A Toyota plant in the north-east of Japan has converted to gas and solar energy following the Fukushima nuclear accident, and producing 100,000 sedan vehicles a year.
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Designing for sustainability with Autodesk
“The message that I like to get across is we as a company really see sustainability as a design challenge; as a matter of fact when I spoke yesterday at the conference I sort of challenged everyone in the audience to consider themselves as being a designer,” explained Jake Layes, Autodesk’s head of sustainability and clean technology for Asia Pacific.
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Why we made the switch to solar: Spiess Australia
Tony Klausner , managing director of Spiess Australia Smallgoods, explains why the company, which specialises in air-dried meat products,switched to solar power.
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Quickstep gets its carbon composites show on the road
Advanced composites manufacturer and Joint Strike Fighter project supplier Quickstep has announced the launch of automobile parts made using the company's Resin Spray Transfer technology.
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Alcoa refinery in Wagerup to up output
Alcoa’s Wagerup alumina refinery has gained approval to increase production, despite locals’ health concerns.
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Can Kevin Rudd revive the green manufacturing dream?
Australia’s ailing car manufacturing industry will receive a A$200m funding boost. And all cars in Commonwealth fleets will have to be Australian-made.
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Clean energy project chooses Australian manufacturer for assemblies
Green energy company Granite Power has said that it was cheaper to commission Archer Enterprises, a maker of components and assemblies, than to source parts from overseas.
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Geelong could get new carbon fibre wheel factory
Carbon Revolution, who has made “the world’ first one-piece carbon fibre wheel”, is planning to invest in a new facility in Geelong.
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Carbon tax to become floating price a year earlier
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday confirmed that the carbon tax would move to a floating price on carbon a year earlier than previously planned.
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US company looks to Karratha for biofuel plant
US-based company Aurora Algae is building a $300 million plant next year in Karratha, which has what has been called an ideal climate for microalgae production.
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China commences its first carbon trading scheme
The Chinese city of Shenzhen will host one of seven pilot schemes which will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Multipac responds to rising energy costs with solar energy system
Fibre drum packaging and manufacturing company Multipac recently installed solar panels at its Echuca factory.
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No changes to solar power scheme in Qld budget
Queensland Energy Minister Mark McArdle says that Tuesday's state budget will not include any change to solar power schemes.
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Endeavour Awards Environmental Solution of The Year Award: Baltimore Aircoil
A total factory approach to sustainability has won the Baltimore Aircoil Company the Environmental Solution of the Year award.
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Amcor Alphington site closer to being sold
Amcor might be closer to selling its Alphington site after winning the support of a local action group.
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Manufacturing clean technology solutions with Autodesk
Autodesk, Nexus eWater, and the federal government's Clean Technologies Supplier Advocate Mark Newson discuss some of the opportunities available to new clean technology companies.
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American researchers create steel without carbon emissions
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have engineered a way to make high-purity steel without producing carbon emissions.
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New advocacy group for solar energy users
New advocacy group, Solar Citizens has been set up to represent the interests of the million-plus Australian residents who have solar panels on their roofs.
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Calls for tax on imported solar panels
Australia's only remaining manufacturer of solar photovoltaic panels, Tindo Solar has called on the government to implement an anti-dumping tax on imports of the panels from China.
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Solar company makes “game changing” development
Shares in solar developer Dyesol have rocketed after the company announced a “game changing” breakthrough with its solar technology.
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