Two Western Australian companies have been involved in the construction of the largest sea water cooling tower in the southern hemisphere, vital to the operation of one of the world’s largest ammonia plants located on Western Australia’s Burrup Peninsula, as Sean McGowan reports.

Ecolibrium speaks with Mary Ann Piette; a renowned expert in demand response, controls, and energy data analysis for commercial buildings from the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory in the United States. For the past three months she has been based at the CSIRO Energy Technology facility in Newcastle.

As reported in last month’s Ecolibrium, the Water Efficient Cooling Towers Program, a Victorian Government initiative being run by AIRAH, is in the midst of conducting a water efficiency audit of the state’s cooling towers. Sean McGowan reports on the results from Stage 2 of the program.

Alternative sources for cooling tower supply

An ongoing drought and severe potable water shortages in many areas of Australia, combined with the relentless push for environmentally sustainable design, is driving innovation in cooling tower water – both the source, and its reuse. Sean McGowan takes a look at the opportunities and the risks.

Designing personal micro-climates with workstation based air conditioning

Rob Lord

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