Industry News
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.
[ + ]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.
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