PHEW
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SEA O2 initiated and project managed the conversion of one of Townsville City Council's fleet Prius' into a Plug in Hybrid. The conversion was undertaken by the manufactures of the conversion kit, Plug in Conversions Corporation from San Diego, USA. The conversion required the replacement of the small traction battery with a larger 6.1kWh NiMH battery which could be plugged into a solar powered building, thus permitting a solar powered electric car.
Hutchinsolar
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SEA O2 advised Hutchinson Builders on green building elements for their Townsville HQ. The service helped create the venue as an interpretation centre for solar power and energy efficiency in an office environment. As such, SEA O2 on numerous occasions led school groups into the building allowing school children to see a green office actually in use. The venue was also used on a number of occasions to stage media events relating to solar power. Hutchinson Builders won two awards for the building being a TCC sustainability Award and one from Master Builders Queensland.
AllSafe Sustainability Audit
www.all-safe.com.au/downloads/AllSafe_Sustainability_Report_2010.pdf
SEA O2 undertook a sustainability audit for AllSafe Energy Efficient Products. The audit covered the emissions from electricity, fuel and air travel from three of the eight franchises. The audit also considered the carbon reduction in the community from the sale of Energy Efficient products.
Lot 14 Riverside Ridge
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SEA O2 worked with retired architect Felix Riedweg to design a large eco-house on a sloping block of land adjacent to James Cook University. The home featured eight bedrooms and was considered for a large family or for proving accommodation to students. The home was modeled in 3D using google sketchup and a short fly through video was produced.
White Roofs
www.soe-townsville.org/white-roof/
SEA O2 translated a technical paper on the thermal resistance of white roofs written by Dr. Harry
Suehrcke into layman's language and drew up a simple webpage which can be seen on the Townsville State of Environemnt Report website. SEA O2 also undertook a trial of Solacoat thermal reflective paint for Townsville City Council by painting an engineering shed and monitoring temperatures before and after.
Bright Point GEM Car
Property Developers, Meridien, purchased an electric car for their Magnetic Island development, 1 Bright Point. While Kylie, the Sales Manager, had a great time driving the vehicle around the Island, the police were not as impressed given that the vehicle needed a special permit to drive on the road. SEA O2 assisted Meridien to acquire the permit. Unfortunately, the Queensland Transport rules concerning electric vehicles such as the electric GEM car were so onerous that the permit only allowed the vehicle to cross the Council road between Bright Point and the Nelly Bay ferry terminal. At least, Meridien is now able to pick its guests up at the Ferry in a zero emissions vehicle.
Strand Wind Project
www.soe-townsville.org/strandwindproject
SEA O2 initiated and provided project management services for the installation of the Strand Wind Project. This initiative involved the installation of a 6 kW Italian designed vertical axis wind turbine on the Strand. The wind turbine was connected to the mains grid to provide electricity into the electric circuits of the Strand Park. The Strand Wind Project was designed not as a source of cheap energy but as a public demonstration of renewable energy.
Climate Change in Townsville
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SEA O2 was commissioned by Creek to Coral to investigate the projected impacts of climate change on Townsville with a view to how this would impact regional water quality. We found that capital cities of Australia had been modeled for climate change but not Townsville, and we advised our client to commission CSIRO to run a climate change model specifically for the City. With this report in hand, we were able to interpret the data into layman's language and working with the water quality team determine water quality impacts for 2015, 2030 and 2070.
Carlyle Gardens
SEA O2 provided advisory services to Prime Trust Carlyle Gardens relating to energy efficiency in new homes. Five mandatory energy efficiency improvements (light colored roofs, solar hot water, CFL down lights, roof ventilation and an energy meter) were made on to each of the planned 470 new homes under SEA O2's advice, leading to an estimated reduction in energy demand of about 50%. SEA O2 also wrote a report on the options for solar PV. Subsequently, Carlyle Gardens has the largest solar PV installation in North Queensland.
reeFUEL biodiesel
www.reefuel.com
In 2007, SEA O2 Principal and a business partner established reeFUEL biodiesel, a retail outlet for the diesel fuel replacement. The biodiesel was manufactured from canola, coconut, tallow and other organic oils and was bought to Townsville in B Double tankers and distributed throughout Townsville users in an 18,000 litre tanker and a service station outlet. At its height it was estimated that 300 vehicles from late model Peugeots to D9 bulldozers wereusi8ng 100% biodiesel. reeFUEL ceased trading following changes to the Australian Fuel tax and the price of petroleum falling. SEA O2 Principal was in charge of marketing and made extensive use of the media for this purpose, the first story getting Channel7 and Channel 9 coverage.
