Tag: sustainability
Toyota gives new life to used vehicle parts (VIDEO)
Car manufacturing giant Toyota is certainly doing its part for the environment with its National Scrap Program.
Launched in 2014 in partnership with Boles Parts...
Sandfire announces major milestone at DeGrussa Solar Power Project in WA
At the beginning of this year, Sandfire Resources partnered up with Juwi Renewable Energy to construct a 10.6 MW off-grid solar power station at...
WA’s Rottnest Island to get an off-grid hybrid power system
Australia’s largest producer of renewable energy Hydro Tasmania will deploy an off-grid hybrid system that will transform the popular Rottnest Island in Western Australia.
The...
Huntlee in NSW could become Australia’s first off-the-grid suburb
Brookfield Energy has been awarded $442,000 from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to conduct a $1.1 million study and determine whether entire suburbs...
Check out Dubai’s 3D printed smart palms (VIDEO)
Dubai based media, marketing and design company D Idea Media has developed and installed “community tech hubs” in the form of 20-foot palm trees...
GE and BHP join forces to boost efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions in...
General Electric and BHP Billiton have formed a partnership to work on pinpointing innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from mining operations and...
Australia to become world leader in home battery storage – new report
A new report, titled Powerful Potential: Battery Storage for Renewable Energy and Electric Cars, by the Climate Council has revealed that Australia is on its...
Uralla in NSW could become the first self-sufficient town in Australia
Environment Minister Mark Speakman has launched a model to help towns plan a transition to 100% renewable energy consumption in the town of Uralla,...
WA company develops new inverter technology that is set to revolutionise the solar industry
Back in May, Perth-based Sunvertec Pty Ltd launched its Xenos distributed inverter at the Australian Solar Council Solar 2015 Exhibition and Conference that took...
Dyesol awarded ARENA grant to commercialise high-efficiency, low-cost solar cell
Renewable energy supplier Dyesol has announced that it has been awarded a $449,000 grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
The NSW company will...
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Building resilience as manufacturing requirements become more complex
The industrial machinery and heavy equipment manufacturing sector is critical not only for its direct outputs, machines, and equipment that pave the way for construction, agriculture and manufacturing but also for its crucial role in economic development and innovation.
