Solar charger a green tech success
06 February, 2013A former winner of a green tech award has struck success both locally and overseas with its in-house designed MPPT solar charger. Sydney-based electronics manufacturer GSL Electronics won one of the inaugural 2009 Consensus Green Tech Awards which will again be presented in April this year.
Call for agricultural greenhouse gas research
06 February, 2013New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries has committed $1.6 million to a multipartner call for agricultural greenhouse gas research through the Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI).
Property sale highlights the value of green refurbishment
06 February, 2013Local Government Super (LGS) has announced the sale of SKM House in St Leonards to Altis Property Partners Group for $42 million. The property was the recipient of a substantial grant from the Green Building Fund.
Mark Bruzzone appointed Australia regional director of MWH Global
06 February, 2013Global engineering and consulting firm MWH Global has announced the appointment of Mark Bruzzone as Australia regional director of government and infrastructure.
South Australia delivers major energy reforms
05 February, 2013South Australia has moved to a more competitive market by deregulating retail energy prices and implementing the National Energy Customer Framework (NECF).
WA Government issues renewable energy challenge
05 February, 2013The challenge of finding a cost-effective solution to the energy concerns predicted to impact residents in the Pilbara and regional Western Australia has been opened to the public.
Arup named finalist in 2013 BRW Client Choice Awards
05 February, 2013Global design and engineering firm Arup has been named a finalist in four categories in the prestigious 2013 BRW Client Choice Awards. This is the company’s third consecutive year of reaching the finals.
Call for nominations - United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards 2013
04 February, 2013Nominations for the 2013 United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards are now open nationally.
Clean Energy Regulator contracts Deloitte to provide Auction Solution
01 February, 2013Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has been selected to provide an Auction Solution to support auctioning of carbon units in accordance with the Clean Energy Act 2011.
Canberra home to one of the world’s most liveable office buildings
01 February, 2013The Canberra office of fitout and reburbishment company ISIS was recognised as one of the world’s most liveable buildings at the 2012 International Livable Buildings Awards.
University expert critiques Victoria’s urban and regional planning
01 February, 2013There is a fundamental crisis in planning in Victoria, University of Melbourne planning expert Dr Alan March writes in his new book The Democratic Plan: Analysis and Diagnosis.
Swinburne University of Technology adopts trigeneration
30 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Simons Green EnergySimons Green Energy has been awarded the contract to supply and install a 230 kWe natural gas fired trigeneration plant at Swinburne University of Technology in Victoria. The plant will form part of the $100 million Advanced Manufacturing Design Centre (AMDC) at Swinburne’s Hawthorn Campus that is currently under construction.
Investigating best water practices for Perth’s parks and ovals
30 January, 2013Scientists are trying to find out how to keep public parks and ovals green while using less water.
‘Flower Power’ for cleaning up land and more
29 January, 2013A consortium of researchers led by Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick in the UK is to embark on a £3 million research program called ‘Cleaning Land for Wealth’ (CL4W) that will use a common class of flower to restore poisoned soils while at the same time producing perfectly sized and shaped nanosized platinum and arsenic nanoparticles for use in catalytic convertors, cancer treatments and a range of other applications.
Changing the culture of food waste
24 January, 2013Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future, according to a new global campaign to cut food waste launched by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and partners.
