Industry News
'Carbon labels' could influence our food choices
Shoppers underestimate the difference their food choices can make to climate change, but they'll favour items with a lower carbon footprint if such information is on the label. [ + ]
Australian tech decontaminating groundwater in Bangladesh
Infinite Water used its innovative HYDROXON technology to design a custom water treatment plant to remove high levels of naturally occurring arsenic and manganese. [ + ]
Tasmanian road built with plastic bags and glass
Construction of a road alone Charlton St, in the coastal town of Snug, has seen approximately 173,600 plastic bags and 82,500 glass bottles diverted from landfill. [ + ]
Energy storage system to be piloted at SA wastewater plant
A molten silicon energy storage system developed by South Australian innovator 1414 Degrees is about to undergo a commercial pilot. [ + ]
New National Waste Policy to be based on circular economy
Australia's Environment Ministers have set a new unified direction for waste and recycling, agreeing to a National Waste Policy based on the principles of a circular economy. [ + ]
How can mobile phone recycling help gorilla populations?
Did you know that the old mobile phone in your top drawer could be linked to the dramatic decline of gorilla populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? [ + ]
'Sun in a box' could store renewable energy for the grid
Researchers have come up with a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy and deliver that energy back into an electric grid on demand. [ + ]
New book on digital industry around the world
4.0 Sight — Digital industry around the world charts the development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how countries around the world are digitalising. [ + ]
Pernod Ricard Winemakers commits to 100% renewable energy
To reach 100% renewable electricity, Pernod Ricard Winemakers has signed a 10-year virtual generation agreement (VGA) with wholesale electricity retailer Flow Power. [ + ]
WMAA asks Price to step up on circular economy
The Waste Management Association of Australia calls on the government to introduce policies to incentivise the use of recycled material in Australia. [ + ]
The business case for smart city transformation
Smart city investments trigger a cycle of economic growth — just as long as governments go about transforming their cities the right way. [ + ]
Indigenous rooftop farm coming to Sydney
Property group Mirvac has joined forces with cultural start-up Yerrabingin to bring to life an Indigenous rooftop farm concept in central Sydney. [ + ]
Get the lowdown on Labor's new energy policy
The policy is based around boosting renewables and household batteries — as well as resurrecting the National Energy Guarantee. [ + ]
'Timber tower' officially opened in Brisbane
25 King is a 10-storey, 45 m timber commercial tower that makes extensive use of innovative and sustainable building materials. [ + ]
UNSW's carbon tax plan returns revenue to voters
The revenue generated would be returned to all adult Australian citizens, who would potentially see a tax-free payment of approximately $1300 each per annum. [ + ]