Sustainability

Improving the efficiency of CO2 capture

21 March, 2016

CSIRO, AGL Energy, Brown Coal Innovation Australia and IHI Corporation are partnering on a two-year research program to improve efficiency of carbon dioxide capture.


Sydney Water committed to sustainable energy projects

21 March, 2016 by Philip Woods, Energy Manager and Peter Anders, Contract Services Manager, Sydney Water | Supplied by: Sydney Water Corporation

Along with the provision of world-class water and wastewater services, protection of the health of our customers and protection of the environment are part of Sydney Water's core values.


Energy Action offers government funding for businesses

21 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Energy Action

Energy Action is offering government funding opportunities to new and existing eligible business clients in NSW to assist them in achieving significant energy savings and efficiencies.


Fluid solutions for liveable cities

16 March, 2016 by Dr Ryan Signor* | Supplied by: Aecom Australia Pty Ltd

Around the world, we are seeking ways to deliver cities that are liveable and sustainable. Water is at the heart of this quest.


National Carbon Offset Standard expanded

11 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Green Building Council Australia

Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt has announced the expansion of the National Carbon Offset Standard, which since 2010 has enabled businesses, products and events to be certified as carbon neutral.


Sustainable buildings — the tipping point for change

09 March, 2016 by Christina Hughes, Switch Automation | Supplied by: Switch Automation

Building Management Systems and the way that we manage and control buildings have remained largely unchanged for 30 years. Our cars and phones are smarter than some of the most expensive assets on the planet. But this is going to change. Everyone's talking about it. You probably are too — 2016 is the year of Internet of Things (IoT) and the year for making smarter buildings a priority.


Evoqua named membrane filtration company of the year

09 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Evoqua Water Technologies Pty Ltd

Evoqua Water Technologies' Memcor business has been named the 2015 Asia Pacific Membrane Filtration Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan.


Refrigerant trends for food retail in 2016

08 March, 2016 by Danfoss | Supplied by: Danfoss Drives

The quest for new, green refrigerants is on. Amidst alternatives, CO2 is emerging as the most efficient, safe and clean refrigerant preferred by a growing number of global, regional and local retailers.


Attention water innovators!

04 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Australian Water Association

Back for the second year in a row, the national Water Innovation Forum and Expo is a leading platform for water innovators.


Registrations open for energy storage conference

02 March, 2016

The Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition has officially opened registrations. The event will see over 2000 conference delegates and trade visitors gather together to get a glimpse of a future with energy storage.


Australians believe the energy sector would benefit most from innovation

01 March, 2016

According to GE's 2016 Innovation Barometer, Australians think the energy sector is particularly ripe for innovation and that innovation in the sector could be the key to a more sustainable future energy landscape.


New energy retailer encourages use of renewables

01 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

ARENA and SBCVC have backed a $5 million Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund investment into Mojo Power, claimed to be the first energy retailer to offer rates that reflect the true cost of providing electricity to homes.


'No More Average Buildings' campaign in NSW

25 February, 2016

A new campaign aims to lift the energy efficiency of average-performing commercial office buildings in New South Wales.


We deserve better climate modelling, says Lord Stern

25 February, 2016

Economist and academic Lord Nicholas Stern has called on researchers to improve radically the models used to estimate the costs of acting on climate change.


Farting microbes serve as a source of biogas

17 February, 2016

UNSW researchers have discovered a way to increase the amount of methane gas emitted by naturally occurring microbes living in coal seams and on food waste.


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