Samsara Eco to build $25 million R&D hub to take infinite recycling to the masses
Australian enviro-tech startup Samsara Eco has unveiled plans to create the nation’s first research and development hub dedicated to infinite recycling of plastic.
Australia needs more business incentives to switch to EVs
The Electric Vehicle Council's 2023 State of Electric Vehicles report has suggestions for business incentives for EVs. Because right now, Australia doesn't really have many.
Tasmania’s Sea Forest to scale up production of methane-busting seaweed
For the past 18 months, Sea Forest has been working to "scale up" its product to industrial-sized processing.
Vegan leather’s mainstream moment? Aussie footwear brand Rollie introduces cactus-based shoes
Plant-based leather alternatives are stepping closer to the mainstream, Rollie founder Vince Lebon says, after the label debuted a line of derbies, boots, and sandals comprised of cactus leather.
More electric utes and chargers needed in regional towns
Electric utes are perfectly suited to driving in regional Australia but the country needs policy changes and more public chargers to encourage the transport trend.
How electric car tech could lower home power prices
More car makers are adding support for vehicle-to-load technology, including MG, Hyundai, BYD and Volvo, that lets drivers power an appliance using their car.
The next generation of electric vehicles is here, and they cost less than $40,000
The MG4, with its entry model costing $38,990, will be the second-cheapest electric vehicle on the market.
Sparkling strategy: How 120-year-old SodaStream reinvented itself to stay relevant
CEO Eyal Shohat talks about SodaStream’s evolution, including how it dodged bankruptcy, found opportunity in the pandemic, and the company’s sustainability vision.
DNA tests expose massive mislabelling of seafood in Australia
More than 10% of the seafood sold in Australia is not what's on the label and threatened species sometimes wind up on the plate, DNA tests suggest.
Country Road injects $547,000 into three innovators providing climate solutions for the fashion industry
The first three recipients of the grant funding were revealed today with a total of $547,000 to be shared between the projects.
Eat your cup: Melbourne’s Good Edi celebrates second birthday with first pop-up store
The cups by Good Edi can hold hot coffee or tea for about 40 minutes and won’t leak a cold drink, such as a smoothie, for about eight hours.
The hidden socio-environmental costs of AI nobody is talking about
It is estimated that training GPT-3 required somewhere between 210,000 and 700,000 litres of water (the equivalent of that used to produce between 300 and 1,000 cars).