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  CSIRO Energy Technology 

  http://www.det.csiro.au/

  CSIRO Energy Technology looks at the ways in which the generation and consumption of energy and power affects Australia and Australians. In particular, we investigate ways in which processes can be made ... more efficient and better for the environment. Our research focuses on ways to ensure the sustainability of energy production into the forseeable future.   [More...] [Less...]

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  Engineer shortage halts climate measures - Breaking News - National - Breaking News 

  http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Engineer-shortage-halts-climate-measures/2007/11/13/1194766643432.html

  A critical shortage of engineers could further delay Australia's move toward environmentally-friendly energy generation, a conference has heard. A meeting of 1,400 energy industry leaders from around the ... world gathered in Sydney for the Energy 21C conference, heard Australia will face a shortfall of skilled engineering personnel within five years. "We will need up to 2,000 engineering graduates from universities before 2012," Australian Power Institute chief executive officer Mike Griffin said. "The problem is that the perceived benefits of science and engineering study is low compared to other high profile areas such as law and medicine. "This means we simply don't have the pool of emerging engineers to meet our requirements into the future." On Monday, the conference heard from leading scientist and Australian of the Year, Professor Tim Flannery, who said Australia must start soon to develop infrastructure supporting cleaner energy generation in an attempt to halt the impacts of clim   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 14 November 2007, by: Tim Woodall  [Report as spam]

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