Industry News
$10m boost for Qld recycling
Small to medium-sized manufacturing and recycling businesses will be supported to adopt remanufacturing processes that reduce waste and energy costs. [ + ]
Preparing for a climate positive 2032 Olympics
According to University of Queensland researchers, a requirement for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games is to be climate positive. [ + ]
Sustainably cooling one of the world's hottest cities
A new study is reportedly the first to investigate the large-scale energy benefits of modern heat mitigation technologies when implemented in a city. [ + ]
A guide to modern sustainability jargon
Cundall has created an A to Z glossary of the decarbonisation and sustainability terms most commonly used in finance, property, design and construction. [ + ]
Curtin University joins European research network
Curtin University has joined the EXCITE2 research network, becoming the only institution outside of Europe to do so. [ + ]
Major grid-forming battery gets go-ahead in NSW
Construction is set to begin on AGL's 500 MW/1000 MWh battery on the site of the retired Liddell power station. [ + ]
Construction set to begin on major NSW solar farm
Neoen has signalled the start of construction of Culcairn Solar Farm in the NSW Riverina region, set to be completed in 2026. [ + ]
Keeping the Australian Open clean and sustainable
Quayclean is planning to help set new environmental and sustainability benchmarks at the Australian Open tennis event in Melbourne this year. [ + ]
Team converts polyethylene waste into valuable chemicals
Polyethylene makes up the largest proportion of all plastic waste and primarily ends up in landfill. [ + ]
Upgrades to century-old pump station in Newcastle
Hunter Water has completed upgrades to the Newcastle West 1 Wastewater Pump Station next to Marketown Shopping Centre car park. [ + ]
Infrastructure Sustainability Council CEO steps down
The Infrastructure Sustainability Council has announced that Ainsley Simpson, Chief Executive Officer, will be moving on to take a new role. [ + ]
Tackling urban heat across Australia
A new national observatory has been set up at UNSW to report and measure the heat vulnerability and cooling potential of Australia's urban centres. [ + ]
UNSW professor wins prestigious prize
Martin Green, UNSW Sydney silicon solar cell specialist Scientia Professor, has won the 2023 Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy. [ + ]
Victorian PET recycling plant now operational
A $50 million facility capable of recycling the equivalent of up to one billion 600 ml PET plastic beverage bottles a year has commenced operations in Melbourne. [ + ]
ARENA CEO reappointed for three years
Darren Miller has been reappointed as ARENA CEO by Minister for Climate Change and Energy the Hon Chris Bowen MP. [ + ]
