Chemists from Rice University in Texas have converted pyrolysed ash from plastic recycling into graphene using a Joule heating process. [ + ]

Chemical engineers have made 'green' ammonia from air, water and renewable electricity, without the high temperatures, high pressure and huge infrastructure currently needed to produce it. [ + ]

CSIRO has released the National Circular Economy Roadmap, detailing key strategies for creating jobs and reclaiming billions in economic value from resources currently going into landfill. [ + ]

SA Water's Morgan–Whyalla Pipeline — which spans a large part of regional South Australia — is now powered by more than 19,000 solar panels. [ + ]

UNSW Sydney will take part in a collaborative project to develop technology that will divert up to 10,000 tonnes of paper and plastic waste into construction materials for building roads. [ + ]

The Green Building Council of Australia has awarded La Trobe University's new sports stadium a '6 Star Green Star Design and As Built' rating for sustainable building practice. [ + ]

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has published a report that tracks Australia's progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets. [ + ]

Victoria's recycling infrastructure is set for a turbocharge, with the federal and state governments making major investments to double the state's domestic recycling capacity. [ + ]

A report released by IDTechEx predicts that, in the water pipe network alone, the industry of sensors will grow to over $3.5 billion by 2030. [ + ]

The compound that makes chili peppers spicy has been found to boost perovskite solar cell performance. [ + ]

A new recycling facility to be built by Remondis Australia in Dandenong, Victoria, will process a third of the state's solvent waste each year. [ + ]

Scimita Ventures is a key partner in a study investigating the feasibility of an Australian–German supply chain for hydrogen produced from renewable energy. [ + ]

The Energy Security Board has released details on the future direction of the NEM, identifying four areas of reform to address key challenges facing Australia's electricity supply. [ + ]

A million-dollar prize has been awarded to the CSIRO-developed innovation FutureFeed — a livestock feed made from seaweed that reduces methane emissions. [ + ]

Amazon has positioned itself as the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy, announcing 26 new global utility-scale wind and solar energy projects. [ + ]