19 Stanley Street
SEA O2 advised NMG on green building elements for their three story commercial property at 19 Stanley Street. Our work included coordinating two media stories on the electric crane which we have converted to running on green power and a news story on the installation of the green roof.
Uncook Cardwell
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Uncook Cardwell was an initiative to carbon offset the emissions associated with the Caring for Country Conference in Cardwell, 2008. SEA O2 undertook a carbon audit of the planned conference (about 800 tons) then coordinated the acquisition and distribution of 2,000 CFL lamps to replace incandescent light globes. The lamps were installed by members of the Girringun Aboriginal community to residents of Cardwell. The initiative came to be called Proactive Recarbonciliation.
sustainability TODAY
This is a presentation that SEA O2 delivered to Townsville City Council staff over a period of five years. The presentation covered basic sustainability concepts such as the rise of humans and the carbon cycle and dealt with many contemporary sustainability issues including how to live a more sustainable lifestyle, domestic energy efficiency.
Solabola Show
The Solabola is a solar power demonstration device designed and constructed and operated by SEA O2 for Townsville City Council's Citysolar program. The Solarbola was designed to put noise, colour and motion to the photovoltaic effect. This is achieved by attaching a solar panel to a fan that blows balls around a clear plastic tube. The Solabola thus becomes the central element in a show for school children that allow them to interact with solar power.
Cafalo & greenT
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greenT is a concept for a world leading green building to be located in a central Townsville CBD location. SEA O2 works closely with Cafalo, the firm that owns five interconnected lots at the entrance to the Flinder's Street Mall. Cafalo are members of the Townsville Solar Cities Consortium and SEA O2 assisted them with their Solar Cities bid by collating a half dozen green building designs and getting them up on the web.
Greenhouse Challenge
SEA O2 was carbon auditor under the Commonwealth Greenhouse Challenge Program. The greenhouse challenged funded carbon audits for business. SEA O2 recruited companies into the program, undertook the carbon audits and advised on carbon reduction initiatives. SEA O2 was named during this period when we were focusing on carbon audits for the marine tourism industry.
Kalynda Chase
SEA O2 provided advisory services to Urbex on their Kalynda chase urban development in Townsville. The investigation included energy efficient building design, stormwater management and other initiatives. Incidentally, the name Kalynda is Sanskrit for the sun.
The Other Hand
www.seao2.com/theotherhand
The Other Hand is a sustainability framework developed by SEA O2. It is an amalgam of frameworks such as Agenda 21, GreenGlobe etc. The Other Hand simplified these frameworks to their simplest level.
The Embassy Restaurant and Bar
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The Embassy was a popular restaurant and bar in Townsville. SEA O2 provided a carbon audit for the Embassy and embarked on a range of initiatives to reduce this carbon footprint. This include the first use of dimmable CFL lamps and other intiatives.
My Clean Sky
www.mycleansky.com
SEA O2 Principal established My Clean Sky a carbon offset service targeted at air travel and other emissions. My Clean Sky used Prime Carbon as their preferred supplier of soil carbon credits. My Clean Sky currently sells carbon offset through the online travel booking system of Cairns based regional airline Skytrans.
Screenstar
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Screenstar is a branded concept to apply sustainability initiatives to the film production industry. Working with leading Australian film professionals, SEA O2 has developed a simple and fast means to undertake a carbon audit on a movie production based on the completion budget. Screenstar also recognises the limitations in applying environmental initiatives to screen due to the fast paced and highly rigid nature of the industry. The name Screenstar is a play on words between movie star and green star.
Smart Barge
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On 22 September, 2010, SEA O2 entered a vessel in the Inaugural Townsville Solar Boat Race. The race was from Strand Park Beach to Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island and back again. SEA O2's entry, referred to as a Smart Barge was an electric powered kayak that towed a solar power array. This design sought to break the relationship between the size of the vessel and the size of the solar power array. Many lessons were learned that will advice designs of subsequent vessels.
Solray and Solarsphere
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SEA O2 was actively involved in the promotion and development of two solar thermal energy technologies being developed in Brisbane. Solarsphere (formerly Projekt Sierra) was invented by the Late Richard von Braun and consisted of a large mirror held inside an inflated plastic sphere. Solary was a mirror made of concentric rings that focused concentrated solar heat into a heat cell containing graphite and salt.
OTEC Presentation
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In 2006 SEA O2 Principal hosted an investigation into the suitability of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion technology (OTEC) for Townsville. The presentation was held in the board room of the Townsville Port Authority and the presenter was a Professor of Engineering from James Cook University. The workshop, attended by 15 local consultants, marine scientists and others identified the pros and cons of the technology, concluding that OTEC was not a suitable energy technology for Townsville.
