Industry News
Qld aims to halve food waste by 2030
Queenslanders are being urged to have a better relationship with their food as the state looks to halve its food waste by 2030. [ + ]
Smart grid technology helps renewable energy transition
Hetech is now working in the renewable energy space with EcoJoule's smart grid technology. [ + ]
Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne gets recycled irrigation water
Recycled water is now being used to irrigate the Australian Garden and plant nursery. [ + ]
National scheme to redirect 90% of used batteries
From tools to toys, wristwatches to remote controls, alarm clocks to portable radios — there are currently over 150 million loose or removable used batteries waiting to be disposed of. [ + ]
National approach needed to measure circularity: report
Consistent data is required across all levels of government to support Australia’s transition to a circular economy, according to new research. [ + ]
CEFC launches cleantech fund manager; aims to raise $200m
The CEFC has launched a new specialist fund manager to boost the amount of capital available for early stage cleantech investment. [ + ]
Advancing plastics recycling in Australia
Qenos and Cleanaway are planning to develop a feasibility study of plastic-to-plastic advanced recycling, which has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council. [ + ]
Could a virus improve the taste of Brisbane's water?
Ipek Kurtböke, an environmental microbiologist from the University of the Sunshine Coast, believes so. [ + ]
APCO launches new reusable packaging resource
APCO has published a new resource which outlines the importance of reuse and how businesses and users can benefit from reusable packaging models. [ + ]
Reseller agreement brings AI leak-locating software to Australia
Water savings company WaterGroup has become the official Australian reseller for the BuntBrain software platform, including AI-based leak-locating software. [ + ]
Sydney Water to educate businesses about greasy waste
Sydney Water is partnering with the Restaurant and Catering Association of Australia (R&CA) to tackle the problem of fats, oils and greases (FOGS) and reduce fatbergs. [ + ]
Envirosuite deploys new automation technology for scalable growth
Envirosuite is deploying a new automation solution to improve its support processes and better manage its help desk ticketing process. [ + ]
Cleaning up cities with machine learning, AI
UNSW Sydney researchers are developing a new suite of design applications that aim to help architects and urban planners optimise their designs for greater sustainability. [ + ]
EV boom: sales triple to 24K; market share jumps to 2.39%
Sales of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) more than tripled from 6900 in 2020 to 24,078 in 2021, according to the figures released by the Electric Vehicle Council. [ + ]
Fluence, ReNew announce JV to boost energy storage in India
Global energy storage technology and services provider Fluence and renewable energy company ReNew have announced an agreement to form a new company to meet the needs of local customers across India. [ + ]
