Industry News
Less waste, more results thanks to new ISO standard for eco-efficiency assessment
The newly published ISO 14045:2012, ‘Environmental management - Eco-efficiency assessment of product systems - Principles, requirements and guidelines’, describes the principles, requirements and guidelines for eco-efficiency assessment for product systems. [ + ]
Carbon neutral school
South Fremantle Senior High School has become officially as a certified carbon neutral school. [ + ]
BioGill listed in top 50 most promising high-tech water companies
Clean tech company BioGill has been selected for the 2012 Artemis Top 50 Water Tech Listing. [ + ]
NZ start-up wins $150,000 in international environmental challenge
Carbon-refining company CarbonScape became one of three finalists in the international Postcode Lottery Green Challenge in Amsterdam on Monday night, and has already won at least €100,000 (NZ$156,000) to help the company bring its CO2-reducing business plan to market. [ + ]
Gippsland Water Factory wins 2012 WateReuse Award
CH2M HILL, a global consulting, design, construction and operations firm, has announced that the Gippsland Water Factory in Victoria is one of the winners of the 2012 WateReuse Awards from the WateReuse Association. [ + ]
Renewable energy inquiry heats up
The government’s $435 million renewable energy grants program will come under scrutiny at a public hearing of parliament’s Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit in Canberra today. [ + ]
Energy efficiency minimum standards a win for consumers
The availability of low-quality, energy-intensive appliances imported from overseas will be reduced under new legislation passed through the Senate last week, in a move applauded by the Clean Energy Council. [ + ]
SEACI taps into future water availability
Australia’s water resources can be better managed under a changing climate, thanks to research released last week by the South Eastern Australian Climate Initiative (SEACI). [ + ]
Renewable generation soars on high winds
Research from carbon analytics firm RepuTex shows power generation from Australia’s renewable energy sector has risen dramatically over recent months, on the back of strong winds across Australia’s eastern seaboard and reduced output from brown coal generators. [ + ]
Australia achieves 500 Green Star certified projects
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has officially certified 500 Green Star projects. [ + ]
Free TV and computer recycling scheme for Victoria
Senator Don Farrell, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, has launched a free television and computer recycling service in Melbourne, as part of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme. [ + ]
NSW cafe installs solar air conditioning
Specialist bakery and cafe Brioche has installed a solar air conditioner. [ + ]
$1.25 million to tackle geothermal challenge
The University of Adelaide has been awarded $1.25 million to lead research into one of the geothermal industry’s biggest technical challenges. [ + ]
Australia celebrates sustainability during World Green Building Week 2012
More than 90 nations around the world will unite this week for World Green Building Week. [ + ]
Higher power prices driving a “ditch the grid” mentality
With more than half the cost of rising electricity bills due to network and distribution costs through poles and wires, more Australians are looking to solar energy and an alternative to grid connection. [ + ]
