G.P. Thomas

Gary graduated from the University of Manchester with a first-class honours degree in Geochemistry and a Masters in Earth Sciences. After working in the Australian mining industry, Gary decided to hang up his geology boots and turn his hand to writing.

When he isn't developing topical and informative content, Gary can usually be found playing his beloved guitar, or watching Aston Villa FC snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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Articles from G.P.

Australian Clean Technologies Competition Selects Seven Finalists

The Australian Clean Technologies Competition 2012 has received 103 entries, of which 30 have progressed into the semi-finals. According to the plan, six finalists were to be selected, but due a strong line-up, the judges had to select seven.

6 Sep 2012

Platts Consolidates Biofuel Content into New Line of Products and Services

Platts, a major information provider for global metals, petrochemicals, and energy industries and a key source of benchmark price references, has launched new products and services focusing on the emerging biofuels sector, namely Platts Biofuels Alert, Market Data-Biofuels and Biofuelscan.

6 Sep 2012

Trina Solar Establishes its Presence within Latin America

Trina Solar, a well-established integrated producer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products ranging from ingots to modules, declared that it has established a new sales and business development presence at Santiago, Chile, as the company's expands its presence in the Caribbean, USA, Canada, Central and South America, and Mexico.

5 Sep 2012

Danny Kennedy Releases Book on Solar Powe

Award-winning clean-tech entrepreneur Danny Kennedy has released his book titled "Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy – and Our Planet – from Dirty Energy" to expose the myths related to the solar industry and provide simple ways to co-operatively promote a radical change.

5 Sep 2012

Qbotix Unveils Tracking System with Mobile Robots for Operating Solar Power Plants

QBotix has launched the QBotix Tracking System (QTS). By employing strong, intelligent and mobile robots, this all-inclusive dual-axis tracking system can run solar power plants leading to maximum energy output.

5 Sep 2012

New Technique Recycles Waste Silicon into Functioning Battery Components

A group of scientists from Rice University and the Université catholique de Louvain has devised a technique to fabricate flexible components from waste silicon for use in rechargeable lithium-ion (LI) batteries.

5 Sep 2012

Researchers Use Biofuel Waste Product to Generate Green Electricity

Researchers at the University of Surrey have come up with an efficient and low-cost alternative to produce electricity. According to them, a by-product obtained during the manufacture of biofuels can be used to power microbial fuel cells. This latest research could pave the way to design self-powered tools. The researchers presented their study at the Autumn Conference of Society for General Microbiology.

5 Sep 2012

What is Biochar?

There are numerous benefits of using biochar in everyday applications and also on a larger scale to help significantly reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

4 Sep 2012

Piedmont Natural Gas, ANGA Provide Natural Gas Buses for 2012 Democratic National Convention

Energy services company, Piedmont Natural Gas, has entered into a partnership with America's Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) to provide shuttle buses fueled by natural gas for the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The shuttle buses are for visitors, delegates and the media.

4 Sep 2012

New Biogas Plant in Belgium Starts Production

Enovos Luxembourg and project partners, NPG energy and Pholpa, have commemorated the opening of a new biogas plant, ‘Biopower Tongeren,’ in Limburg province, Belgium, on August 31, 2012.

3 Sep 2012