Sydney buildings to save 30% of energy by 2030
21 August, 2015The City of Sydney's Energy Efficiency Master Plan shows that by 2030, Sydney's building sector could save 31% of its energy use — even with an expected 29% increase in floor space.
HFC phasedown welcomed by Refrigerants Australia
12 August, 2015The Abbott government will back a phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons as part of its commitment to reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.
Unilever saves 1 million tonnes of CO2
19 May, 2015Unilever is proud to announce that its manufacturing network has saved 1 million tonnes of CO2 since 2008. Energy consumption has been reduced by 20% - the same amount of energy used to run 40 factories - resulting in cost savings of around $478,545,000.
Better Buildings Partnership halfway to emissions reduction target
30 March, 2015Members of the City of Sydney's Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) have reduced their emissions by 35% since 2006. The figures have been released in the partnership's 2013-14 annual report.
Better Buildings Partnership halfway to emissions reduction target
30 March, 2015Members of the City of Sydney's Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) have reduced their emissions by 35% since 2006. The figures have been released in the partnership's 2013-14 annual report.
Collaborative clean combustion project underway
26 February, 2015ARC Professorial Fellow Assaad Masri, from the University of Sydney, is collaborating with Qatar University's Dr Samer Ahmed on a project that will help engineers develop cleaner combustion of sustainable fuel alternatives.
MSA Scrubber Monitoring System
05 February, 2015The MSA Scrubber Monitoring System is a pre-engineered system that is compatible with most wet or dry scrubbers. The system operates within a closed loop so that no gas vents to the atmosphere. Built to withstand harsh outdoor environments, the unit is housed in a heated NEMA 4X enclosure.
Applying a new lens to carbon emissions benchmarking
26 November, 2014A recently released Deloitte Access Economics report, supported by Origin Energy, applies a new lens to help understand the economic drivers of emissions and better reflect the relationship between emissions and economic activities.
Australian-designed sensors to target greenhouse gas emissions
05 November, 2014Taking advantage of methane that would otherwise escape into the atmosphere provides Australian businesses with an untapped fuel resource and opportunity to minimise their carbon footprint, according to scientific research and designers Draco Scientific.
Time ripe to capitalise on energy-efficiency initiatives
07 October, 2014The repeal of the carbon tax has left many businesses pondering what impact its removal will have on energy markets in Australia. As Phil Harrington, Carbon & Energy Business Unit Manager at pitt&sherry explains, businesses should focus on energy-efficiency initiatives and fuel choices in their control.
Floods release greenhouse gases from wetlands
02 October, 2014Scientists from Southern Cross University have discovered that flood events dramatically increase the release of greenhouse gases from coastal floodplains into the atmosphere where the landscape's hydrology has been modified by human activity.
NatureWorks Ingeo plant-based fibres and plastics
10 September, 2014NatureWorks produces a material called Ingeo, made from locally abundant and renewable resources, which is replacing man-made plastics and fibres which have until now been petroleum-based.
Ozone-depleting compound still being released
26 August, 2014NASA researchers have found that Earth's atmosphere contains an unexpectedly large amount of an ozone-depleting compound, despite the fact that the substance was banned worldwide decades ago.
Energy management across Talley's frozen food sites
16 May, 2014Frozen food processor Talley's Group has partnered with New Zealand's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority to put in place an energy management system across its three largest seafood and vegetable processing sites, as well as AFFCO New Zealand's meat processing sites.
Brown coal injections to lower emissions
29 April, 2014CSIRO and its industry partners plan to conduct a power-generation trial using Victorian brown coal processed into a slurry and injected into an adapted diesel engine. The direct injection carbon engine (DICE) aims to reduce emissions from brown-coal-generated electricity by 50% compared to current technology.
