The Bureau of Meteorology has launched Climate Resilient Water Sources — an interactive website providing comprehensive mapping and information of desalinated and recycled water sources for over 350 sites across Australia. [ + ]

Construction and onshore testing of the prototype bioWAVE wave power unit has been completed. [ + ]

Entrants in the Banksia Sustainability Awards now have even more chances to win, with the 2015 award featuring three new categories. [ + ]

A $450 million contract will ensure the supply of 75 wind turbines to the 240 MW Ararat Wind Farm in south-west Victoria, projected to be the third-largest wind farm in Australia. [ + ]

The long-debated legislation to cut Australia's Renewable Energy Target (RET), and to list native wood waste as a possible fuel source, passed an extended sitting of the Senate on Tuesday night. [ + ]

CEOs and executive directors from the Victorian Government's environmental departments will lead discussions at the Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo 2015 about the state's environmental agenda, including existing and future programs that impact on the waste and recycling industry. [ + ]

Registrations are open for All-Energy Australia 2015, the renewable energy exhibition and conference taking place in Melbourne from 7-8 October. [ + ]

A novel risk hedge for Infigen Energy's portfolio of wind farms will compensate the company when power is not generated due to low wind. [ + ]

Citywide has appointed Peter Lamell and Paul Hardy as non-executive directors of the Citywide board. They bring with them more than 45 years' combined expertise in corporate management and governance. [ + ]

A wetsuit made from 60% plant-based biorubbers has been recognised at the Australian Surf Industry Awards.

As Australia's energy system undergoes a period of rapid change, the senior players driving this transformation will come together in Sydney from 15-16 July at the Australian Clean Energy Summit. [ + ]

Downer EDI and the City of Boroondara in Victoria have partnered together to produce asphalt containing 99% renewable materials. This is well over double Australian best practice levels of 30-40% renewables, with some limited facilities achieving higher production levels. [ + ]

But has Australia reaped the benefits of the record-breaking renewables year in 2014? [ + ]

European Union countries need to significantly increase investments in carbon capture and storage and show much greater urgency and determination to develop and deploy the technology, according to a new report launched in Brussels by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Grantham Institute at the Imperial College London. [ + ]

Electric buses are one of the most exciting technological developments within public transport in many years. So why has Volvo Buses decided to opt for fast-charging and lithium-ion battery solutions? [ + ]