Julia Gillard Leads the Way with The 2012 Australian Clean Technologies Competition

 The 2012 Australian Clean Technologies Competition Launch

This month the Australian Federal Government announced the launch of The 2012 Australian Clean Technologies Competition which “will link with business mentors, access training opportunities and showcase their capabilities to potential customers, investors and the media.”


While many Federal Governments around the world continue to bury their heads in the sand regarding pushing forward with Cleantech initiatives, I feel that the Australian Labor Party are continuing to take positive steps in becoming the foremost major green political party in the world.

Sure they are being pushed by the Greens on many fronts and they also have made some serious blunders with implementation of policy but they can’t be accused of sitting on their hands in the most critical moment of the environment’s history.

Part of the $8.2 million Supplier Advocate Program and supported by the CSIRO, Enterprise Connect, Austrade and Commercialisation Australia the winner will be given an opportunity to represent Australia at the International Global Ideas Competition in 2012.

Last year’s winner SMAC Technologies showcased its air conditioning technology that greatly reduces the energy consumption to the bigwigs of Silicon Valley. Wayne Ryan, Director of SMAC Technologies spoke of the experience, “The access to the Silicon Valley investment community really helped our business, and the domestic exposure has helped us develop a stronger presence here in Australia.”


Below is video highlighting "The Latest Technology in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning":