Industry News
Industry and education join forces to prepare workforce of the future
A new partnership with Siemens and Swinburne University is set to encourage innovation and prepare the workforce for the digital transformation of industry. [ + ]
State support not yet secured for National Energy Guarantee
State and territory governments have called for more detailed legislation with more conditions before they agree to the proposed National Energy Guarantee. [ + ]
Solar and other alternative energy sources gain ground in Vic
Victorian consumers are showing an increasing interest in adding alternative energy sources to their lives. [ + ]
Businesses benefit from combining PPAs with demand response
ISF evaluated the electricity consumption of three businesses to determine the financial savings provided by combining demand response with corporate renewable PPAs. [ + ]
Road built out of plastic bags, glass and printer cartridges
Integrated services company Downer partnered with Close the Loop to innovatively tailor waste products such as soft plastics to suit a road construction application. [ + ]
VWMA to tackle rising insurance costs
The Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA) has begun work to develop a package of support to tackle rising insurance costs for its members. [ + ]
Waste reduction grants awarded to WA community groups
Twenty-six community groups are set to share in $242,657 to reduce waste, improve recycling and provide community education. [ + ]
2018 Clean Energy Council Awards winners announced
The awards honour excellence in the fields of innovation and business community engagement in the clean energy sector. [ + ]
Waste-to-fuel plant opens in Western Sydney
Said to be the largest of its kind in Australia, Wetherill Park's new resource recovery facility will transform non-recyclable waste into processed engineering fuel (PEF). [ + ]
Speakers announced for All-Energy Australia 2018
Australia's clean and renewable energy event comes to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 3–4 October. [ + ]
SA Water to install half a million solar panels
SA Water will install more than 500,000 solar panels as part of its plan to own and operate South Australia's largest portfolio of distributed solar photovoltaic generation. [ + ]
ICC Sydney pioneering plastic water bottle reduction
More than one million plastic water bottles have been saved through ICC Sydney's partnership with Sydney Water. [ + ]
Pilot project to turn biosolids into crude oil
Southern Oil has partnered with Melbourne Water in a project to build a demonstration-scale hydrothermal liquefaction reactor that will treat up to 1 million biosolids per annum. [ + ]
Partnership to prevent pollution in Melbourne's waterways
A five-year, $5 million partnership between RMIT University and Melbourne Water will see experts in aquatic ecology and pollution research join forces. [ + ]
UQ sustainability research powered by Dow Chemical Company
UQ is conducting research to deliver new technologies and processes to improve the sustainable production and use of chemicals, energy, transportation and more. [ + ]
