Lighting up energy savings
11 September, 2013The NSW Government's Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) assists businesses to be more sustainable through various energy-saving activities. To be eligible under the scheme, applicants must be a business located in NSW and create genuine energy savings through one of the scheme's approved activities.
Pilot plant to turn CO2 emissions into green building materials
26 August, 2013A CO2 mineral carbonation research pilot plant, to be established at the University of Newcastle (UoN), will trial a new method for permanently and safely storing carbon emissions generated from fossil fuels and other industrial processes.
Hindmarsh embraces sustainable design
13 August, 2013When Hindmarsh Shire Council in Nhill, north-west Victoria, required new council facilities incorporating public services, council chambers and corporate offices, they turned to Melbourne-based architecture firm k20 Architecture to deliver a sustainable building.
The impact of bringing forward the ETS on landfill operators
07 August, 2013 by Tim Pittaway, principal, RSM Bird CameronBringing forward the emissions trading scheme (ETS) in Australia will affect landfill operators in two ways: by reducing certainty due to potentially volatile carbon prices and by reducing viability for Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) projects due to the lower value of Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) generated.
Manufacturing towards a green economy
04 August, 2013 by Amanda Keogh*, Head of Sustainability, Asia Pacific and Australia, Fuji XeroxConsumer preference, regulation, emerging valuation models, organisational change agility and the simple pragmatics of closing the product loop influence the development of the ‘green economy’ in the manufacturing sector. This thought piece unpacks some of those drivers as we begin the conversation to better understand what the challenges and opportunities of the green economy mean for Australia.
Bindaree Beef beats the carbon tax
19 July, 2013A more energy-efficient rendering plant and directing all of its organic waste through a digester to generate clean energy from biogas will reduce Bindaree Beef’s carbon emissions by 95% and deliver annual operating cost savings of $2.44 million.
CCS in agricultural soil is impractical, says experts
18 July, 2013 by Lauren DavisBoth the Australian Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative and the Opposition’s Direct Action Plan recommend offsetting greenhouse gas emissions by increasing carbon storage in agricultural soils. But experts from the University of Melbourne have claimed that this method is both technically and economically very limited.
Nanomaterial to separate and store CO2 emissions
16 July, 2013Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a nanomaterial that could help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired power stations. Their work has been described in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Network of CCS research facilities announced
04 July, 2013Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray yesterday announced a network of research facilities to boost Australian development of commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) during a visit to the CO2CRC Otway Project.
Web-based tool helps redesign sustainability within foodservice operations
08 April, 2013FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer in environmental sustainability business solutions, and Compass Group, a food and support services company, have announced the launch of the software tool being used to support Compass Group’s Carbon FOODprint toolkit. The web-based tool is designed to help Compass Group’s food operations staff lower their environmental impact and their operational costs.
Seamless exchange trading of top-tier carbon credits now available through revolutionary partnership
03 April, 2013The Climate Action Reserve, North America’s premier carbon offset registry, and Carbon Trade Exchange today announced a partnership that allows carbon market participants to seamlessly trade Climate Reserve Tonnes (CRTs) through a commodities exchange for the first time.
China’s pilot carbon-trading market taps UNSW expertise
03 April, 2013China has laid out an ambitious road map to reduce emissions by 40-45% by 2020, including the world’s largest national carbon-trading scheme, at a high-level bilateral conference held last week at the University of New South Wales.
CO2 Australia acquires Ecofund from Queensland Government
15 March, 2013CO2 Australia, a division of CO2 Group, has reached agreement and settlement with the Queensland Government to acquire its 100% share of the independently operated Ecofund Queensland (Ecofund).
CSIRO ‘solar sponge’ soaks up CO2 emissions
08 March, 2013CSIRO scientists have created a ‘solar sponge’ that captures and then releases carbon dioxide using the power of natural sunlight, as published in scientific journal Angewandte Chemie.
Putting the tea tree industry under the spotlight
17 January, 2013Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and building soil carbon in the tea tree industry will be the subject of a collaborative project between Southern Cross University and the NSW Department of Primary Industries.
