Fujitsu Australia has been awarded the country's first fully NABERS rated data centre portfolio across its six Australian centres. [ + ]

Solar Impulse, the solar aircraft created by Swiss explorers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, has completed a 71-hour transatlantic flight from New York to Seville. [ + ]

The Energy Networks Association has made a submission to Standards Australia urging the authority to develop comprehensive standards that ensure the safety and interoperability of residential and small commercial battery storage systems. [ + ]

This week, Germany's Messe München played host to Intersolar Europe 2016, an annual exhibition for the solar industry and its partners. The show saw the presentation of the Intersolar AWARD for solar innovations. [ + ]

The Lighting Council Australia has welcomed the government’s announcement today to focus on lighting as a priority area under the Equipment Energy Efficiency (E3) Program. [ + ]

New research by EY and the Climate Council has found building 50% renewables by 2030 would create more than 28,000 jobs nationally. [ + ]

SolarEdge Technologies and LG Chem Ltd have announced the compatibility of SolarEdge's StorEdge inverter solutions and LG Chem's high-voltage RESU10H and RESU7H batteries. [ + ]

Australian councils are missing out on lower-cost clean energy solutions, leading to unnecessarily high operating costs, as well as higher carbon emissions — according to a newly released Market Report by the CEFC. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has announced its presence in the Newsweek Global Green Ranking 2016, the global listing of the world's most environmentally friendly corporations. [ + ]

Preventing liquid wastes polluting the surrounding area is one of the environmental concerns facing the mining industry. Now, a South Australian company has developed a device for detecting leaks in holding ponds that may help with this concern. The device could also have applications for holding ponds in the wastewater, agriculture and wine industries. [ + ]

Eco Expo Asia 2016 — International Trade Fair on Environmental Protection will run from 26–29 October 2016 at Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo. This year's theme is: 'Green Solutions for a Changing Climate'. [ + ]

The Victorian Government has furthered its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promising that 25% of electricity generated in the state will come from renewable energy by 2020. [ + ]

Scientists have shown that pretreating a battery's lithium metal electrodes with an electrolyte salt solution extends the battery life and increases performance and safety. [ + ]

The Victorian Government has pledged a long-term emissions reduction target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. [ + ]

TAP. Wine has announced a fresh approach to 'wine by the glass' service, preserving varietals in stainless steel wine cylinders before pouring wine from custom-designed towers. [ + ]