Industry News
3 ways fuel efficiency reduces your environmental footprint
Field-based businesses are being urged to sharpen their focus on their environmental footprint in the lead-up to Earth Hour's 10th birthday, taking place on 25 March. [ + ]
2017 Go Green in the City challenge launched
Schneider Electric has launched the seventh edition of Go Green in the City, its annual challenge for business and engineering students all over the world. [ + ]
CEFC takes charge on energy security, sustainability and affordability
UTS and Bloomberg New Energy Finance co-hosted the conference 'Australia's Energy Future: Achieving the goals of energy security, sustainability and affordability'. [ + ]
Clean energy innovators and investors come together for demo day
The Clean Energy Innovation Fund has held its first Clean Energy Innovators Demo Day, providing innovators and start-ups with a platform to showcase their technologies and business plans to potential investors. [ + ]
Ecotech merges with ACOEM
Australian environmental monitoring company Ecotech has announced a merger with France's ACOEM Group, a specialist in measuring, analysing and controlling environmental parameters. [ + ]
Award-winning filtration system removes arsenic from groundwater
A low-cost project to remove arsenic and deliver safe and clean drinking water has won a $500,000 Technology Against Poverty prize. [ + ]
Waste to Energy Infrastructure Fund launches in Victoria
The Victorian Government has launched the Waste to Energy Infrastructure Fund — a $2 million program to support the development of waste-to-energy technologies. [ + ]
Energy storage could meet Australia's electricity demands
The Senate Select Committee into the Resilience of Electricity Infrastructure in a Warming World has discussed the challenges currently being faced by Australia's electricity grid. [ + ]
Alternative models for funding water infrastructure
A new report from the Australian Water Association looks at the current issues surrounding water infrastructure funding and considers ways in which new funding models present serious business opportunities for investors. [ + ]
Wastewater filtration with graphene oxide
Australian SMEs Clean TeQ and Ionic Industries have joined forces with a leading graphene researcher to develop next-gen water and wastewater filtration technology. [ + ]
Increased Green Star ratings at zero net cost
Edge Environment and Sustainable Future Group have announced a joint service offering that guarantees to improve the Green Star rating of a building at zero net cost, according to the companies. [ + ]
The SA blackout: the findings are in
A report into the South Australian blackout on 8 February has been released by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). [ + ]
CSIRO and Ecocentric partner on electrical fingerprinting technology
Ecocentric has finalised a licensing and research agreement with CSIRO, enabling the start-up company to further develop a system that recognises the electrical 'fingerprint' of individual appliances to increase energy efficiency. [ + ]
CEO CookOff to fight hunger and homelessness
Australia's top CEOs and chefs will be joining forces next month as part of OzHarvest's CEO CookOff, to be held in Sydney on 6 March. [ + ]
Operation Clean Sweep to properly manage our plastic pellets
Operation Clean Sweep, originally developed in the US to reduce pellet loss in the plastics industry, has launched in Australia. [ + ]
