Industry News
Automated sorting technology
SKM Recycling has selected TOMRA Sorting Recycling to supply 40 AUTOSORT units with the latest features and new 3D laser technology for three new sorting facilities. [ + ]
$29 million awarded to 20 solar PV projects
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has awarded $29.2 million for 20 research projects to accelerate the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. [ + ]
Veolia acquires ACTQ Septic Services, builds liquid waste capability
Veolia Australia and New Zealand has announced its acquisition of ACTQ Septic Services, building on its liquid waste services offering in the ACT. [ + ]
Registrations now open for Total Facilities 2018
Future tech, next-generation BIoT and AI, emerging digital trends, automated efficiencies, the latest energy-saving initiatives in the built environment and state-of-the-art ergonomics will be on show at Total Facilities 2018. [ + ]
Plug and play on the way for renewable connections
Energy Networks Australia is developing a new suite of guidelines with a focus on a more consumer-friendly approach to connect renewables to the grid. [ + ]
Solar Analytics awarded $1.9m for smart home energy management system
Solar energy software provider Solar Analytics has received a $1.9 million grant from the CRC Projects (CRC-P) Program to develop a holistic smart home energy management system. [ + ]
Ready, set, GO — graphene oxide batteries are a cleaner alternative to lithium ion
Under a $3.45 million Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) grant, Australian researchers will partner with industry to commercialise batteries based on graphene oxide (GO). [ + ]
Energy-tracking blockchain projects win Future Cities Hackathon
The second annual Future Cities Hackathon has been won by two teams, both of whom have utilised blockchain technology to reward energy efficiency among Australian households and businesses. [ + ]
Philippines water purification plant gets an upgrade
De Nora Water Technologies is partnering with JFE Engineering to upgrade the biggest water purification plant in the Philippines, which supplies water to approximately six million people in Metropolitan Manila. [ + ]
World's largest Li-ion battery marks one week of operation
For the first time in South Australia's history, clean and affordable wind energy can be dispatched to the grid 24 hours a day, seven days a week — whether the wind is blowing or not. [ + ]
Create a more sustainable workplace this Waste Not, Want Not Day
TechCollect is calling on Australian businesses to increase their recycling efforts and help reduce the amount of e-waste currently going into landfill ahead of its annual Waste Not, Want Not Day on 13 December. [ + ]
France tops Food Sustainability Index yet again
The Food Sustainability Index (FSI) 2017 has been released, ranking 34 countries according to their food system sustainability. [ + ]
Recycling Ronald McDonald's mattresses
Management at Ronald McDonald House in Auckland will sleep easy tonight knowing 43 mattresses from the charity are being recycled rather than thrown in landfill. [ + ]
Victorian govt seeks to remove e-waste from landfill
The Victorian Government is reducing the impact of e-waste through the establishment of a new centre in the satellite suburb of Officer in Melbourne's outer south-east. [ + ]
Simply Energy delivers plug-in power for Auckland airlines
Simply Energy has implemented a solution to provide the power required for the aircraft directly from the New Zealand wholesale electricity market, which in recent years has consisted of 85% renewable electricity. Airlines can now switch off their auxiliary power units shortly after landing and plug the aircraft directly into an electrical power source at the gate. [ + ]
