Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation, Mark Dreyfus, announced the 2012 Australian Clean Technologies Competition open for nominations.
"This year's Australian Clean Technologies Competition is a unique opportunity for Australian clean technology firms to develop their capabilities and gain market exposure for their innovations."
Through the Competition, entrants will link with business mentors, access training opportunities and showcase their capabilities to potential customers, investors and the media.
Competition finalists are given access to the Cleantech Business Accelerator Program through which they are provided with mentoring on commercialisation pathways, business modelling, funding solutions and successful techniques for pitch delivery.
2011 Competition winner, SMAC Technologies, with its innovative air-conditioning technology that reduces energy consumption, represented Australia at the International Global Ideas Competition in the USA.
For further information on how you can participate in the Australian Clean Technologies Competition visit www.cleantechopen.com.au
Government releases revised NCOS
The Federal Government has released a revised National Carbon Offset Scheme (NCOS), aiming to assist Australian businesses to offset their products with pollution reduction initiatives under the Federal Government’s Carbon Farming Initiatives (CFI).
NWC releases position statement on northern water resources
The Acting Chair of the National Water Commission (NWC), Stuart Bunn, has released a position statement detailing the need for Australia to draw on its experience and knowledge to protect and sustain the unique water resources in the country’s north.
South Korea passes legislation for a national ETS
The Republic of Korea, the world's 15th largest economy and one of Australia's top trading partners, passed legislation for a national emissions trading scheme (ETS).
Adelaide enjoys lowered carbon emissions
Carbon emissions within the City of Adelaide have reduced by 7.7 per cent in the four years ending in 2010, a recent study has found.
NSW Senate publishes inquiry into CSG
The New South Wales Senate’s General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 has published a report into the environmental, economic and social impacts of coal seam gas (CSG) mining in NSW, delivering 35 recommendations for Government action.
NWC releases northern Australia water management position statement
Acting Chair of the National Water Commission Stuart Bunn has released a position statement calling for Australia to draw on its experience and knowledge to protect and sustain the unique water resources in the north.
Canberra to start e-waste recycling service
Canberra is set to roll out the country’s first free e-waste recycling service, allowing residents to dispose of their unwanted televisions and computers under a national scheme.
Funding announced for WA wave plant
The Federal Government has announced $10 million in funding for Western Australia’s Carnegie Wave Energy’s Perth Wave Energy Project on Garden Island near Fremantle.
$1.86 million for threatened Victorian species
The Victorian Government has announced a $1.86 million research initiative to help strike a balance between the needs of the state’s threatened species and those of the timber industry.
Australia declared drought free
The Federal Government has announced the country is drought free for the first time in over a decade after the two final Exceptional Circumstances (EC) declarations expire.
CEM meeting held
The third annual Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) meeting has convened in London, bringing together energy ministers and business leaders from around the world with an aim of driving greater corporation between governments and the private sector on clean energy development.
CSIRO publishes water cycle findings
A team of scientists from the CSIRO and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from California has documented changing patterns of salinity in the global oceans over the past 50 years in a paper published in the journal Science.
GHD announces water breakthrough
Global engineering consultancy firm GHD has announced a new technological innovation that will allow continuous water pump monitoring in real time.
Government moves to protect koala populations
The Federal Government has outlined plans to protect the country’s most at-risk koala populations after moving to include them on the national list of threatened species.
SA Reaches marine parks agreement
The South Australian Government has announced an agreement as been reached with the conservation, recreational and commercial fishing sectors on the future zoning approach for South Australia’s marine parks.
Victoria backs waste-to-energy pilot
The Victorian Government has confirmed $4.5 million in funding for a biomass plant that will convert organic waste into electricity.
$3.6 million for Maribyrnong environmental project
The Victorian Government has announced funding of $1.04 million towards a $3.6 million project to revitalise the Maribyrnong area, Melbourne’s second-largest river valley.
Landfill a moneymaker in carbon price scheme
The Federal Government has teamed up with the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) to explain how landfill can be used to reduce pollution and earn carbon credits.
Radioactivity centre officially opened
Federal Minister for Science and Research, Senator Chris Evans, officially opened the new $8.7 million Environmental Radioactivity Measurement Centre in New South Wales.
Combet tips Asia carbon trading pact
Federal Minister for Climate Change Greg Combet has announced he belives the formation of an Asian carbon trading scheme is inevitable , and that Australia’s system would eventually be linked with those in China and other major Asia-Pacific nations.