Pilot Pens Australia recently recruited Toshiba to install the e-STUDIO306LP, said to be the first multifunctional printer (MFP) in the world containing erasable toner. It allows users to print documents, erase them and then re-use the paper. [ + ]

The Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) and the JinkoSolar R&D Center will work together to develop industry-feasible, high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells that can generate power from both the front and rear surfaces — so-called 'bifacial' solar cells. [ + ]

Processing bio-fuel from waste requires a large amount of energy; however, a novel catalyst concept could be set to change the chemical process. [ + ]

Meat exporter Cedar Meats needed to upgrade its dissolved air flotation (DAF) system, but did not want to just go for a 'standard' system. It wanted a more energy-efficient system — one that could deliver low running costs for the life of the system. [ + ]

Technology company ABB has agreed to provide an advanced microgrid to WEB Aruba, the main power utility serving the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. [ + ]

Australian National University had over 180 water monitoring devices installed across its network in August 2016. [ + ]

Ultrathin, flexible screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable energy are now closer to reality than ever, thanks to a project to further develop technology by battery energy storage firm Printed Energy and bring it to market. [ + ]

SciDev has broadened the industry footprint of its OptiFlox wastewater treatment system, following its deployment at a Lion Dairy & Drinks production facility. [ + ]

UNSW chemists have invented a catalyst for splitting water with an electrical current to produce clean hydrogen fuel. [ + ]

The 46-year-old Aorangi House in central Wellington, New Zealand, has achieved a 'market leading' NABERSNZ base building rating, demonstrating an energy performance over 50% better than an average New Zealand office. [ + ]

Cape Jaffa Wines has made a huge step towards meeting its sustainability goals with the installation of 297 solar panels on its winery roof. [ + ]

Research from Victoria University of Wellington has improved our understanding of how underground hot fluids flow through fractured rocks, which will help in the development of geothermal energy. [ + ]

Sydney Water and the University of Wollongong are collaborating on an innovative research project in which food waste is added to sewage as part of a process called anaerobic co-digestion. [ + ]

A historic day in April 2017 was marked along the historic Main Outfall Sewer (MOS) in Williams Landing, Melbourne, with a 100 m section opening as parkland after undergoing a radical transformation. [ + ]

An environmental trial that took place in New Zealand in February has proved successful, with 61% of waste from three major summer events diverted from landfill. [ + ]