Green Distillation Technologies, the would-be developer of an $8.5 million tyre recycling plant in Longford, Tasmania, says it is determined to proceed with plans despite delays in securing government approvals. [ + ]

Research and consulting firm GlobalData has announced the world's biggest producers of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in 2015. [ + ]

Economist and academic Lord Nicholas Stern has called on researchers to improve radically the models used to estimate the costs of acting on climate change. [ + ]

The 2016 Irrigation Australia International Conference and Exhibition will take place from 24–26 May at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. [ + ]

Over 200 students from Melbourne Girls' College in Richmond will be pedalling for up to 10 hours in groups of four on stationary bicycles to power up the school's annual carbon-neutral, human-powered cinema to be held on 19 February 2016. [ + ]

The Sourced Separated Organic Waste Method provides an incentive for business, local government and charity organisations to divert organic waste from landfill. [ + ]

Redback Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding with UniQuest aimed at accelerating the global commercialisation of Redback's existing technology as well as future cutting-edge energy research from The University of Queensland. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is lending up to $9.1 million to the University of Melbourne to finance a number of energy reduction and generation projects. [ + ]

Councils in New Zealand's Waikato region have announced a three-year partnership with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) that will see an improvement in the way they use energy. [ + ]

OzHarvest's CEO CookOff will bring together CEOs, managing directors, senior business leaders, chefs and companies to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable people across Australia. [ + ]

Sugarcane farmers attending the 2016 Project Catalyst Forum will share the results from trials which aim to improve water quality, limit water use and reduce agricultural run-off. [ + ]

Total Facilities, the industry exhibition for facilities and workplace professionals, has announced a free education program that will run concurrently over the event's two days. [ + ]

ARBS 2016, the annual air-conditioning, refrigeration and building services trade exhibition and seminar program, will be held from 17–19 May at the Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre. [ + ]

Telstra has switched on its largest ever AC Grid Connect solar power systems at the Deer Park and Lyndhurst exchange buildings to help improve its environmental footprint. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has released a report and a $250 million program to encourage more energy-efficient community housing. [ + ]