Industry News
National approach needed to measure circularity: report
Consistent data is required across all levels of government to support Australia’s transition to a circular economy, according to new research. [ + ]
Advancing plastics recycling in Australia
Qenos and Cleanaway are planning to develop a feasibility study of plastic-to-plastic advanced recycling, which has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council. [ + ]
Could a virus improve the taste of Brisbane's water?
Ipek Kurtböke, an environmental microbiologist from the University of the Sunshine Coast, believes so. [ + ]
APCO launches new reusable packaging resource
APCO has published a new resource which outlines the importance of reuse and how businesses and users can benefit from reusable packaging models. [ + ]
Reseller agreement brings AI leak-locating software to Australia
Water savings company WaterGroup has become the official Australian reseller for the BuntBrain software platform, including AI-based leak-locating software. [ + ]
Sydney Water to educate businesses about greasy waste
Sydney Water is partnering with the Restaurant and Catering Association of Australia (R&CA) to tackle the problem of fats, oils and greases (FOGS) and reduce fatbergs. [ + ]
Envirosuite deploys new automation technology for scalable growth
Envirosuite is deploying a new automation solution to improve its support processes and better manage its help desk ticketing process. [ + ]
Cleaning up cities with machine learning, AI
UNSW Sydney researchers are developing a new suite of design applications that aim to help architects and urban planners optimise their designs for greater sustainability. [ + ]
EV boom: sales triple to 24K; market share jumps to 2.39%
Sales of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) more than tripled from 6900 in 2020 to 24,078 in 2021, according to the figures released by the Electric Vehicle Council. [ + ]
Fluence, ReNew announce JV to boost energy storage in India
Global energy storage technology and services provider Fluence and renewable energy company ReNew have announced an agreement to form a new company to meet the needs of local customers across India. [ + ]
2022 Victorian Water Industry Operations Conference & Exhibition
This WIOA water industry event is being held from 22–23 June at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre. [ + ]
AUSPACK 2022 — registrations open
Registrations for processing and packaging trade event AUSPACK 2022, to be held from 17–20 May in Melbourne, are now open. [ + ]
BOC and Foton Mobility partner to speed up hydrogen bus development
Gas and engineering company BOC, a subsidiary of Linde plc, and Foton Mobility have partnered to develop the hydrogen bus sector in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
Australian telco to help Montevideo cut emissions by 80%
National Narrowband Network Company (NNNCo) has signed a contract to provide IoT network coverage to 70,000 smart streetlights in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo. [ + ]
Siemens expands access to its smart building products
Siemens expands its APS Industrial master distributor relationship to include building technology products. [ + ]
