Industry News
Carbon Neutral awarded $441,000 biodiversity grant
Carbon Neutral, an Australian environmental not-for-profit, will receive $441,000 in funding for a conservation project from the federal government’s Biodiversity Fund. [ + ]
Fuji Xerox appoints Amanda Keogh as Head of APAC Sustainability program
Fuji Xerox Australia has announced that its Sustainability Manager, Amanda Keogh, has been appointed as the Head of Sustainability for Fuji Xerox’s International Business Group, which manages 12 Fuji Xerox operating companies in the Asia-Pacific region outside Japan. [ + ]
Solar-powered systems for Tongan schools
Installing solar power systems into Tongan high schools, allowing computers to be used in classrooms, is an initiative about to be launched by the University of Canterbury’s Russell Taylor. [ + ]
Schneider Electric and Krohne partner in automation and instrumentation solution
Energy management specialist Schneider Electric and industrial process instrumentation manufacturer Krohne have announced a partnership to provide customers with a complete solution including Schneider Electric’s PlantStruxure process automation architecture and Krohne’s instrumentation offer. [ + ]
Seagrasses can store as much carbon as forests
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have contributed the first global analysis of carbon stored in seagrasses, which shows they can hold as much carbon as the world’s temperate and tropical forests. [ + ]
2012 Banksia Awards: searching for Australia’s leading environmental sustainability initiatives
There is a whole range of organisations, through to individual Australians, who are determined to make Australia a more environmentally sustainable country. The Banksia Awards encourage these people to step up and make themselves known to the rest of the country. [ + ]
Professor Veena Sahajwalla appointed to Climate Commission
The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, has announced the appointment of Professor Veena Sahajwalla to the Climate Commission. Professor Sahajwalla is an award-winning scientist and engineer whose achievements include inventing a process of recycling plastics and rubber tyres in steelmaking. [ + ]
Australia ‘a leader in sustainable technology’
Australia is a world leader in developing clean, more sustainable resources and technologies to prevent pollution, the managing director of CRC CARE, Professor Ravi Naidu, said today. [ + ]
$20 million to help small business and community groups save on energy costs
The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, and the Parliamentary Secretary, Mark Dreyfus, yesterday announced over $20 million in grants to improve energy efficiency at small and medium businesses and community groups. [ + ]
Choice in green car for the future
Sustainability in the automotive industry is not just about producing small electrical vehicles, it’s about providing a choice of vehicles in all shapes and sizes that are environmentally sound. [ + ]
Leading Australian experts recognised at National Water Awards
Leaders in the Australian water industry were recognised at the National Water Awards, hosted by the Australian Water Association during Ozwater, Australia’s leading water conference and exhibition. [ + ]
Six tips for businesses to prepare for the carbon tax
Accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron is urging businesses to start preparing now for the introduction of the carbon tax on 1 July 2012. [ + ]
Budget bails on green buildings but not irrigators
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) speculated last week that the Tax Breaks for Green Buildings program would be scrapped in the 2012-13 Budget and, sure enough, their fears were confirmed. The program was noticeably absent from the Budget announcement, indicating a withdrawal of the funding allocated to the scheme in last year’s Forward Estimates. [ + ]
Senior appointment to strengthen Schneider Electric’s focus on Australian water sector
Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has made a senior appointment which will further increase its business focus and integrated solution offering to the Australian water and wastewater sector. [ + ]
Remembering the past and looking to the future: Ozwater’12
This year, Ozwater’12 was held in Darling Harbour, Sydney. Russell Dawson, Leader, Koomurri Aboriginal Dance Company, welcomed everyone to country with his fabulous didgeridoo performance and Peter Robinson, Director, Australian Water Association (AWA), chaired the opening ceremony. [ + ]