Industry News
Fuelling cars from household waste
Flex Ethanol Australia is a company that will be formed with the support of GM Holden to bring a waste-to-ethanol plant a step closer in Australia.
[ + ]Energetics and EPA win Victorian green office awards
Energetics and EPA Victoria have been named recipients of the inaugural Victorian CitySwitch Green Office Awards for their achievements in reducing office energy use.
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Origin and Australian Carbon to work together on energy efficiency
Australian Carbon Trust and Origin have signed an agreement to develop a strategic alliance for dedicated and more accessible financing, designed to accelerate the uptake of energy-efficiency technologies and practices by Australian businesses.
[ + ]Swinburne supports non-profit to go greener
Staff and students from Swinburne University’s Carbon Accounting course at the National Centre of Sustainability have donated their time and resources to create an Eco Report for Victoria’s largest food relief charity.
[ + ]PMSEIC releases expert reports on food security and energy-water-carbon intersections
The Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) has released two expert scientific reports on serious issues facing the nation - Australia and Food Security in a Changing World and Challenges at Energy-Water-Carbon Intersections.
[ + ]Funding to help solve solar energy puzzle
CSIRO has welcomed the award of a $5.65 million grant from the Australian Solar Institute towards three major solar research projects worth a total of $16 million.
[ + ]National engineering award for Alcoa
A scientific breakthrough in alumina refining has earned aluminium company Alcoa the Australian Government Engineering Innovation Award at the 2010 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards in Canberra.
[ + ]Advancing the uptake of water recycling
The Acting CEO of the National Water Commission, James Cameron, today called for greater use of recycled water as part of Australia’s urban water supplies.
[ + ]All independent MPs support boost for R&D
More businesses will get more support for research and development under legislation passed by the House of Representatives.
[ + ]Carbon farming framework released
The federal government has released a framework for how farmers, foresters and landholders will be able to generate carbon credits under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI).
[ + ]Study into emission reduction policies in key economies
The Productivity Commission will undertake a study of emission and energy-reduction policies in key international economies to help inform the government’s plan to introduce a carbon price in Australia, the federal government has announced.
[ + ]ABB invests in wind-technology company
ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has announced that it has made a strategic investment in Pentalum Technologies, an Israel-based company developing advanced wind-sensing technology for control and optimisation of wind turbines and wind farms.
[ + ]Leading industry council supports infrastructure report card
The Australian Green Infrastructure Council (AGIC) supports the findings of, and congratulates Engineers Australia on Wednesday’s release of its Infrastructure Report Card on Queensland.
[ + ]Water recycling project
A landmark water recycling project will make West Werribee one of the most water-conscious areas in Victoria.
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