Industry News
National solar schools program receives $25m grant
The federal government has awarded $25m in grants for schools under the National Solar Schools Program.
[ + ]How to choose a solar provider
Conergy has provided consumers with five essential questions to ask when looking for a solar provider and installer.
[ + ]Environmental Sustainability award winner
Veolia Environmental Services wins Australian Business Award for Environmental Sustainability for the second consecutive year.
[ + ]Green Globe Awards in NSW highlight leadership and innovation
Investa Property Group has taken out the NSW Premiers Award for Sustainability Excellence at this year’s Green Globe Awards. The NSW Government’s annual environment awards were held on 26 July at NSW Parliament House, hosted by the Minister for the Environment and Heritage Robyn Parker.
[ + ]Draft legislation released on the carbon price
The Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Wayne Swan, and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, today released exposure drafts of the key bills in the government’s Clean Energy Legislative Package.
[ + ]Support for renewables to encourage SA manufacturing
Significant new job opportunities are expected in South Australia’s manufacturing sector resulting from federal and state government investment in the support of renewable energy.
[ + ]Initiative to secure effective carbon sinks
A new initiative is aiming to set new standards for investment in carbon sink plantation programs.
[ + ]Irrigators lining up to sell their water for the environment
A new report on the Commonwealth Government’s voluntary environmental water buyback program in the Murray-Darling Basin shows irrigators are lining up to sell their water entitlements.
[ + ]Improving wheat yields for global food security
With the world’s population set to reach 8.9 billion by 2050, CSIRO scientists are hunting down and exploiting a number of wheat’s key genetic traits in a bid to substantially boost its grain yield.
[ + ]Shining light on solar
A $66.5 million grant from the Gillard Labor Government will fund world-leading research to help build one of the largest solar power plants in the world in north-west New South Wales - creating jobs, strengthening industry-research partnerships and securing Australia’s clean energy future.
[ + ]Australian solar energy company educates at WEEC
A leading Queensland renewable energy company, Auzion, will be representing the Queensland solar industry at the 6th World Environmental Education Congress (WEEC) this week.
[ + ]Inner city sewerage infrastructure to be upgraded
A tender has been announced by Sydney Water for upgrading sections of the sewerage network in Surry Hills, Alexandria and Mascot.
[ + ]Biofuels for a cleaner future
Our cars, trucks and aeroplanes could soon run on fuel made from sugarcane waste thanks to the work of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) scientists at the Mackay Renewable Biocommodities Pilot Plant.
[ + ]Water pressures industry must solve together
Pricing water to reflect its true value; encouraging innovation that reduces costs, improves efficiency and drives new revenue streams; and educating the public, particularly youth, on the importance of water are three of today’s most challenging pressures for the world’s water leaders, according to initial findings from Wednesday’s Water Pressures workshop at Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2011.
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