Office and retail refurbishment generates over 55,000 t of waste every year in the Sydney CBD alone at an average rate of 63 t/1000m². [ + ]

The race is on for storage solutions that can help provide secure, reliable electricity supply as more renewables enter Australia's electricity grid. [ + ]

Each year Sydney Water re-uses 100% of biosolids produced — about 180,000 tonnes. [ + ]

Wastewater discharge non-compliance can be costly. Bruce Willis of Hydroflux discusses what can be done to minimise this risk. [ + ]

With 42% of food produced in Australia currently ending up as waste — either during the production and manufacturing stages or via the end consumer — over 50 industry and research organisations have come together to do something about it. [ + ]

Australia is at an energy cross roads — thanks to the rising cost of electricity and the inconsistency of grid services, consumer dissatisfaction is at an all-time high. [ + ]

A number of laser optical on-site calibrations were conducted for bulk water flow meters in Queensland using a calibration technology developed by German company OPTOLUTION. [ + ]

Danish company Really has engineered a solution to upcycle end-of-life textile waste into a valuable material that is suitable for furniture and interior design. [ + ]

A year on from a storm that blacked out the entire state, South Australia has emerged from the electricity crisis to strengthen its position as a global leader in renewable energy. [ + ]

Tanya Jackson — a key coordinator of the recently established Ararat Wind Farm — believes that although Australia lags behind the rest of the world when it comes to utilising renewable energy, our increasing desire to access renewable resources should see Australia become a global leader in the field. [ + ]

Veolia's Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) facility officially opened on Friday, 8 September in Tarago, 240 km southwest of Sydney. The facility will receive household waste from a number of Sydney councils and is set to change the way we process our red-lidded bins' contents. [ + ]

Queensland's parliament has officially passed the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017, which introduces both a container refund scheme and a ban on single-use plastic bags. [ + ]

Australian company Thinxtra has a plan to connect millions of devices around the country to the internet — and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing $10 million to help. [ + ]

The South Australian government has contracted US renewable energy company SolarReserve to build a $650 million solar thermal power plant, planned to be the biggest of its kind in the world. [ + ]

At Digitalize 2017 later this month, Siemens will be discussing how the global energy industry is undergoing a major period of transformation — with digitalisation at its heart. [ + ]