Sustainable Townsville
Support in the development of the Townsville City Council ‘Sustainable Townsville' program, a cross Council training and project development - support for bid for AUD$30 million Solar Cities bid on behalf of Townsville City Council - training builders on sustainable urban development - concept planning, and project management of installation of 6kW Ropatec vertical axis grid connect wind turbine on Townsville Strand – lead a monthly half-day sustainability training course for Townsville City Council staff (sustainability TODAY) assistance in the development of an internally financed sustainability investment initiative the Sustainable Townsville Investment Initiative.
Trees for Fleet
Comparative emissions audits between standard and hybrid vehicles for Townsville City Council Fleet Department. Development of carbon offset project for Townsville City Council fleet vehicles by linking to Council tree planting projects to vehicle emissions.
Property Services
Sustainability training and capacity building for the department that maintains Townsville City Council buildings. This includes tours of green buildings in Townsville and capacity building with staff.
Carbon Neutral Block
Carbon auditing for Besser (now Hanson) masonry, manufacturers of concrete block products. Investigation into the possibility of using solar thermal energy to offset use of LP Gas in curing process.
Public Waste Audit
At a Townsville environmental festival, Ecofiesta.
Solray
Marketing and capital raising for CSIRO developed solar thermal energy technology. Our work included representation of the proposed technology at Dubai United Nations Technology Showcase
Waste Audit
Oversee waste audit of Vantassel Street Landfill for Townsville City Council on behalf of GHD Copnsultants.
Riverway
Report on Sustainable Development opportunities for Riverside Parkland urban development proposal for International Property Consulting Firm (Knight Frank)
Colliers International
Greenhouse audit of the Townsville office and development of carbon offset program (100 tons CO2e) using CFL lamps
eee$
www.eeeag.ch
Integration of sustainability principles and branding and marketing for the alternative sustainable currency system developed by Mr. Rolf Roth.
Wailagilala Island, Fiji
Consulting on water, wastewater and energy technology for proposed resort island in Fiji – includes vertical axis wind turbine, reverse osmosis desalination plant and Econova wastewater treatment system.
UNEP Conference Dubai, February 2006
SEA O2 attended the United Nations Environment Program Environmentally Sound Technology Showcase in February 2006 and exhibited a range of environmental technologies including: Solray and Solarsphere (developmental solar thermal technologies), the Feitor Class Marine Utility Vessel, and Bonlec solar pumping services.
MECSD Presentation, Dubai, June 2008
SEA O2 visited the Middle East Centre for Sustainable Development located in the Pacific Controls building in Dubai and delivered a presentation on Green Buildings to about thirty MECSD staff. These staff members were tasked with overseeing the LEED Applications for new buildings in Dubai.
Sustainable Shipping Awards – London, 2009 and 2010
2009 shortlisted and attended the Sustainable Shipping Awards. 2010 attended the Sustainable Shipping Awards and sat on Carbon War Room panel to discuss “Unlocking the Barriers to Investment in Eco-Efficient Marine Technology”.
China Trip, September, 2010
Visited the International Solar Cities Congress in Dezhou and the Solar City Texpo (Technology Expo). This included trips to factories manufacturing solar hot water systems (evacuated tube), solar thermal air conditioning (absorption chillers) and solar street lamps.
Green Buildings
SEA O2 Principal has had the privilidge to tour three world-leading green builings: CH2 in Melbourne, Australia, Pacific Controls Platimum LEED Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and City Hall, London.
Green Star Green Building Rating System
In 2009 SEA O2 principal undertook a day long training session on the Green Star green building rating system in Brisbane.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
In 2009 SEA O2 Principal commenced an online correspondence course in the LEED Green Building Rating system.
Sam Ham Thematic Communication
SEA O2 Principal has undertaken thematic communication training with Professor Sam Ham on numerous occasions. Thematic communication is communication that is theme-based, organised, relevant and enjoyable. SEA O2 tries to incorporate thematic communication into our work where possible.
Community Based Social Marketing
SEA O2 Principal has undertaken training in Community Based Social Marketing delivered by Doug McKenzie Moore.
AtKisson Inc.
SEA O2 principal has undertaken training in the Amoeba of cultural change and the Pyramid, both proprietary products of sustainability educators Atkisson Inc.
Landmark Forum
SEA O2 Principal has undertaken the “Curriculum for Living” training known as the Landmark Forum and the Landmark Advanced course, delivered by Landmark Education. This is an intense personal and professional development course held over three full days and one evening.
The Natural Step
SEA O2 Principal studied a correspondence course for The Natural Step, an excellent framework approach to sustainability. SEA O2 uses The Natural Step concepts in much of our work. |
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