Momentum Energy has paid penalties totalling $54,000 following the issue of five infringement notices by the ACCC, accusing the company of misrepresenting itself as a generator and supplier of renewable electricity during a recent advertising campaign. [ + ]

NAB has launched Australia's first Green ABS securitisation transaction for financial services group FlexiGroup. It represents Australia's first AUD-denominated, publicly offered asset-backed green bond note. [ + ]

Up to 60 Canberran households will be offered discount rates on what are claimed to be the world's most advanced solar batteries under the ACT Government's Next Generation Energy Storage Pilot. [ + ]

The Melbourne Renewable Energy Project has announced a competitive tender to purchase large volumes of renewable energy through a group purchasing model. The successful tenderer will build and operate a new renewable energy plant in regional Australia. [ + ]

Edge Environment is partnering with the SMaRT Centre at UNSW to demonstrate how timber from office fit-outs can be converted into a new recyclable product, potentially keeping tonnes of waste out of landfill. [ + ]

The City of Hobart has awarded utility company Veolia a contract for a new fortnightly kerbside green waste collection service. [ + ]

Today marks the official launch of a new supplier in Australia's power transmission and distribution market with the arrival of TGOOD Australia, the local branch of TGOOD Electric. [ + ]

Analysis and evaluation of streamflow patterns over time is a vital component of the State of the Environment report by the Department of the Environment. The Bureau of Meteorology has now released a web visualisation tool that makes this task much easier. [ + ]

Representatives from smart-thinking energy companies will speak at the Australian Energy Storage Conference, to be held from 1–2 June at Australian Technology Park, Sydney. [ + ]

Embracing best waste reduction and recycling practices makes good business sense. [ + ]

Australian researchers have developed a multipurpose fabric covered with semiconducting nanostructures, which they say could one day be used to mop up oil spills. The fabric could also potentially degrade organic matter when exposed to light due to its semiconducting properties. [ + ]

Evoqua Water Technologies has completed its acquisition of Neptune Benson, a manufacturer of water filtration and disinfection products for the recreational, industrial and municipal water markets. [ + ]

ARBS 2016 will features products and services from over 250 local, national and international manufacturers and suppliers. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Palisade Investment Partners have announced a $1 billion strategy aimed at accelerating the development of Australian renewable energy projects. [ + ]

Armstrong Energy has made an $11 million commitment to University of Sydney spin-off company Gelion. The arrangement will see the solar energy company invest in the start-up's ambitious plan to make commercially viable, nanostructured, gel-based batteries. [ + ]