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BSC opens B-cycle Scheme industry consultation
The Battery Stewardship Council (BSC), Australia’s official product stewardship scheme for batteries, has opened industry consultation on its proposal to future-proof the B-cycle Scheme. Representatives from ... -
Schneider Sustainability Impact Awards returns for a third year
Schneider Electric, distributed by Clipsal in Australia, has announced its Sustainability Impact Awards 2024, returning for a third year to underscore the company’s commitment to supporting ... -
Energy Consumers Australia requests national rule change
Energy Consumers Australia has requested a rule change to amend the National Electricity Rules and National Energy Retail Rules. The AEMC received the rule change request ... -
Industry supports transparency and accountability in building approvals
Master Builders Association of NSW (MBA) has supported the NSW Government’s initiative to provide a more transparent and accountable building approvals process, following the release of ... -
Electricians fined for licence-sharing scheme
Three people and two Perth companies have received fines totalling almost $40,000 for taking part in an illegal licence-sharing arrangement involving solar installations at 25 properties. ... -
Self-healing solar cells could become a reality: Research
Solar cells of the future could withstand corrosive susceptibility by ‘self-healing’, in a scientific breakthrough by Monash University, the University of Oxford and the City University ... -
Rewiring Australia: Electrification is the short circuit Australia needs in energy policy
Rewiring Australia says that Australia must double down on electrification after AEMO’s Integrated System Plan (ISP) found the country can reliably run on renewable energy but ... -
MBA: Apprentices vital to industry and economic success
Master Builders Australia (MBA) has released the Future of the workforce: apprentices in building and construction report, which shows it will take a village to ensure ... -
SA Power Networks improves service-level guarantees with 5G and satellite connectivity
Cradlepoint, part of Ericsson, has announced that it is enabling in-vehicle 5G and satellite connectivity for SA Power Networks. The solution, which provides time-saving live status ... -
New podcast: The future of stone cutting in Australia
With the ban on engineered stone (due to come into force on July 1, 2024) there has been a shift in focus in the sustainable surfaces ...