A Melbourne City-led alliance has won draft ACCC approval for a renewables bulk-buy, seven councils are jointly tackling energy efficiency and the Municipal Association of Victoria is working with VicRoads on a plan to upgrade lights on major roads.
IKEA is learning from companies like Google as it aims for 'energy independence' and is working with its suppliers to encourage them to move in the same direction, says its chief sustainability officer Steve Howard.
Teys Australia last night won the Queensland Premier's sustainability award for two projects that slashed energy costs, cut emissions and were part-funded through carbon price scheme grants.
Solar photovoltaic costs have fallen so quickly that even businesses that dismissed the technology a few years ago should reconsider it, says the company that has just installed a 500-kilowatt system at Toyota's Altona manufacturing plant.
Seminars and conferences coming up over the next few months deal with energy efficiency, site contamination, carbon emissions, waste and energy-from-waste, , infrastructure and the EPBC Act.
Fleet management technologies and systems that pinpoint 'orphan energy' are among ten ways that information and communication technologies can deliver carbon cuts and cash benefits, says a major study by Telstra and Climate Risk.
The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage has issued a new guide on installing cogeneration systems and is spearheading efforts to recognise the technology under the NABERS building rating scheme.
A new Clean Energy Council guide tells companies what they can expect to pay for commercial systems and describes how to assess the business case and avoid common pitfalls.