attendees will also hear from  local businesses that have implemented sustainability initiatives; plus representatives from Sustainability Victoria, Victorian Employer’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Moreland Energy Foundation and City of Port Phillip.
 
Greening for Growth Forum 2012 details
  
When: 
  
Monday 27 February 2012 - 5.30pm – 7.30pm
  
Where: 
  
Port Melbourne Town Hall Auditorium
333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
 
Cost:
 
Free
   
Please note: an RSVP is required for catering purposes. For more information or to book, please email admin@portphillipbusiness.com.au or telephone ASSIST on 03 9209 6777.
    

Solar Assisted Car Carrier Shipping Electric Nissan Leaf

 

As the Nissan LEAF is shipped via the ocean to various ports, it's fitting that some of those electric vehicles will reach their destination via a solar power assisted ship.
   
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has unveiled the Nichioh Maru, an energy efficient ship powered by an electronically controlled diesel engine and fitted with 281 solar panels to minimize diesel generator use - the first ship in Japan to implement solar power at this scale.
    
"This carrier is important in many ways. In my opinion, as a captain, I have no doubt that this ship will be a front runner in this industry," says Tamotsu Sato, captain of the Nichioh Maru.
    
The ship has been nicknamed "Roro", referring to the roll-on and roll-off method of loading and unloading the vehicles.
    
In addition to other energy efficiency measures such as LED lighting, Nichioh Maru also has a special coating on its hull to help reduce friction with the sea.
    
According to Nissan, the Nichioh Maru will achieve a fuel reduction of up to nearly 1,400 tons annually compared to other similar ships. This represents a reduction of 4,200 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
   
Able to hold up to 1,380 cars, Nichioh Maru will run a 1,800 km domestic roundtrip route from Oppama Wharf near Yokohama, to Kobe, and then to the southern island of Kyushu twice a week.
   
The Nichioh Maru is part of Nissan Green Program 2016, a program promoting green activities in development and manufacturing associated with the production of automobiles; in sales, service, and all other departments company-wide. Part of the program includes a target of selling 1.5 million electric vehicles by 2016. Last year, the company sold just under 10,000 Nissan Leaf vehicles globally. 
  
Aside from being a mode of transportation, Nissan unveiled a system last year that enables electricity stored in the Nissan LEAF's batteries to be used as a household backup power supply. The Nissan Leaf can store enough energy to run the average Australian household for over a day.
    

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