Industry News
ASIC licence essential for trading carbon credits
In a step forward for Australia’s emerging carbon trading market, national electricity retailer ERM Power has been granted one of the first licences to trade in emissions units and derivatives. [ + ]
Australian carbon researchers capturing interest in Kyoto
Researchers from the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) are major contributors to the International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-11) which began in Kyoto today. [ + ]
$10.3 million wastewater recycling upgrades in Riverton and Clare completed
Senator Don Farrell, the Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, has joined the Member for Wakefield, Nick Champion, to mark the completion of the Riverton and Clare Integrated Community Water Supply and Re-use Schemes. [ + ]
Call for action on world soil crisis
A distinguished Australian scientist, the winner of an international soil science prize, has called for Australia to lead a renewed global effort to reverse the alarming degradation and contamination of the world’s food-producing soils. [ + ]
Energy assessments find more than $380,000 annual savings for textiles businesses
An energy-efficiency program could save 10 textiles companies up to $381,000 this year. The companies signed up to the Textiles Sector Energy Efficiency Programme following its launch in July. [ + ]
NMW 2013: Helping ready manufacturers for ‘rich opportunities’
National Manufacturing Week (NMW 2013) returns to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 7-10 May 2013, focusing on helping industry leverage what the Prime Minister’s Taskforce calls “critical challenges” and “rich opportunities” ahead. [ + ]
Nyrstar stormwater project saves water and reduces impacts on Derwent River
Senator Don Farrell, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, has joined Senator for Tasmania Carol Brown to announce the Australian Government’s $2.9 million funding contribution to the Integrated Water Cycle Management Project at Nyrstar Hobart. [ + ]
Five Australian organisations recognised as global leaders in sustainability
Five Australian organisations have been announced as finalists in the prestigious International Green Awards, which will be presented in London on 20 November. [ + ]
Grants generate $89 million in clean energy investment
The Gillard government is providing new grants from the Clean Technology Investment Programs worth a combined $30 million to help 89 Australian manufacturers improve energy efficiency, reduce power bills, improve competitiveness and cut carbon pollution dramatically. [ + ]
Calling wannabe time travellers
Australians can now take a peek at what will power Australia in 2050 with just the click of a mouse. [ + ]
Target 100 wins Origin Gold Banksia Award
Energy provider Origin, major sponsor of the Banksia Environmental Foundation’s Gold Banksia Award, has announced the 2012 Gold Award winner as Meat and Livestock Australia’s Target 100 initiative. [ + ]
Old and new views bring fresh insights to land care
A project in regional Victoria is seeking to combine thousands of years of indigenous land management knowledge with modern farm management expertise to better understand and preserve the local landscape. [ + ]
National Recycling Week highlights further opportunities to recycle
A new report from Planet Ark shows that Australians are generally great recyclers at home. The report, titled ‘Second Nature: Recycling in Australia’, has been commissioned for National Recycling Week, which runs from 12-18 November. [ + ]
Black & Veatch appointed to United Utilities Framework
United Utilities has chosen Black & Veatch to support its new Ecology Consultancy Services Framework. [ + ]
Stealing nature’s photosynthetic secrets
The prospect of creating clean, renewable hydrogen fuel is closer than ever after a breakthrough in our understanding of photosynthesis. [ + ]
