B & V Water Treatment, one of the UK’s largest Legionella control and water treatment companies, has been named Business of the Year in a prestigious awards ceremony.

Australia has renewed its commitment to a clean environment and healthy, safe community by extending its national research effort into contamination and clean-up by a further nine years.

Wastech Engineering has achieved a Product Assessment Certificate from Ecospecifier for its Smoothtubes chute system. In addition, a GreenRate Green Building Scheme pre-assessment has been conducted and it was found that this product is likely to contribute to the achievement of Green Building rating tool credits.

Flex Ethanol Australia is a company that will be formed with the support of GM Holden to bring a waste-to-ethanol plant a step closer in Australia.

Energetics and EPA Victoria have been named recipients of the inaugural Victorian CitySwitch Green Office Awards for their achievements in reducing office energy use.

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Australian Carbon Trust and Origin have signed an agreement to develop a strategic alliance for dedicated and more accessible financing, designed to accelerate the uptake of energy-efficiency technologies and practices by Australian businesses.

Staff and students from Swinburne University’s Carbon Accounting course at the National Centre of Sustainability have donated their time and resources to create an Eco Report for Victoria’s largest food relief charity.

The Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) has released two expert scientific reports on serious issues facing the nation - Australia and Food Security in a Changing World and Challenges at Energy-Water-Carbon Intersections.

CSIRO has welcomed the award of a $5.65 million grant from the Australian Solar Institute towards three major solar research projects worth a total of $16 million.

A scientific breakthrough in alumina refining has earned aluminium company Alcoa the Australian Government Engineering Innovation Award at the 2010 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards in Canberra.

The Acting CEO of the National Water Commission, James Cameron, today called for greater use of recycled water as part of Australia’s urban water supplies.

More businesses will get more support for research and development under legislation passed by the House of Representatives.

The federal government has released a framework for how farmers, foresters and landholders will be able to generate carbon credits under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI).

The Productivity Commission will undertake a study of emission and energy-reduction policies in key international economies to help inform the government’s plan to introduce a carbon price in Australia, the federal government has announced.