What has been the challenge for the development of wave technology and what's on the horizon for the future? [ + ]

Physicists from The Australian National University (ANU) have created a tractor beam on water, which they can use to manipulate floating objects at will. [ + ]

​Non-for-profit company Brown Coal Innovation Australia (BCIA) has announced $650,000 in funding for a research and development project which will target significantly reduced carbon emissions from brown coal power generation. [ + ]

Two Atlas Copco ZS 55+ oil-free screw blowers with variable speed drive (VSD) are supplying energy-efficient compressed air to process sewage at a treatment plant in Versmold, Germany. [ + ]

Power system manufacturer Magellan Power has delivered a state-of-the-art energy storage system to TransGrid, the owner and operator of one of the largest high-voltage transmission networks in Australia. [ + ]

Tyre manufacturer Continental is working with the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME) with the objective of using latex from the roots of the dandelion as a commercially viable substitute for natural latex from rainforest plantations. [ + ]

According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the use of new nanomaterials in tyre production could help foster the sustainability of the tyre industry and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles - so long as the potential environmental, health and safety risks of the technology are managed carefully. [ + ]

The sewage treatment plant in the city of Gütersloh, Germany, treats an average of between 6.5 and 7 million m³ of sewage water. Up until recently, three Atlas Copco ZB 130 VSD centrifugal compressors and two older single-stage screw compressors supplied the compressed air for the biological process that occurs in the plant’s exceptionally deep sedimentation tanks. [ + ]

SolarMax has provided its grid-connected solar inverters to Bird Munchies, a manufacturer of birdseed products, through its installation partner Ygrene Energy. [ + ]

Wellington's Asteron Centre - the city's largest single office building - has earned a 5.5 Star base building energy rating from NABERSNZ after reducing its base building energy use annually to 46 kWh/m². [ + ]

When it comes to carbon pricing from waste, you would be excused if you find it hard to tell the truth from the erroneous. It is pretty easy to miss the big picture behind the headline-grabbing estimate or to just feel lost because you went away for a few days! [ + ]

Representing the first public private partnership (PPP) for the West Australian water industry, the $300 million Mundaring Water Treatment Plant is designed to provide a secure and exclusive source of potable water for around 100,000 rural and town services in West Australia's Wheatbelt and Goldfields regions. [ + ]

By some estimates, Australia has as many as 160,000 contaminated sites. In this article, Professor Ravi Naidu, Managing Director and CEO, CRC CARE, provides his insights on how CRC is  helping to establish Australia as a world leader in the science of contamination assessment and remediation. [ + ]

The removal of sludge is one of the most critical challenges in creation of good-quality effluent from wastewater treatment plants. In this article, Ben Metman from Control Components explains why, and how it can be measured and monitored for optimum efficiency. [ + ]

Food manufacturing specialist Wiley has designed and constructed an innovative biogas and water treatment plant for JBS Australia. The innovation has resulted in improved sustainability and a reduced carbon footprint for the meat processing company. [ + ]