Inspiring smarter solutions
26 August, 2010
The Plastiki, a 60-foot (18.2 m) catamaran made from plastic bottles, sailed into Sydney Harbour on Monday 26 July. Designed to raise awareness of the amount of plastic waste in the ocean and plant the seed in everyone’s mind to think about minimising waste and re-using materials intelligently, the Plastiki expedition is the creation of adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild and his organisation, Adventure Ecology.
Ecolabelling has appeal
25 August, 2010
Sellers using ecolabels backed with the right information could make as many as 85% of New Zealanders more likely to buy a product.
Progress on energy management standard
23 August, 2010
The future ISO 50001 standard for energy management was recently approved as a Draft International Standard (DIS).
Dimpleflo modular heat exchangers
20 August, 2010 | Supplied by: Teralba Industries Pty Ltd
The Dimpleflo modular heat exchangers can be used to recover energy from any warm or hot product or effluent.
Bringing light to heritage landmark
19 August, 2010 | Supplied by: mySmart Pty Ltd
Today’s emerging sustainability requirements in the building industry are creating new types of considerations, particularly when designing modern solutions for heritage-listed properties.
24/7 support network for wastewater treatment plants
19 August, 2010
A new Australasian headquarters has been established by the Integrated Support Division of the industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment specialists EIMCO Water Technologies.
Award win for Australia's irrigation farmers
19 August, 2010
The National Water Commission has congratulated the winners of the Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation on their outstanding contribution to water science.
OneSteel receives new sustainability licence
19 August, 2010
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has presented OneSteel with South Australia's third EPA Sustainability Licence.
YHA NZ gains first backpacker network CEMARS certification
19 August, 2010
YHA New Zealand has become the first backpacker hostel network in the world to achieve CEMARS (Carbon Emissions Measurement And Reduction Scheme) certification.
Toyota to plug in tri-generation plant
12 August, 2010
Work has begun to install energy-saving technology at Toyota Australia’s corporate headquarters in Port Melbourne. The installation of the tri-gen plant is the next stage of Toyota Australia’s plan to reduce energy use at its headquarters by 40% from 2007/08 levels.
Energy-efficiency legislation powering up government agenda
11 August, 2010 by Peter Garrett*
Energy-efficiency legislation is powering up the government agenda but how should the government ensure any new schemes are widely adopted? Peter Garrett, Managing Director, mySmart CTI, comments.
New research in clean energy storage
11 August, 2010
New research in clean energy storage could light the way to energy from the sun, even after dark.
‘Smart’ water-quality sensor network wins iAward
10 August, 2010
A smart sensor network that is monitoring the quality of drinking water in south-east Queensland has earned CSIRO one of the Australian ICT industry’s highest accolades.
Water Industry Operators Association Victorian conference
10 August, 2010
Grundfos will be exhibiting at the upcoming Water Industry Operators Association (WIOA) Victorian conference, being held at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre from 1-2 September 2010.
DuPont launches 2010/2011 DuPont Australia and New Zealand Innovation Awards
03 August, 2010
DuPont Australia has launched its 2010/2011 DuPont Australia and New Zealand Innovation Awards, a biennial event designed to recognise the commercialisation of outstanding science and technology in Australia and New Zealand.
