3D printing with solar power and discarded plastics
01 May, 2017 | Supplied by: Deakin UniversityDeakin University is developing technology capable of 3D printing plumbing and sanitation supplies using discarded plastics.
Sustainable manufacturing and more at National Manufacturing Week 2017
01 May, 2017Registrations are now open for National Manufacturing Week (NMW), running from 9–12 May 2017 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Money can grow on trees
27 April, 2017 | Supplied by: Aecom Australia Pty LtdIncreased leaf canopy cover is linked to a significant increase in property values, according to integrated infrastructure firm AECOM.
Save Food Packaging Award winners at Interpack 2017
27 April, 2017 | Supplied by: Australian Institute of PackagingThe Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is heading to Interpack 2017, to be held from 4–10 May, where it will showcase the Save Food Packaging Award winners for Australia and New Zealand.
ABB power grid technologies at Hannover Fair
26 April, 2017 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdPower and automation company ABB is showcasing a range of products, systems, software and services at Hannover Messe, held this week in Germany.
Renewable oil produced in plant leaves
18 April, 2017 | Supplied by: CSIROCSIRO researchers have made it possible to produce oil in the leaves, stems and seeds of plants, in a breakthrough which could mark a milestone for the renewable oils industry.
Redback Technologies recruited to the Australian Power Institute
13 April, 2017 | Supplied by: Redback Technologies AustraliaThe managing director of Redback Technologies, Philip Livingston, has become the newest member of the Australian Power Institute's (API) board of directors.
Share your success to win a Victorian Premier's Sustainability Award
12 April, 2017 | Supplied by: Sustainability VictoriaVictoria's sustainability leaders are being urged to enter this year's Premier's Sustainability Awards and to share their insights with people, organisations and companies across the state.
Sydney Water awarded for keeping wipes out of pipes
11 April, 2017 | Supplied by: Sydney Water CorporationAt the Mumbrella CommsCon Awards, Sydney Water received trophies for the Best Government Sponsored PR Campaign of the Year and the Best Corporate Social Responsibility PR Campaign of the Year for the 'Keep wipes out of pipes' campaign.
Wiki to make mine site closure easier
06 April, 2017 | Supplied by: The University of QueenslandThe tricky and expensive task of accessing knowledge on rehabilitating and preparing to close mining sites has been eased by an online resource developed by University of Queensland scientists and Central Queensland coal mine rehabilitation experts.
Underwater bait setter to save the albatross
04 April, 2017 | Supplied by: Control Logic Pty LtdEvery year, approximately 3 billion hooks are set by the global longline fishing fleet. While setting the lines, albatross and other diving seabirds such as petrels can become hooked or entangled and drown as the longline sinks.
100% renewable energy by 2050 "feasible and realistic", experts say
04 April, 2017The majority of experts surveyed for a study on the future of the world's energy supply consider a global transition to 100% renewable energy to be both feasible and realistic.
Inaugural Women in Water event held in Victoria
03 April, 2017Victoria's water sector is embracing gender diversity with the inaugural Women in Water event, held recently in Traralgon and attended by over 150 women from across the local industry.
CEFC appoints Ian Learmonth as new CEO
03 April, 2017 | Supplied by: Clean Energy Finance CorporationThe board of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has appointed Ian Learmonth as its new chief executive officer.
Going beyond the environmental impact statement
01 April, 2017 by Robin Ormerod, Managing Director, EnviroSuite | Supplied by: Envirosuite Operations Pty LtdBefore any large-scale construction project is approved, authorities are certain to require the preparation of a comprehensive environmental impact statement. Unfortunately, for many large construction projects, after approval has been granted, their detailed environmental impact assessment report becomes little more than a document of record.
