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Industry missing out on VEET lighting bonus

The Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) is a Victorian Government mechanism designed to assist energy users with the cost of investing in efficient technology upgrades. VEET was introduced in 2009, and has been particularly active in the residential sector. In Q1 2012 the VEET scheme was extended to

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Welcome Marty Robinson

Genesis Now is happy to welcome Environmental Engineer, Marty Robinson to our multi-disciplinary team.

Marty is a recent environmental engineering graduate from RMIT University where he obtained first class honours, specialising in water/wastewater engineering. His work placement was completed as a combination of local rural council and urban energy efficiency consulting.
He is

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Winner – National Industrial Energy Efficiency Award

Tri-Tech Chemical Co. and Genesis Now were announced as the joint winners of the Energy Efficiency Council’s Best Industrial Energy Efficiency Project 2015, at a gala industry dinner, in Melbourne last night.

 
(from left) Energy Efficiency Council President Mr Tony Arnell presents the award to
Greg Weston (Tri-Tech Chemical Co.) and Jon

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Good News: We cause climate change

Why would that be good news?

Well, it’s not that climate change is good. Of course not.

We know from many different measurement sources that the climate is changing.
This is a big problem. A huge problem.  Let’s face it, not many of us are going to Mars, and not many want to.

But

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Commonwealth 2015 budget filip for energy efficiency and renewable energy in small business

Australian Commonwealth 2015 budget, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.
The Commonwealth 2015 budget introduces an immediate tax deduction for small businesses for every asset purchased costing less than $20,000, ending in June 2017.

So energy efficiency improvements, each costing under $20,000 will be able to be expensed, for tax purposes.
And many energy

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Welcome Emilia Iacovino

Genesis Now team welcomes Emilia Iacovino, Sustainable Energy Engineer (Electrical)

Genesis Now has a new team member, Emilia,  who is a sustainable energy project engineer with previous experience in energy efficiency, renewable technologies and sustainability.

She also has extensive experience in automotive manufacturing, including electrical and electronic system design and development.

Emilia is

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Mecury vapour lamps are rubbish.

 These high-bay mercury vapour lamps are heading for destruction (theirs, not Earth’s).

These boxes of mercury vapour lamps are being sent for destruction: specifically crushing and recovery of the glass, metal and (toxic) mercury, by specialist lamp recycler CMA Ecocycle.

So why destroy lamps which are still working?
The problem.
Most of the factories

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Critical Peak Demand declared for 31 March 2015

Tuesday 31st March, has been declared a Critical Peak Demand day (AusNet distribution area).

Take action to reduce your electricity costs for a whole year.

AusNet, the operator of the electricity distribution network in the Eastern half of Victoria, has declared tomorrow (Thursday 31st March) a critical peak demand day.
Reducing electrical power demand between

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Ausnet Critical Peak Demand day declared

Thursday 19th March, has been declared a Critical Peak Demand day.

Take action to reduce your electricity costs for a whole year.

AusNet, the operator of the electricity distribution network in the Eastern half of Victoria, has declared tomorrow (Thursday 19 March) a critical peak demand day.
Reducing electrical power demand between 3

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