Cutting CCA’s carbon footprint
08 January, 2013Innovation in process technology and the successful application of stainless steel has led to efficiency gains and sustainable outcomes for one of the world’s most recognised brands in the food and beverage industry.
Making silk purses out of sows’ ears: first carbon farming piggery registered
26 October, 2012Blantyre Farms is the first approved piggery project under the government’s Carbon Farming Initiative. By covering effluent ponds to capture methane, the farm converts the methane to electricity using a biogas generator.
SA wine industry continues to tackle climate change
30 June, 2011The SA wine industry will continue to tackle climate change by signing a new sector agreement.
Food leaders excluded from PM’s carbon tax soiree
04 May, 2011The AFGC has found it disappointing that it has been left out of carbon tax discussions with the PM.
Reducing carbon emissions in the food processing industry
02 December, 2009 by Jürgen Peterseim and Prof Dr-Ing Udo Hellwig, ERK Eckrohrkessel GmbH* and Ian Matthews, Gasco Pty Ltd**.How can the food processing industry meet the challenge of reducing its carbon emissions? Here we look at three of the technologies already available on the market that claim significant fuel and carbon emission reductions.
Odour control
01 June, 2008Using the principles of wireless, aro.logik, from Air Aroma, is an automated and customised series of scent diffusers.
Beverage industry’s global initiative on carbon emissions
15 April, 2008A global initiative to provide the beverage industry with a quick, accurate and flexible tool for measuring carbon footprints, the Carbon Action Plan, was launched at the InnoBev Global Soft Drinks Congress in Moscow.
Carbon emissions monitoring
12 March, 2008Ecotech provides a wide range of carbon monitoring instruments and systems that measure CO2, hydrocarbons and CO emissions for stack and ambient applications.
Real-time VOC analysis
12 March, 2008The Voice200 instrument from Syft Technologies is suitable to flavour and aroma perception, flavour release analysis, off-odour and taint detection, and food safety monitoring.
Australian wine industry asked to clean up their trade
27 May, 2007A report recently published in the UK has found that the Australian wine industry could significantly reduce their CO2 emissions by bulk exporting of wine, instead of shipping it in bottles.
