Solar power and LED lighting a hit for meat facility
27 March, 2015 | Supplied by: EnharAt the Tip Top Butchers meat facility in Melbourne, a 202 kW solar PV array and 108 high-bay LED lights were installed in 2013 with grant funding support from the Clean Technology Innovation Program (CTIP).
AWA sets water innovation challenge
23 March, 2015 | Supplied by: Australian Water AssociationThe Australian Water Association has set the Australian Water Innovation Challenge: entrepreneurs and established companies have been challenged to enter their most innovative water technology solutions in this new competition.
One extra day of shelf life equals 250,000 tonnes of food waste prevented
16 March, 2015Increasing the shelf life of certain foods by just one extra day could prevent around 250,000 tonnes of food going to waste each year, according to British sustainability organisation WRAP.
Tea company selects bio-based packaging for organic range
11 March, 2015 | Supplied by: Innovia Films Pty LtdUS company Carrington Tea has selected bio-based NatureFlex packaging films for its Carrington Organics Tea line.
Waste sucks! How vacuum technology can reduce wastewater
06 March, 2015
In a bid to reduce the amount of wastewater produced in food processing, Fraunhofer UMSICHT has launched the BioSuck project that uses vacuum technology to suction off non-edible waste. The captured waste can be recycled or converted into energy.
Energy Efficient Loans boost productivity for manufacturing, agriculture
24 February, 2015The Energy Efficient Loan program, a joint initiative from the Commonwealth Bank and Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is financing technologies that reduce energy costs.
Tetra Rex Bio-based carton makes world debut in Finland
20 February, 2015Tetra Pak's plant-based carton packaging has hit shelves for the first time, as Finnish dairy producer Valio becomes the first company in the world to adopt it.
Tetra Pak obtains FSC CoC certification for all 92 facilities
20 February, 2015Tetra Pak has obtained Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody (CoC) certification for all of its converting plants and market companies. The certification means the company can now supply FSC-labelled packages from anywhere in the world.
Frazer-Nash to provide engineering support to sustainable greenhouse project
17 February, 2015Sundrop Farms has selected Frazer-Nash Consultancy to provide Owner's Engineer support to its 20 ha sustainable greenhouse project in Port Augusta.
Powerstar Virtue energy storage system
13 February, 2015Powerstar Virtue is an energy storage system which harnesses the excess voltage supplied from the grid, stores the excess and deploys it at times when the cost of power is at peak tariff.
Powerstar Virtue energy storage system
13 February, 2015 | Supplied by: EMSc Australia Pty LtdPowerstar Virtue is an energy storage system which harnesses the excess voltage supplied from the grid, stores the excess and deploys it at times when the cost of power is at peak tariff.
Proven wastewater technologies combine to double green energy and environmental benefits
29 January, 2015 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater SolutionsProven DAF technologies can be very profitably combined with the latest anaerobic waste digestion technologies which not only extract very high levels of harmful COD contaminants from wastewater streams and sludge by-products, but also convert them into profitable green energy.
What happens when we hit peak soy? Renewable resources running out
16 January, 2015While using renewable substitutes for non-renewables is a great way to reduce our environmental impact, there's no escaping the fact that renewables are finite. So what happens when we hit 'peak soy' or 'peak corn'?
Wheat yields to drop as global temperatures rise
16 January, 2015What do climate change and your morning toast have in common? It looks like more of one will lead to less of the other: for every degree that the world's temperature rises, the global wheat crop will decrease by 6%, according to a new study.
Reduce water use in food production, engineers urge
09 January, 2015How much water is in your food? Not the actual liquid content, but how much water does it take to produce the sandwich you had for lunch? A UN Water study suggests that each person 'consumes' between 2000 and 5000 litres of water through their food each day.
