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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.
[ + ]EcoForum focuses on water recycling
Delegates at the EcoForum Conference & Exhibition will hear about water recycling innovations including conference streams on water, wastewater, waste, energy, air quality, climate change and land remediation.
[ + ]Window to prompt passers-by to question water use
The Swinburne Fish Tank encourages passers-by to question their own behaviour with regard to water use.
[ + ]Stimulus package for clean energy future
Australia could create millions of new jobs by embracing a Global Green New Deal fast-tracking, energy-efficiency and renewable energy infrastructure, according to Environment Business Australia.
[ + ]Calls for entries into the International Next Big Thing Award 2009
Innovic’s International Next Big Thing Award 2009 has opened and for the first time is going global due to demand from Asia–Pacific innovators and small businesses.
[ + ]Scientists share sustainable research
Scientists will share reasearch on onboard hydrogen storage systems and materials that can generate electricity from heat energy at the University of Otago, New Zealand.
[ + ]Governor-General talks emission reduction at energy summit
Governor-General Quentin Bryce spoke about the "huge challenge facing humanity" — balancing our right to energy with our responsibility to the planet — in her address at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.
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