Industry News
Standard to attract investors in low-carbon buildings
The Climate Bonds Standard for Low Carbon Green Buildings has just been launched. It follows the increasing demand for environmentally responsible investment that has fuelled the rapid growth of the green bonds market, which trebled in size in 2014. [ + ]
Australian Water Association announces 2015 National Water Awards winners
Innovative excellence, creative solutions and exceptional leadership are the consistent themes across the distinguished recipients of the 2015 National Water Awards presented last night.
[ + ]UTS and UNSW to host World Resources Forum
The World Resources Forum Asia-Pacific is coming to Australia for the first time in June, thanks to a collaborative agreement between the Institute for Sustainable Futures at UTS and SMaRT@UNSW. [ + ]
Waste matters at Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo 2015
Electronic waste is currently a hot topic in the waste management and recycling industry, with numerous reports shining a spotlight on Australia's increasing 'e-waste' problem. [ + ]
Australian Technologies Competition closing soon
The Australian Technologies Competition is continuing its search for Australia's best technology companies. The competition aims to assess, mentor, profile and promote innovative and emerging technologies that have the potential to enhance industry efficiency, resource use and competitiveness. [ + ]
A quiet Budget night for sustainability
The 2015 Federal Budget could not have been more different to its predecessor, with the environment and sustainability sector barely rating a mention. [ + ]
El Niño is back
The Bureau of Meteorology's El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) tracker has confirmed that El Niño thresholds have been reached in the tropical Pacific for the first time since March 2010. [ + ]
Expressions of interest for electric buses at Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport has invited expressions of interest from manufacturers in Australia and overseas to take part in an open tender for the supply of electric buses, to be used as part of the airport's parking and ground transport operations. [ + ]
Citywide launches street-sweeping recycling plant
Infrastructure and environmental services provider Citywide has unveiled Australia's first street-sweeping recycling plant. Located in central Melbourne, the facility will compile up to 80% of collected street-sweeping material - previously sent to landfill - for re-use and recycling. [ + ]
TRILITY formalises purchase agreement
Australian private water utility TRILITY has achieved completion on purchase for the bulk of an acquisition from Water Infrastructure Group, a subsidiary of Pentair. [ + ]
Solar adoption accelerates across regional Australia
Regional Australia experienced 453% year-over-year growth in installed solar units in 2014, outpacing metropolitan growth at 440% for the same period. [ + ]
First panels installed at Broken Hill PV plant
The first of around 650,000 panels has been installed at AGL Energy's $150 million Broken Hill solar photovoltaic (PV) plant - part of the $440 million AGL Solar Project. [ + ]
Community Project Grants closing soon
Applications for the 2015 Community Project Grants, provided by Darwin-based charity the Ethos Global Foundation (EGF), will close on 15 May. [ + ]
Australasian Bioplastics Association and DIN CERTCO cooperate in certification
The Australasian Bioplastics Association has announced DIN CERTCO of Germany as the technical auditing partner for the certification of conformance to the Australian Standard AS 4736-2006 under the ABA verification program, covering biodegradable plastics suitable for industrial composting. [ + ]
Curtin and China collaborate on sustainable cities
Curtin University and Chongqing University (CQU) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining their intention to collaborate in the field of sustainable and smart cities of the future. [ + ]