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- Stepping stones as mandatory disclosures heat up March 25, 2025There is a lot of ‘noise’ around climate disclosures for boards. How can directors remain focused on delivering value to stakeholders, while also ‘doing the right thing’ and making a start where it is sensible for the business? It’s a bewildering equation. While conservatives in Australasia, the US and beyond are resisting new climate disclosure regimes, […]
- Startup secures patent for energy storage technology March 25, 2025Australian startup Allegro Energy has been granted a US patent for its micro-emulsion electrolyte technology, further positioning it as a leader in long-duration energy storage. This follows previous patent successes in Europe and several other key markets, highlighting the international significance of the startup’s approach. Allegro’s modular micro-emulsion electrolyte system is said to enable safer, more cost-effective and scalable solutions for applications ranging […]
- Hunter Water invests in water security and infrastructure March 25, 2025Hunter Water is investing in the future of its water storage network by progressing key reservoir upgrades to enable water security, support regional growth and ensure the long-term reliability of infrastructure. Hunter Water project teams and contractors are delivering a series of six projects at the following sites: Morisset Arcadia Vale Harpers Hill, between Lochinvar and Greta […]
- Overcoming chemical dosing challenges in wastewater treatment March 25, 2025Around 359 billion cubic metres of wastewater is produced globally each year.1 In propelling towards sustainability, wastewater treatment providers are facing the challenge of effectively handling a variety of treatment chemicals. Sustainability is driving the use of higher concentration chemicals to minimise transport costs and emissions, as well as reduce the size of dosing systems. […]
- Why diversity is good for sustainability and business March 23, 2025A study of 4011 video game projects published by The National Library of Medicine found that increased diversity and inclusion within the projects led to an increase in creativity. Here Greg Brotherton, Resourcing Advisor for Ovarro, a specialist in remote telemetry systems, explains how aligning environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles with recruitment for engineering […]
- Balancing energy and water in data centres March 23, 2025As we recently marked World Water Day — themed ‘Glacier Preservation’ — it served as a timely reminder that we all have a role to play in tackling climate change and water stress. But water stress extends far beyond our glaciers. Growing populations, pollution and climate change are amplifying global water challenges, and their impact is increasingly evident in […]
- Vegetable oil waste sees new life through WORLD project March 23, 2025The Politecnico di Milano, coordinator of the Waste Oils RecycLe and Development (WORLD) project, proposes a circular and sustainable process to turn used vegetable oil into a valuable resource. Vegetable oil is used widely around the world, and cooking and food preservation is said to generate a huge amount of waste oil. Around four million tonnes of […]
- ARENA boosts funding support for industrial decarbonisation March 23, 2025The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has opened a second round of its Powering the Regions Fund: Industrial Transformation Stream (ITS) program, with $70 million in funding available to support industry to decarbonise. Following the $150 million first round, the second round is open until 15 July 2025 and is expanding its focus to support […]
- Sustainability compliance should not be seen as a cost March 23, 2025The challenges of meeting new corporate sustainability reporting requirements are creating concerns across industries, but Schneider Electric’s Lisa Zembrodt says organisations should focus on the positives of compliance. Zembrodt leads Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division, which assists many of Australia’s leading corporations to increase energy efficiency, reduce costs, adopt renewables and map their energy transition […]
- ACOR calls for critical action in recycling sector March 19, 2025The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has released its 2025 Federal Policy Platform, ‘Recycling for Australia’s Circular Economy: Unlocking productivity, jobs, and environmental benefit’, outlining critical actions needed to maximise the economic and environmental value of Australia’s recycling sector. With the sector contributing nearly $19 billion to the economy and supporting 95,000 jobs, ACOR is urging the […]
- Oracle assists major distributor in clean energy transition March 19, 2025Essential Energy, an electricity distributor in Australia, is said to have modernised its operations and optimised its asset management with Oracle’s cloud applications, enabling the energy distributor to deliver power while also positioning it to play a role in Australia’s clean energy transition. Essential Energy operates and maintains a large electricity distribution network, covering 95% of New South Wales and […]
- New partnership to produce renewable hydrogen derivatives March 19, 2025Climate Impact Corporation (CIC), an international developer of renewable energy and green hydrogen projects, has announced its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Topsoe to collaborate on the production and delivery of renewable hydrogen derivatives as part of its modular hydrogen production model. The MOU between CIC and Topsoe represents a step in the development of hydrogen derivatives from […]