Engineers from Aurecon New Zealand have been helping to develop wind energy projects around the world. The team has been led by Blair Walter, Aurecon's global head of renewable energy. [ + ]

The Abbott government was dealt a massive blow today as senators from the Palmer United Party (PUP) withdrew their support for the repeal of the carbon tax. [ + ]

University of Waikato PhD student Monica Waters has won a NZ$3000 Fulbright New Zealand Travel Award for her research into citizen science and water-quality monitoring. [ + ]

Funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), the GREEN Grid project is a wide-ranging investigation into how New Zealanders use power, how demand can best be met using renewable sources and how the national grid can be made smarter and more efficient. [ + ]

Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax has provided its technology to the Middle East by partnering with solar technology development and manufacturing facility Qatar Solar Energy (QSE). [ + ]

The latest carbon emissions index (Cedex), released by consultancy company pitt&sherry, finds that demand for electricity in the national electricity market (NEM) has been falling steadily since the introduction of the carbon price in June 2012. [ + ]

Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington have developed a technique that can detect minute levels of oestrogenic hormones - molecules with the potential to affect human and animal reproductive cycles - in the environment. [ + ]

Researchers from Rice University have found that palladium-gold nanoparticles, found to be suitable catalysts for cleaning polluted water, are also able to convert biodiesel waste into valuable chemicals. [ + ]

Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has received an Australian Government grant to support the company's new, $46 million wave power project. [ + ]

Unitywater has invited residents of the Brisbane suburb of Ferny Hills to paint a mural on the walls of their local water reservoir, in an effort to reduce graffiti. [ + ]

Glass container manufacturer O-I Australia is opening a state-of-the-art glass cullet optical sorting plant in South East Queensland. [ + ]

Clean Energy Week will look at a few different alternative futures for the clean energy sector and confront the many opportunities and challenges faced by the industry. [ + ]

​Yingli Green Energy, the vertically integrated photovoltaic module manufacturer known as Yingli Solar, has revealed its plans to leave a sustainable legacy in Brazil following the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [ + ]

Research and consulting firm GlobalData has revealed that China's renewable energy capacity increased from 27.8 GW in 2001 to 183 GW in 2013, and looks set to continue rising. [ + ]

The annual United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) World Environment Day Awards winners were announced on 13 June at the Crystal Ballroom Luna Park, Sydney. [ + ]