Australia and India collaborate on green energy management system
28 February, 2012Imagine you’re at work and there is a power blackout. Your company’s electrical grid taps into your car batteries. Along with rooftop solar panels and the energy stored in hundreds of your colleagues’ vehicles, this keeps the wheels of industry turning.
Clean Technology Investment Programs move Australian manufacturing towards a cleaner future
24 February, 2012Australian manufacturing is moving towards a clean energy future as $1 billion in funding will be provided to the industry to improve energy efficiency and reduce pollution. The Clean Technology Investment Programs, launched on 16 February, will provide grants to help manufacturers buy new plant equipment which reduces carbon pollution or cuts their energy costs.
UQ wastewater innovation vies for international water prize
23 February, 2012University of Queensland (UQ)-based start-up company Bilexys has been announced as a finalist in the US$200,000 Imagine H20 2011 Prize for Water Start-ups. The company approaches wastewater treatment as an opportunity to biologically convert the organics within wastewater into high-value chemical products, including sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide.
The energy retailer of the future
15 February, 2012 | Supplied by: Origin EnergyIn the quest to become more energy efficient and reduce our greenhouse gas output, the question of whether we can rely on energy retailers to help us in this journey is often asked. Jennifer Baltatzidis, Principal Consultant in Energy Engineering at Origin Energy, presents her opinion on this subject.
NABERS training series now open for registrations
15 February, 2012
The 2012 NABERS training series for people to become accredited assessors or simply better understand how the NABERS rating tools work are now open for registration. Courses are being held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra.
Reducing carbon pollution at the core of new study
15 February, 2012Curtin University researchers have been awarded a $1.4 million grant to independently assess the injection capacity of carbon dioxide (CO2) at selected sites, to assist local communities, industry and government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Chloe Munro to take up new position as Chair/CEO of the Clean Energy Regulator
14 February, 2012The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, the Hon Greg Combet, has announced the appointment of Chloe Munro as Chair/CEO of the new Clean Energy Regulator with effect from 2 April. The Clean Energy Regulator will implement and administer the carbon price mechanism, the National Greenhouse Energy Reporting Scheme, the Renewable Energy Target, the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units and the Carbon Farming Initiative.
Tougher laws needed to smash green smoke screens
14 February, 2012Law reform and tougher legal sanctions to stop greenwashing are critical, according to a leading intellectual property expert from The Australian National University.
Recharging electric cars on the highway
09 February, 2012 by Mark Shwartz, Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford UniversityStanford researchers have designed a new technology that could lead to wireless charging of electric vehicles while they cruise down the highway.
Australian Warehouse Solutions Sweed CL200 cut-to-length plastic strap dispenser
07 February, 2012 | Supplied by: Fromm Packaging AustraliaThe Sweed CL200 cut-to-length plastic strap dispenser from Australian Warehouse Solutions can save time and waste by providing pre-cut plastic strapping in desired lengths and unlimited quantities.
Austest Laboratories Australian tested product mark
06 February, 2012 | Supplied by: Austest LaboratoriesAustest Laboratories has released the ‘Australian tested product’ mark, free to all clients who have submitted products for compliance testing. The mark will show consumers which importers and manufacturers have committed to meeting Australian standards performed under an accredited testing regime, as opposed to overseas standards, or none at all.
Sustaining fisheries in Australia and India in the face of climate change
03 February, 2012Australian and Indian scientists, sociologists and economists are creating a strategic plan to ensure marine fisheries in both countries remain sustainable while facing climate change.
Grant to improve crop production in Bangladesh and Indonesia
02 February, 2012Arcadia Biosciences has been awarded a five-year, $4.5 million grant from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop salt-tolerant rice and measure greenhouse gas emissions from conventional rice fields in Bangladesh and nitrogen use efficient (NUE) crops in Indonesia.
Ford targets 30% water reduction per vehicle
01 February, 2012 | Supplied by: Ford Motor Company of AustraliaFord has set itself the goal of cutting the amount of water used to make each vehicle 30% globally by 2015, compared with the amount of water used per vehicle in 2009.
Polyden Folien Cardia Biohybrid sustainable packaging films
31 January, 2012 | Supplied by: Cardia BioplasticsPolyden Folien has launched a range of sustainable packaging films made with Cardia Biohybrid technology that meet the highest packaging performance standards.
