Dow has announced the call for entries for the 2018 Awards for Packaging Innovation, said to be the longest running independently judged awards program in the packaging industry. [ + ]

All categories of investor now have the opportunity to invest in TerraCycle's US operating company. [ + ]

Three inspiring high school students have been announced as the winners of the 2018 BHP Billiton Foundation Science and Engineering Awards. [ + ]

Meridian Energy will take ownership of GSP Energy's hydro power stations, and has additionally signed three power purchase agreements (PPAs) with renewable projects in Victoria and NSW. [ + ]

With a membership comprising vehicle manufacturers, energy companies and infrastructure providers, Hydrogen Mobility Australia will be a national body representing the hydrogen sector. [ + ]

A fleet of 72 waste and recycling collection trucks from Cleanaway has rolled into the Central Coast Council as part of a contract to deliver essential waste management collection services to the area. [ + ]

Landis+Gyr has entered into an exclusive agreement with energy retailer Simply Energy to provide smart metering services to more than 550,000 households across Australia. [ + ]

ARENA is providing $368,000 to Hivve Technology to trial its renewable-powered classrooms in two NSW schools, just in time for the start of the 2018 school year. [ + ]

Photon Energy and Canadian Solar have signed an agreement for the joint development of five utility-scale solar projects with a total capacity of 1.14 GWp. [ + ]

The software uses hourly water use data supplied by smart water meters to identify irrigation habits, allowing water utilities to tailor engagement with individual customers. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has committed $30 million in debt finance to the Coleambally Solar Farm, set to be the largest solar farm in NSW. [ + ]

Described as a world first for the university sector, the off-site solar PV corporate power purchase agreement will allow UNSW to achieve its goal of carbon neutrality on energy use by 2020. [ + ]

Unilever CEO Paul Polman is urging members of the consumer goods industry to help accelerate progress towards the circular economy and address plastic leakage into the world's natural systems. [ + ]

Students from the University of Bristol will be involved in a new initiative from Lloyd's Register — to develop and improve wind speed analysis and data through the company's 'windiness dashboard'. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Regulator has announced that there will be enough renewable energy projects built over the next three years to meet the Renewable Energy Target in 2020. [ + ]