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What’s in the Virtual Pipeline?

January 20, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/embed/zw_MG7CFJLg
The beauty of virtual pipelines—routes established to transport natural gas by truck, rail or sea—lies in their flexibility and cost effectiveness. And the economics are constantly ticking over to favour gas over diesel in remote and off-grid applications.
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Virtual Pipelines, Piping Hot!

January 20, 2015
“Takin’ the freeway, driving the clean way, with Amoco in my machine.” It was one of the most singable advertising jingles of 1970s Australia, an era when the petrol tankers of Amoco, Esso and Golden Fleece thundered along our highways. The ad comes fleetingly to mind as virtual pipelines, which transport natural gas by road train, promise to bring cheaper and cleaner power to many remote mine sites and communities. Takin’ the freeway may sound retro, but these days innovation frequently comes from tweaking the wheel.
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What the GEek??!

January 15, 2015
Mosquito /moˈskiːtəʊ/
n.

a blood sucking insect belonging to the family of flies called the Culicidae

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Water treatment from pump to paddock

January 07, 2015
It is a truth universally acknowledged that water is a precious resource. As our nation grows and as water becomes more scarce, the journey to fill our water glasses, water our crops and fill our bathtubs is becoming more complex.
Water management is more important than ever in ensuring water reaches our farms, our towns and our cities. Wastewater treatment systems are playing a vital role in converting unusable water by-product from industries, such as coal seam gas, into a beneficial water supply.
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Nature is the mother of invention: stealing nature’s best tricks for scientific innovation

January 07, 2015
Optimisation is the name of the biological game. The contours, colours and capabilities of living things are the product of aeons of adaptive design. And biomimicry is the name given to the ways in which scientists and innovators are synthesising or emulating nature’s use of materials and tactics. As biomimicry champion and author, Janine Benyus said in her 2009 TED talk, Biomimicry In Action, “We are part of a brilliant planet.
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6 Antipodean trailblazers, with attitudes to emulate in 2015

January 07, 2015
What’s the spark that drives some individuals to find success by doing something that’s never been done before? Is it innate nous, good advice, self-belief, a good heart, parental support, willingness to risk the lot, a dash of craziness—or all of those things and more? We find some good hints in these six trailblazing behaviours.

Make the tyranny of distance your kingdom (and be grateful for your parents)


Filmmaker and special-effects supremo Peter Jackson
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2015 Predictions: Blue-Skying The New Year — Part 2

December 22, 2014
We spoke to another six thought-leaders about what will drive disruption and new opportunities in their industry. Here's part 2 of what will change the game in the new year. Missed part 1? Read it here.

Marita Cheng, founder of Robogals, Young Australian of the Year 2012 and founder and CEO of 2Mar Robotics.

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O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree…

December 19, 2014
Christmas comes many times a year at the GE Oil & Gas facility at Bridge of Don in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is from there that GE creates so-called “Christmas tree systems” for the subsea oil and gas industry. The manufacturing hub recently produced two particularly significant trees—the first of 22 to be built to control the flow of gas from the huge INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project in the Browse Basin, 200 kilometres off the Western Australian coast.
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What the GEek??! The GE Christmas tree

December 19, 2014
Christmas Tree /ˈkrɪsməs trɨ:/
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an evergreen or artificial tree decorated with lights, tinsel and other ornaments in celebration of Christmas


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(general) a machine which controls the flow out of a well


(pictured) the GE Christmas tree, a subsea tree for undersea oil and gas wells

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2015 Predictions: Blue-Skying The New Year

December 17, 2014
As the sun sets on 2014 we ask Australian thought-leaders to fix their focus on tomorrow and share their view on recurring themes and outstanding opportunities for the year ahead. Here's part 1 of what will change the game in aviation, research, manufacturing, energy and healthcare in 2015.

Maureen Dougherty, President, Boeing Australia and South Pacific.

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