Industry News
VoltLogic awarded Australian certification
The VoltLogic energy management device, from Renewable Energy Solutions Australia (RESA), has been awarded AS4777 certification - the Australian standard for grid-connected inverters. [ + ]
Finalists announced for 2014 property development awards
The 2014 Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards celebrate innovation and leading practice within Australia's property development and investment industries. [ + ]
AE Smith partners with BuildingIQ
Mechanical services contractor AE Smith has become a key Australian strategic partner of BuildingIQ - energy management software that actively predicts and manages HVAC loads in commercial buildings. [ + ]
IChemE releases list of best inventions
A survey conducted by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has revealed what chemical engineers consider to be the most important chemically engineered inventions and solutions of the modern era. [ + ]
ISCA conducting GHG abatement survey
pitt&sherry, on behalf of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA), is conducting a survey regarding greenhouse gas emissions abatement opportunities in infrastructure, in relation to the Australian Government’s proposed Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). [ + ]
Researchers remove phosphorus from sewage waste
Researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) have led the development of a system which captures phosphorus from sewage waste and delivers clean water. [ + ]
Dehn opens second site
Surge protection, lightning protection and safety equipment company Dehn has officially opened its new site in Mühlhausen, Germany. [ + ]
Invotec Group to recover metals from crab shells
European PCB manufacturer Invotec Group will be participating in the Sustainable Treatment Of Waste Using Recycled Chitosans (STOWURC) project, which has been set up under the auspices of the UK's Technology Strategy Board. [ + ]
TASK JV to construct WA wastewater treatment plant
TASK JV, a joint venture between Sinclair Knight Merz (a part of Jacobs Engineering Group) and Thiess, has signed an alliance contract with Water Corporation of Western Australia to design, construct and commission the East Rockingham Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) near Perth. [ + ]
New Zealand's first recycled PET packaging plant opened
Flight Plastics' new plastic packaging plant was this week opened by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. It is the country's first plastic packaging plant to manufacture food-grade PET packaging from recycled PET (RPET) flake. [ + ]
Rank Prize for Australian plant scientists
The 2014 Rank Prize in human and animal nutrition and crop husbandry, based in the UK, will be awarded to two Australian scientists who have known each other since high school. [ + ]
Axing Renewable Energy Target will axe jobs, says RAA
The REC Agents Association (RAA), an industry body for companies trading in renewable energy certificates, has commissioned an analysis into the potential abolition of the Renewable Energy Target (RET), which found that it could result in the loss of up to 6750 jobs. [ + ]
First Solar begins building 250 ha solar plant
First Solar has commenced construction on a 250 ha solar plant in Nyngan, NSW - the largest utility-scale solar project in Australia. The company will install approximately 1,350,000 thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules for the project, which will generate clean, renewable energy with no emissions, waste or water consumption during operation. [ + ]
Creating art with e-waste
American artist Chris Jordan, well known for his works depicting mass consumption and waste, is calling on Australians to help him create a large-scale artwork by handing in their old mobile phones. [ + ]
EDVs have little impact on emissions, says study
North Carolina State University researchers have conducted a study into hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles (electric drive vehicles, or EDVs) in order to predict their potential impact on emissions. [ + ]