Global Warning On 8th October 2018, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report stating that the world stands on the verge of failure when it comes to holding climate change to moderate levels and that there is only a decade to try and cut emissions.[1] Ninety-one authors and review editors from 40…
Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas in the Circular Economy The International Energy Agency (IEA)’s Bioenergy Task 37 work programme (Energy from Biogas)[i] has just published a brochure called “The Role of Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas in the Circular Economy”. This is a great narrative about the energy and fuel system and the circular economy, how the…
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY A video with Energy360 produced by Victoria State Government – Environment, Land, Water and Planning. Renewable Energy Technology: A conversation with local industry Renewable energy technology: Energy360 can upgrade the biogas generated by using world leading biogas to biomethane upgrading technology. The upgraded biomethane can then be injected to the grid, which…
Energy360 Joins Biogas Taskforce Energy 360 is now a member of Bioenergy Australia’s recently created Biogas Taskforce. We have been a member of Bioenergy Australia (BA) for a number of years, helping to encourage the development, and raise the profile of, bioenergy in Australia and we are excited to become a member of this Taskforce.…
Recycling in a spin There has been much consternation and discussion in recent weeks about the state of recycling in Australia following the Chinese export ban on foreign waste. Australia’s recycling industry relies on China as a major market for recycled paper and plastics and estimates that about 30% of all our recycling is sent…
PLASTIC UNFANTASTIC Energy 360 is now a member of Bioenergy Australia’s recently created Biogas Taskforce . We have been a member of Bioenergy Australia (BA) for a number of years, helping to encourage the development, and raise the profile of, bioenergy in Australia and we are excited to become a member of this Taskforce. The Taskforce has…
Food waste in Australia Across the world, food waste results in significant social, economic and environmental consequences. An alarming one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption is wasted. Large amounts of food waste is sent to landfill, accounting for 8% of all global greenhouse emissions.1 The total cost for food waste…
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND FOOD WASTE Biotechnology has provided the basis for innovation within the cheese manufacturing industry for a number of decades. The commercial drivers for innovation in ripening technology have changed significantly over recent years, and although the obvious and long-standing cost-cutting motive still exists, more complex drivers are now at work, and Australian cheese…
SUSTAINABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY Energy360’s Samantha Lamond talks to Jacki Mitchell on Taking Care Of Business about building the business case for biogas, by powering up your waste and turning waste into profit. Samantha talks about the huge value in organic waste streams with the extraction of biogas for use in powering steam boilers or electricity…
Power Up Your Waste RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM WASTE It is widely acknowledged that one of humanity’s greatest present challenges is the amount of waste we produce; less well understood is the value to society of these residual waste streams. The plastic mountains are being harvested and turned into aviation fuel, and for a number of years…