Industry News
Container deposit systems will cost consumers more
Australian Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Kate Carnell said that it was disappointing that high-profile members of the community were still calling for costly, outdated 1970s solutions to 2009 challenges.
[ + ]Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme guidance paper released
The Department of Climate Change has released a guidance paper for the assessment of activities for the purposes of the emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) assistance program under the Rudd government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
[ + ]Waubra North Wind Farm proposal announced
ACCIONA Energy has announced it is considering a new wind farm development in an area 8 km north east of Waubra and 9 km west of Clunes near the township of Evansford, bordering the Hepburn and Pyrenees Shires.
[ + ]Eureka Prize named in honour of the late Prof Peter Cullen
Land & Water Australia has re-named its Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation Award as the Land & Water Australia Professor Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation.
[ + ]Climate change campaigner joins Carbonscape team
Tim Flannery, climate change campaigner and Australian of the Year 2007, is joining the Carbonscape team.
[ + ]$27.7m in climate-ready grants
Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, has announced the first round of offers under the Climate Ready program totalling $27.7 million, involving about 400 people working on 32 new green projects.
[ + ]Web forum provides facilities with tools to achieve energy savings
Fluke Corporation has established a web forum that will provide managers with a place to learn low-cost energy-saving techniques and share their own ideas and experiences.
[ + ]Draft Standard available for public comment
Standards New Zealand invites public comment on draft Standard DZ 6808
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[ + ]Clean energy gets $20 million boost
Australia took a step closer to becoming the clean energy hub of the Asia–Pacific with the announcement that Newcastle will house the $20 million national Enterprise Connect Clean Energy Innovation Centre.
[ + ]Australia's clean energy credentials promoted in the US
Austrade is showcasing Australia’s clean energy capabilities and ingenuity by leading a business mission to the United States and Chile.
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Tapping into underground water solutions
National Water Commissioner Chris Davis has released a Waterlines report on Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) to advance the uptake of this water supply and treatment process.
[ + ]'Greenest' notebook announced
Toshiba's ultra-portable notebook, the Portégé R600, has been nominated as the worlds ‘greenest’ notebook, according to a recent Greenpeace survey: The Green Electronics Survey 2008.
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