Voiceover: Melbourne has growing capability in the green technology sector. Hundreds of city businesses are involved in developing new technologies for wastewater treatment, for recycling and renewable energy. Melbourne also has emerging strength in office retrofit and design and in environmental consultancy services. One recent success story is Melbourne-based business 3 Floors Up, which recently developed a web-based maintenance product for the wind industry.
Steven Quayle: WTGservice.com is a web-based maintenance management system specific to the wind industry. The software stores, analyses and reports on servicing issues related to wind farms. Engineers can also use it as a tool to troubleshoot when problems occur.
Our company 3 Floors Up recently secured a major client in China, being the Chinese arm of Suzlon Energy the world's fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer. The software is now used on around 10 wind farms throughout China equating to over five hundred wind turbines, mostly in the Inner Mongolia province.
Voiceover: The City of Melbourne is the recognised leader in adopting and promoting sustainable technologies. Tts new office tower CH2 is one of the most advanced green buildings in the world. As Australia's first six-star commercial office building, it is greatly reducing the organisation's electricity, gas and water bills. Another exciting project in the City of Melbourne's 1200 Buildings initiative which aims to retrofit 1200 city buildings by 2020 and improve energy performance by 38 per cent.