Choosing a greener mobile phone gets easier
11 September, 2012 | Supplied by: VodafoneVodafone is introducing an Eco Rating scheme for mobile phones to provide its customers with information on the environmental impact and ethical performance involved in the manufacture and life cycle of many mobile phones. The ratings will be displayed alongside the phones participating in the ratings in its stores from 12 September. The scheme was also launched in New Zealand by Vodafone.
Renewed approach needed to embed skills for a sustainable future, claims ASBEC
07 September, 2012The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) has called on the Australian Government to provide leadership in building the sustainability skills that will ensure a safe, productive and sustainable future.
Sustainable sanitation project wins Green Globe Award
07 September, 2012A project exploring the viability of capturing and re-using urine from urban toilets as an agricultural fertiliser has won UTS’s Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) its second major award within a week.
Future Farm research into reducing methane emissions
07 September, 2012A Chinese official has praised the global value of carbon reduction research at The University of Western Australia’s Future Farm, where scientists have found that a common Australian native plant can greatly reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emission.
Infrastructure Sustainability rating scheme unveiled in SA
06 September, 2012The Hon Patrick Conlon MP, South Australian Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, and Minister for Housing and Urban Development, unveiled Australia’s first Infrastructure Sustainability rating scheme, known as the IS scheme, at its South Australian launch at Parliament House in Adelaide yesterday.
Links to EU carbon scheme to save Australian emitters $2.5bn, says RepuTex
06 September, 2012A new report from carbon analytics firm RepuTex indicates that last week’s announcement of plans to link Australian and European carbon pricing schemes is set to save liable Australian companies $2.5bn over five years.
Student residences go green
05 September, 2012A student residential development at Monash University is the first multiunit residential project in Australia to achieve a Green Star rating for sustainable construction.
Local Government Super wins two Green Globe Awards
05 September, 2012Local Government Super (LGS) has been recognised for its leadership on climate change issues and commitment to sustainability in the delivery of green energy across its portfolio, winning both the 2012 Climate Change Leadership Award and the Energy Award in the NSW Government’s 2012 Green Globe Awards.
Vodafone helps Kiwis choose a greener mobile phone
05 September, 2012Kiwis can now see the green credentials of a mobile phone before they buy it, thanks to New Zealand’s first sustainability ranking scheme for mobile phones. The scheme was launched today by Vodafone.
Optimising energy at wastewater plant in South Australia
05 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Clarke Energy Pty LtdThe Bolivar Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is claimed to be the largest wastewater treatment plant in the Adelaide region, processing almost 70% of Adelaide’s metropolitan wastewater. The South Australian Government has approved a $25.8 million project for SA Water to optimise the energy utilisation on the site. This project will provide a major upgrade to the WWTP power supply by the installation of on-site electricity generation fuelled with the digester gas produced during the treatment plant process. The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and support for renewable energy projects are aligned with the state’s strategic plan.
New carbon capture technology has high capacity and low cost
04 September, 2012Carbon capture and storage has been seen as an uneconomical solution to reducing carbon emissions, with the capture of CO2 emissions from a power station currently requiring about 30% of the total electricity it produces. But thanks to Dr Matthew Hill, a researcher at CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, the capture of carbon emissions is now cheaper than ever before.
NABERS launches new website
04 September, 2012NSW Minister for the Environment Robyn Parker yesterday launched a new suite of websites for the NABERS program, including a refreshed public site, a secure members’ site and a new ratings platform, NABERS Rate.
Schneider Electric signs an agreement to acquire SolveIT Software
04 September, 2012Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has signed an agreement to acquire SolveIT Software, an Adelaide-headquartered scientific software provider specialising in supply and demand chain optimisation and predictive modelling.
Clean energy landfill projects approved under Carbon Farming Initiative
04 September, 2012The first offset projects under the national Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) have been approved, with four landfill sites set to reap environmental rewards by capturing harmful greenhouse gases from waste.
Aspen Technology Aspen Plus Process Simulator software
31 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Aspen Technology Australia Pty LtdAspen Plus Process Simulator software, part of the aspenOne Engineering software suite, is designed to help process manufacturers model, track and reduce CO2 emissions.
