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Algae.Tec signs agreement with Macquarie Generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... government, will site the Algae.Tec facility next to the Bayswater coal-fired power station in the Hunter Valley and will feed waste carbon dioxide into the enclosed algae growth system, Algae.Tec said. "This deal is an innovative means of capturing ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... by 70% and will save the city $800,000 per year on electricity. Focusing on projects that increase efficiency and reduce waste and greenhouse gas emissions have a clear cost/benefit ratio. "Many of [the efficiency projects] are low hanging fruit," Riffle ...

GBCA: Green Star buildings more efficient, less wasteful

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... habitat conservation, reduce pressure on infrastructure as well, GBA noted. Green-Star certified buildings also have reduced waste. The average new construction project has a 58% recycling rate. By comparison, Green Star - As Built certified buildings ...

Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Curnow said. "The fact that RM Williams has that culture there made our job easier," he said. "They understood that energy waste was serious, right up to the board level, that it needed to be addressed, and the fact that they have that culture of minimising ...

Net Balance/ECO-Buy merger looks to impact strategy, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... or four market development projects for green materials and recycled materials. This s part of a resource efficiency and waste to resource agenda which brings together what we were doing in our environment area, with what we are now doing as a joint ...

Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Australian coal exports are 11% of the global coal market, but represent 25% of a precautionary global carbon budget for coal, exposing investors in coal resourcesto potentially rapid devaluation and stranded assets, according to a report by The Climate ...

Westpac focuses on demographics, environment in strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... sectors that we think will represent the bulk of our activities - renewable energy, green buildings and to a lesser extent waste management as well," she said. "A lot of that funding will go to supporting direct activities of clients in the sectors ...

Zoos Victoria certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). Zoos Victoria reduced carbon emissions through a range of energy efficiency and waste reduction measures, and by purchasing and cancelling carbon offsets to bring total emissions to zero. Among those measures include ...

City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... neutral under National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) by Low Carbon Australia. "As part of our work we're delivering new waste management solutions, upgrading several of our council buildings by installing efficient heating, cooling and water systems ...

Low Carbon Australia forms alliance with Wiley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... their operations and position themselves for the long term," Newby said. "Our aim is to increase value to the client, reduce waste and maximise efficiency throughout all phases of a project. Low Carbon Australia's tailored finance assists our clients ...