Industry News
CEFC appoints Ian Learmonth as new CEO
The board of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has appointed Ian Learmonth as its new chief executive officer. [ + ]
Inaugural Women in Water event held in Victoria
Victoria's water sector is embracing gender diversity with the inaugural Women in Water event, held recently in Traralgon and attended by over 150 women from across the local industry. [ + ]
Redback takes its energy management services to Dubai
Redback Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding with Duserve Facilities Management, which will see the companies collaborate on a pilot project trialling Redback's energy management products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). [ + ]
Commonwealth Bank prices inaugural climate bond
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has priced its first climate bond, raising $650 million to fund a range of renewable and low-carbon projects in Australia. [ + ]
WWF responds to Trump's rollback on climate action
WWF has expressed its disappointment at the US Government's decision to roll back components of its commitments under the Paris Agreement. [ + ]
AEMO releases final SA blackout report
In its fourth and final incident report into the South Australian state-wide power outage that occurred on 28 September 2016, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) concluded that it was the result of control settings responding to multiple disturbances. [ + ]
EnviroSuite renews cloud software contract with Thames Water
Australian environmental technology company EnviroSuite has announced the successful completion of its initial 12-month trial with Thames Water, the UK's largest water treatment authority. [ + ]
Energy storage disrupting the electricity market
Energy storage lies at the heart of grid digitisation and is part of a larger trend of technologies that is disrupting South Australia's network for the better, according to Terry Teoh. [ + ]
Drones to fight dog poo
Tinki.nl, a Dutch dog website, and its partner Space53, an international test centre for drones, have developed two drones to first detect and then collect dog poo from the streets. [ + ]
Manildra Solar Farm to service NSW
Electricity supply in NSW is set to be boosted with the construction of a $100 million solar farm in the small town of Manildra. [ + ]
Wastewater: the untapped resource
What if we were to consider the vast quantities of domestic, agricultural and industrial wastewater discharged into the environment every day as a valuable resource rather than costly problem? [ + ]
Solar-powered street lamp wins sustainability challenge
Engineering student Zheng Sibo has won Unitec Institute of Technology's latest sustainability challenge thanks to his design for a solar-powered street lamp. [ + ]
Efficient pallet wrapper wins PIDA award
The award-winning Omni Pallet Wrapping Solution has the ability to reduce the amount of film used to wrap a pallet by over 50%. [ + ]
Solar Energy Exhibition and Conference 2017
Presented by the Australian Solar Council and the Australian Energy Storage Council, the Solar Energy Exhibition and Conference is being held on 3 and 4 May in Melbourne. [ + ]
Desalinated water starts flowing in Victoria
The first water from the Victorian Desalination Plant, located in the seaside town of Wonthaggi, has begun to flow into the Cardinia Reservoir. [ + ]