Sewage gas providing green energy
20 April, 2010
Methane gas from Glenfield Sewage Treatment Plant is being converted to green energy under new technology being rolled out at sewage treatment plants across Greater Sydney, NSW Minister for Water, Phil Costa has announced.
New Credit encourages best practice PVC production in Australia
20 April, 2010
A new Green Star PVC Credit has been introduced into all Green Star rating tools, following an extensive 18-month review.
Solar and wind energy experts to convene in Sydney next month
20 April, 2010
Next month, 150 clean energy industry representatives will convene at the Australia-Germany Solar and Wind Energy Industry Conference 2010 at Sydney’s MLC Centre.
Fifth Eco Expo Asia to take place in November
20 April, 2010
'Business Solutions to Climate Change' will be the theme of Eco Expo Asia 2010 International Trade Fair on environmental protection, which will take place 3-6 November at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong.
Enviro 2010 excellence in sustainability innovation award
19 April, 2010
Organisers of this year’s Enviro Conference and Exhibition have announced they will run a national competition to find Australia’s most notable sustainable innovation and will announce the winner at the event, 21-23 July, in Melbourne.
Hybrid cars heralded as the decade’s top global engineering feat
15 April, 2010
Australians have identified hybrid cars as the most important global engineering feat of the last decade.
Energy efficiency tips
15 April, 2010
With a power price hike of 64% planned for NSW over the next three years and a 20% instalment due 1 July 2010, now is the time to ensure you don’t pay for what you don’t use! The NSW Business Chamber has provided tips on how to be energy efficient.
Crowne Plaza Melbourne installs sustainability indicator for improved energy efficiency
15 April, 2010
Crowne Plaza Melbourne has installed a mySmart enGauge screen to provide its employees and customers with visibility into real-time and historical energy-usage data from across the hotel.
Council climate change alliance to transform Melbourne's northern suburbs
13 April, 2010
A local government alliance across Melbourne’s northern suburbs has launched a strategic blueprint - the first of its kind in Australia - for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020.
Metal Work Pneumatic Pneumo-Power electric generator powered by air
13 April, 2010 | Supplied by: Metal Work Pneumatic Australia Pty Ltd
Pneumo-Power incorporates an electric generator powered either by exhaust air (reduced environmental impact) or a compressed air supply to create 24 VDC locally where wiring may be costly or impractical to install.
Crowne Plaza Melbourne increases energy efficiency
31 March, 2010 | Supplied by: mySmart Pty Ltd
Crowne Plaza Melbourne is a 4.5 star hotel which is now recognised internationally with ‘Green Globe Bronze’, a worldwide benchmarking and certification program which facilitates sustainable management and operations. Green Globe certification standards cover: environment and energy (70%), conservation (10%) and corporate social responsibility (20%). The hotel is now working to achieve ‘Green Globe Silver’ status.
Formula Hydrogen speeding to a world record
31 March, 2010
The RMIT University team behind Australia’s first hydrogen racing car is celebrating another milestone, with the clean and green racer reaching a world record speed for its class in trials recently held in Germany.
Wyndham Civic Centre lights up
30 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Pecan Solar Lighting Pty Ltd
Werribee City Council recently completed the upgrading of the lighting in the car parks and roadways of the Wyndham Civic Centre in Victoria. After careful consideration of the available energy-efficient lighting options, including T5 and CFL options, the council chose a Pecan Lighting Grid Tied Solar Public Lighting (GTSPL) system using Beta-LED LEDway luminaires. The supplier, Lateral Technology, worked with the council’s engineering consultants to provide technical and historical information on the system.
National environment company buys SA firm
29 March, 2010
The national environmental engineering contractor Enviropacific has acquired the Adelaide-based firm Remediate.
Smart lighting reducing energy
26 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Mobile Automation
Cummins designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Cummins serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 5200 dealer locations.
