Walkabout Creek Hotel has had 24 solar panels installed on its beer garden roof, producing enough energy for the hotel's needs as well as some for the grid. [ + ]

Underground waste collection technology that has a track record of increasing recycling rates is being launched on the Sunshine Coast. [ + ]

The University of Queensland has developed technology which uses free nitrous acid to remove biofilms that adhere to the inner surfaces of sewer mains, thus controlling odour and corrosion. [ + ]

Veolia's MPPE unit will be used to treat the gas/condensate produced water stream on the Ichthys LNG Project's floating production storage and offloading facility, an initiative of INPEX. [ + ]

MSF Sugar is building a $75m green power station at its Tableland Sugar Mill near Mareeba in Far North Queensland. It will use a 100% renewable sugar cane fibre to produce 24 MW of electricity — enough to power every house in the Tableland region. [ + ]

Located between Sydney Airport and the city, Green Square is Australia's largest urban renewal project. [ + ]

The Perlenbach water supply association in Germany is benefiting from Schaeffler's FAG SmartQB condition monitoring, which can identify problems in advance and recommend preventive actions. [ + ]

By upgrading the Gracemere sewage treatment plant, Rockhampton Regional Council has ensured that the local sports fields, golf club and grazing land are fully irrigated by wastewater — once treated — that is discharged from the plant. [ + ]

When Treasury Wine Estates planned to expand the capacity of the Matua Marlborough winery, Marlborough District Council required a significant reduction in environmental impact. [ + ]

A NSW chicken process plant went for safety and energy efficiency in selecting the wastewater pumps for its latest expansion. [ + ]

Three Kaeser EBC series blower systems were recently installed at Water Corporation's Collie Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to efficiently and reliably meet the compressed air requirements of an upgraded process aeration system. [ + ]

Almost 4000 pongamia trees have been planted at two sewage treatment plants in the towns of Boonah and Toogoolawah, where they will be irrigated by treated wastewater as part of an Australian-first trial to produce biodiesel. [ + ]

Simulated sunlight powers a solar cell that converts atmospheric carbon dioxide directly into syngas. [ + ]

Virgin Australia has partnered with start-up company Fungimental to introduce sustainably produced oyster mushrooms onboard its flights. The mushrooms are grown in used coffee grounds collected from the Virgin Australia Sydney Lounge. [ + ]

Hotelier Dr Jerry Schwartz has launched a 'green corridor' between his hotels in NSW and the ACT to highlight the potential of environmental initiatives in the tourism industry. [ + ]