Archive for the 'clean tech' Category
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
The Cleantech Show #32 (MP3 - 12MB - 34min)
Interview with Monique Conheady, CEO and Founder, Flexicar
Many of you in major cities are most likely aware of care sharing programs, albeit under potentially different names. Some of you probably fit the demographic just by listening to this show, and may well be participants. Car sharing [...]
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
The Cleantech Show #31 (MP3 - 8MB - 22min)
Interview with Dr. Michael Ottaviano, MD, Carnegie Corporation & CETO
Wave Power seems to be reaching a level of acceptance in the market such that I think its time in the sun i think is rapidly approaching. This is the case Particularly here in Australia where [...]
Posted in Australia, Podcast, clean tech, cleantech, desalination, ocean power, renewable energy | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
The Cleantech Show #30 (MP3 - 12MB - 34min)
Interview with Dr. Peter Binks, CEO, NanoVic
The cleantech sector contains solutions incorporating elements of novel integration, novel technologies and novel business models
In the novel technology area, nanotechnology solutions are becoming significant contributors to solving energy, water, waste and climate problems. On todays show we explore nanotechnology [...]
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
The Cleantech Show #029 (MP3 - 13MB - 35min)
Interview with Jan Dekker, Cleantech Ventures - Venture Capital Firm
Following on from our recent shows on Technology Transfer and Research Commercialisation, on this weeks show we look at the process of Venture Capital investment into Cleantech. My guest this week is Jan Dekker, Investment Principle of [...]
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

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The Cleantech Show #028 (MP3 - 12MB - 32min)
Interview with Dr Shane Huntington, CEO Quantum Communications Victoria & School of Physics, University of Melbourne
In a recent report by Australian Venture Capital firm Cleantech Ventures and the Cleantech Network LLC, the findings highlighted that one of the key successes in countries with active [...]
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
The Cleantech Show #026 (MP3 - 10MB - 27min)
Interview with Dr Anita Hill, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering
A few weeks ago I blogged briefly on a new membrane technology that mimics pores found in plants allowing more cost and energy effective separation of a range of gas, liquid and ion mixtures.
On this weeks show [...]
Posted in CCS, CSIRO, Podcast, clean tech, cleantech, desalisation, fuel cell, gas separation, membrane | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Cleantech Show #026 (MP3 - 15MB - 42min)
Interview with Clint Wilder, Co-Author, The Cleantech Revolution
“When industry giants such as GE, Toyota, and Sharp and investment firms such as Goldman Sachs are making multi-billion dollar investments in clean technology, the message is clear. Developing clean technologies is no longer a social issue championed by [...]
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
The Cleantech Show #022 (MP3 - 14MB - 38min)
Interview with Daniel Almagor, Engineers Without Borders
On this weeks show we explore the question of “What is appropriate technology?” with CEO and founder of Engineers without Borders Australia, Daniel Almagor. There is a lot of discussion about how technology transfer will improve the lives of [...]
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
The Cleantech Show #021 (MP3 - 12MB - 33min)
Interview with Craig Roussac, Investa Property Group.
Over the last 3 years Deacon University’s Built Environment Research Group conducted a 3 year survey and found that the built environment demands 40-50% of global energy, consumes 40% of non-renewable resources, generates 40% of landfill waste and uses 30% [...]
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Yesturday I had the pleasure of being present when Al Gore opened the new FEX-SIM sustainability and cleantech stock exchange in Sydney. Here’s a wrap up.
The exchange is the creation of Brian Price, whom I interviewed recently on the cleantech show during which we discussed the FEX-SIM in detail. You can listed to the [...]

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