Industry News
Cardia sets up subsidiary to commercialise novel CO2 starch technology
Cardia Bioplastics has announced that it has established a 100% subsidiary - CO2Starch Pty Ltd - which will be used to commercialise the company’s patented novel CO2 polymer-starch blending technology.
[ + ]Garnaut climate change review update
Ross Garnaut, the economist leading the Climate Change Review Update for the Australian Government, will give a public lecture in Melbourne on Thursday 3 February 2011 to launch the first of eight papers to be released as part of the 2011 update - Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Climate Change Action. The lecture will reflect on the two years of public discussion since the 2008 report, outline the approach to updating the review and provide Professor Garnaut’s framework for how Australians can best evaluate the costs and benefits of acting on climate change.
[ + ]Carbon farming initiative
The Gillard Labor government has announced another major step towards establishing the Carbon Farming Initiative, a carbon offsets scheme that will provide new economic opportunities for farmers, forest growers and landholders and help the environment by reducing carbon pollution.
[ + ]Advancing desalination technology
The National Centre of Excellence in Desalination has awarded nearly $3 million in funding to research projects investigating ways to advance desalination technology.
[ + ]Solar becoming the new Aussie ‘Hills Hoist’
The Chief Executive of the Clean Energy Council says the increased affordability of solar power in Australia means the technology is fast becoming “the Hills Hoist of the 21st century”.
[ + ]SITA consolidates market position with the acquisition of WSN
SITA Environmental Solutions (SITA), a 60:40 Suez Environnement (France) and Sembcorp Industries (Singapore) joint venture, has announced the acquisition of the New South Wales Government's waste services firm, WSN Environmental Solutions (WSN).
[ + ]Serendipity Ice Cream wins sustainability leadership award
Serendipity Ice Cream has won the 2010 Sustainability Leadership award at the 2010 Environment Awards for its continued strong leadership in and commitment to the ‘target sustainability @ Marrickville’ program.
[ + ]Top award for water treatment company in UK town
B & V Water Treatment, one of the UK’s largest Legionella control and water treatment companies, has been named Business of the Year in a prestigious awards ceremony.
[ + ]Contamination and clean-up research centre funding extended
Australia has renewed its commitment to a clean environment and healthy, safe community by extending its national research effort into contamination and clean-up by a further nine years.
[ + ]Green accreditation for chute system
Wastech Engineering has achieved a Product Assessment Certificate from Ecospecifier for its Smoothtubes chute system. In addition, a GreenRate Green Building Scheme pre-assessment has been conducted and it was found that this product is likely to contribute to the achievement of Green Building rating tool credits.
[ + ]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.
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