Industry News
Circular Transition Award winner announced
MCi Carbon has won The Banksia Foundation's Circular Transition Award at the 34th National Banksia Sustainability Awards. [ + ]
ARENA to fund renewable hydrogen and low emissions projects
ARENA has announced $50m for two funding rounds targeting research and development (R&D) for renewable hydrogen and low emissions iron and steel. [ + ]
Go for Zero: call to recycle old mobile phones
Go for Zero is an annual campaign that calls for old and broken mobile phones and accessories to be sent in for recycling. [ + ]
Western Sydney set for major streetlight upgrade
Following an agreement with Endeavour Energy, seven Western Sydney councils will install 52,200 energy-saving LED streetlights, replacing mercury light bulbs. [ + ]
Australian circular plastics joint venture wins sustainability award
The winner of the Sustainable Projects category at the National Project Management Achievement Awards was Circular Plastics Australia (PET) Recycling Facility. [ + ]
Boneo Water Recycling Plant shortlisted for global award
South East Water's Boneo Water Recycling Plant on the Mornington Peninsula has achieved global recognition for its sustainability. [ + ]
Senate establishes inquiry into greenwashing
Following encouragement from The Greens, the Senate has agreed to establish an inquiry into greenwashing by corporations in Australia. [ + ]
CSIRO Roadmap could be key for renewable energy
CSIRO's Energy Storage Roadmap outlines the role that concentrating solar thermal power can play in supplying industrial heat and long-duration storage. [ + ]
Cotton farmers undergo textile waste trial
Cotton farmers in New South Wales and Queensland have launched phase 2 trials to identify a scalable, long-term solution to the issue of textile waste in landfill. [ + ]
Final warning for action on climate change issued
The IPCC Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report has issued a final warning for the 2020s to act swiftly on climate change. [ + ]
NSW's largest solar farm officially opened
Stage 1 of ACEN Australia's New England Solar project has been opened by the Hon Chris Bowen MP, Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy. [ + ]
The effects of the Black Summer bushfires on the ozone layer
Wildfire smoke promotes chemical reactions that contribute to the destruction of stratospheric ozone, a paper in Nature has suggested. [ + ]
Climate change threatening global coffee supply, CSIRO finds
Research has found that global coffee production is facing major threats due to increasing and concurrent hazards fuelled by climate change. [ + ]
Accelerating Scope 3 decarbonisation
Schneider Electric has partnered with Avarni to leverage AI-enabled technology to accelerate decarbonisation across the value chain. [ + ]
Sydney Water's "game changing" facility almost complete
Sydney Water has announced that its $4.3 million Leura Water Pumping Station (WPS) servicing the Blue Mountains is weeks away from completion. [ + ]
