Industry News
How does desalinated water help koalas?
While desalinated water itself may not directly help koalas, the Sydney Desalination Plant has expanded its eucalypt plantation to 2000 trees to feed them. [ + ]
Free cardboard drop-off service opens in Sydney's south-east
The 24/7 service will give local residents, schools and businesses an easy way to recycle cardboard packaging and paper so it can be reused into 100% recycled products. [ + ]
Protecting the environment is top reason people recycle: report
Research has found reducing litter and landfill outweighs financial incentives as a motivator for recycling, with more than 12.3 billion containers returned. [ + ]
Govt solar scheme expansion reduces installation costs
The expanded scheme will slash the cost of installing solar by around 20% for businesses, farms and community organisations. [ + ]
2026 Love Water Grants recipients announced
They were awarded a share of $123,839 in funding from Hunter Water to support water-saving and sustainability-focused initiatives across the Lower Hunter. [ + ]
Applications open for 2026 Chloe Munro Scholarship
The scholarship supports women working in clean energy, energy management and carbon abatement to undertake a fully funded leadership development course. [ + ]
Qld wind farm agreement to power 360,000 homes
GreenPoint Energy (GPE) has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with CleanCo Queensland. [ + ]
Floating wind turbine design could access cheaper energy
Modelling showed the design could survive a one-in-100-year storm and be moored in water up to 200 metres deep. [ + ]
Delays on packaging reform create more plastic waste
Australia uses more than 1.3 million tonnes of plastic packaging every year, yet only 19% is collected for recycling, says ACOR. [ + ]
Sporting fans in favour of using reusable cups: report
Twelve million plastic cups could be kept out of landfills and oceans every year if major sporting venues switched to reusables, according to WWF-Australia. [ + ]
CEFC announces new CEO
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation, replacing Ian Learmonth. [ + ]
$32 million investment to create jet fuel from forest waste
The federal government hopes the ARENA investment will make Australia's fuel supply more resilient and less vulnerable to overseas shocks. [ + ]
WA wind farm to generate power for 100,000 homes
The 179 MW Narrogin Wind Farm is expected to generate enough clean energy to meet about 3% of the annual energy demand in the South West Interconnected System. [ + ]
Ampd launches next-gen battery storage for heavy industries
Following the success of its Enertainer ESS, the company's NextGen product range is targeted at industrial sites including construction and mining. [ + ]
Green hydrogen production receives boost using low-cost materials
The research team reported hydrogen production more than 80 times higher than the commercial untreated version under the same test conditions. [ + ]

