Australia’s oldest brewery has switched over to natural gas, thanks to the extension of the natural gas network in Hobart. The Cascade Brewery has installed three boilers to run on natural gas from Bass Strait. Boilers, along with refrigeration, are the significant energy users in a brewery. At Cascade the boilers produce steam used in its brew house kettles, packaging pasteurisers, fruit processing, and malt kiln as well as for a range of other uses. Cascade Brewery General Manager Production... ...Read more »

Unilever and Coca-Cola Co. have joined forces to launch a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the global consumer goods industry.The two giant firms hope to change the behaviour of customers and suppliers with the guide, which has been launched as businesses urged governments to provide a lead on controlling greenhouse gases at this week’s UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. The consumer goods initiative – ‘Moving Fast to a Cleaner Climate: A manager’s guide... ...Read more »