Consumer goods companies target halving food waste by 2025
Up to one-third of food produced globally for human consumption is being wasted and ends up inflicting environmental and social damage, states a 2013...
$640m Ingham biofuel production facility edges closer to reality
North Queensland Bio-Energy Corporation Limited (NQBE) has received a $1.17 million loan from the Queensland Government’s Bio-futures Industry Development Fund (BIDF) to deliver its...
RMIT researchers develop innovative techology to advance decarbonisation of heavy industries
RMIT researchers have developed a smart and ultra-efficient new method of capturing carbon dioxide and turning it to solid carbon to help speed up the decarbonisation...
ET Solar to develop commercial PPA market in Australia with CEFC financing
Leading smart energy solutions provider and solar products maker ET Solar Energy has announced that it has secured AUD 20 million in debt financing...
Australian company JET Charge selected to deliver world’s longest continuous EV fast-charging network
The Western Australian Government has contracted electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure company JET Charge to provide 98 EV chargers at 49 locations around the State,...
New silicon extraction process to divert old solar panels from landfill
Scientists from Deakin University have successfully extracted silicon from end-of-life solar panels and converted it into a nanomaterial that can be used in the development of a new type of battery anode.
APCO honours industry’s leading players in sustainable packaging
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) announced the winners of the 2023 Annual Awards at a ceremony held last night, 2 November.
$8.1m investment to turbo-charge Victoria’s recycling infrastructure
The Federal and Victorian Governments have announced $8.1 million in first round funding for seven glass and plastics projects that will double the state’s...
EU’s greenhouse gas emission drops in 2021, says report
A report from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics office, has revealed that greenhouse gas emissions generated by economic activities of EU resident units stood at 3.6 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents— a 22 per cent decrease compared with the results of 2008.
Snowy Hydro teams up with Asia’s largest renewable energy developer to deliver a 100MW...
Snowy Hydro Limited has unveiled plans to invest in a “battery ready” 100 megawatt solar facility in Tailem Bend in South Australia to “boost...
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Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni on how AI and digital networks are reshaping manufacturing supply chains
Australian manufacturers have long competed against distance. In an exclusive interview with Australian Manufacturing, Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni discusses how AI can help manufacturers access more production capacity and simplify traditionally email-driven supply chains.
