Industry News
Turning sugar beet pulp into biodegradable plastic
Scientists from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed sugar beet pulp into a biodegradable plastic for use in disposable food containers. [ + ]
Meeting the challenge of storing green energy
Gildemeister Energy Solutions (a DMG company) has developed the CellCube, a powerful, durable and low-maintenance vanadium redox flow large-scale storage solution, following many years of research. [ + ]
Feedback sought on draft National Code of Practice for Chemicals of Security Concern
Australian governments have decided to pursue a voluntary code of practice for businesses that manage, handle or use products containing 11 chemicals identified as having the potential to be used to make homemade explosives. [ + ]
First South Australian project declared eligible under the Carbon Farming Initiative
The Clean Energy Regulator has approved an alternative fuels diversion from landfill project under the Carbon Farming Initiative. [ + ]
Victoria continues best practice approach to deal with littering
The best practice contemporary approach of the ‘Victorian Litter Strategy 2012-14’, released yesterday, has been welcomed by the National Packaging Covenant Industry Association (NPCIA). [ + ]
Putting the tea tree industry under the spotlight
Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and building soil carbon in the tea tree industry will be the subject of a collaborative project between Southern Cross University and the NSW Department of Primary Industries. [ + ]
Tree-planting partnership sprouts five-year deal
A community partnership which has seen more than 5000 trees planted in the Brisbane area during the past two years has been extended for a further five years. [ + ]
Lighting up the new year with unbreakable bulbs
Scientists at Wake Forest University have made a new kind of light from mouldable plastic, which can glow in any colour, won’t shatter and won’t leave you with the problem of searching for the one bad bulb on a strand of dozens. [ + ]
Victorian Premier endorses NMW 2013
The state government of Victoria has welcomed the return of National Manufacturing Week (NMW) to Melbourne in 2013 as a reflection of its strategy for revitalising the state’s manufacturing sector. [ + ]
Green Electric Energy Park opens at Curtin University
Curtin University has launched the Green Electric Energy Park (GEEP), an innovative new laboratory showcasing $1.2 million of renewable energy systems, which will be used for teaching and for extensive research. [ + ]
WA government takes leadership on litter
The National Packaging Covenant Industry Association (NPCIA) has commended the Western Australian government for significantly increasing fines for litterbugs over the weekend. [ + ]
Service contract for Melbourne Airport 8 MW trigeneration facility
MWM Energy Australia, the local subsidiary of the German-based gas genset manufacturer, has been awarded the service contract for the Melbourne Airport trigeneration facility. [ + ]
Mark Dreyfus to say G’day USA
The Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, and Industry and Innovation, Mark Dreyfus, will visit the United States this week to highlight the best of Australian innovation, tourism and produce at the 10th annual G’day USA: Australia Week in California. [ + ]
Our plastics will pollute oceans for hundreds of years
Australia’s plastic garbage has made its way into every ocean in the world. New research shows that it doesn’t matter where in the world plastic garbage enters the ocean; it can end up in any of the five ocean basins. [ + ]
Central Highlands Water selects MWH Global for engineering support services
Central Highlands Water has awarded its engineering support services contract to MWH Global from January 2013 for an initial period of three years. [ + ]
