The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has used the Smart Future Cities conference to highlight how the corporation is working to adapt for the future. [ + ]

More than 30 Australian utility and energy providers, industry, research and environmental organisations and governments have agreed to support an independent study on the costs and performance of current power-generation technologies. [ + ]

With the aid of $449,000 in funding from ARENA, Dyesol is taking the first steps towards commercialising a potentially cheaper and highly efficient solar cell made from perovskite. [ + ]

Australia's first commercial diesel displacement solar plant, the Weipa Solar Plant, has successfully commenced commercial operation at a remote mine. [ + ]

The South Australian Government and Adelaide City Council are developing a plan to make Adelaide the first carbon-neutral city in the world. [ + ]

Echo Entertainment Group has been selected as one of 43 finalists in the NSW Government Green Globe Awards — an annual celebration of innovative environmental achievements and resource-saving measures from businesses, government and community groups across NSW. [ + ]

All-Energy Australia 2015 will feature a speech from Opposition Leader Bill Shorten when the clean energy event opens in Melbourne next week. [ + ]

Monash University researchers have identified five key principles to facilitate collaboration between biophysical and social scientists to help solve the world's urgent sustainability problems. [ + ]

As the iPhone 6S hits stores, MobileMuster is reminding consumers to recycle their old mobile phones if they choose to upgrade. [ + ]

The Australian Water Association's Queensland branch last week held its annual water awards, recognising outstanding achievements of individuals and organisations in the Queensland water sector. [ + ]

Resource management company Veolia has signed a 15-year contract extension with Sydney Water for operations and maintenance of Wyuna Water's facilities. [ + ]

Suez Environnement has signed an agreement with Singaporean company Sembcorp Industries — an energy, water and marine group — to purchase the latter's 40% stake in SembSita Pacific for $485 million. [ + ]

As part of Frankston City's Draft Waste Minimisation and Management Plan, the municipality is comparing its waste disposal statistics with the rest of Victoria — with positive results. [ + ]

More than 150 exhibitors from around the world are preparing for All-Energy Australia, taking place from 7–8 October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. [ + ]

Displacement Solutions recently completed a two-month research mission to one of the world's most isolated atolls, the Solomon Islands' Ontong Java Atoll, in order to assess the impact of climate change on the small community. [ + ]