Glenlyn Aged Care Facility, located in Glenroy, Victoria, was last month the recipient of a grid-connected solar power system expected to generate over 392 kWh of solar energy daily - approximately 50% of the facility's electricity requirements. [ + ]

The City of Sydney has released a draft policy calling on residents to green their roofs and walls as a way of improving air quality, supporting biodiversity and creating new spaces in the heart of the city for food production and relaxation. [ + ]

Scientists have discovered huge reserves of fresh water several kilometres out to sea from Australia, China, North America and South Africa. [ + ]

The Metropolitan Waste Management Group (MWMG) has successfully facilitated a competitive tendering process for the provision of organic waste processing services on behalf of eight participating councils in the south-east of Melbourne. [ + ]

Dr David Cruickshanks-Boyd has been elected as national deputy president of Engineers Australia for 2014 and will assume the position of national president in 2015. [ + ]

University of Queensland (UQ) PhD student Adrian Ward has used the CarbonGame iPad app to run a workshop for the Shanghai Energy and Environment Exchange, the Chinese government agency in charge of implementing the country's emissions trading scheme. [ + ]

EIANZ NSW Division and Special Interest Section on Climate Change, in partnership with the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, is offering a training program designed to upskill environment and sustainability professionals on climate change adaptation. [ + ]

Only two weeks remain for schools, sports clubs and community organisations to apply for funding for projects that have the potential to save water and benefit the environment in regional Australia. [ + ]

New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has revealed that the country currently ranks sixth worst for emissions increases since 1990 among those who have signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. [ + ]

Buru Energy has established a strategic partnership with water consulting and engineering company MWH Global. The partnership will ensure best practices are implemented in managing water resources as part of Buru Energy's oil and gas exploration and development activities in the Canning Basin, WA. [ + ]

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has released the 2013 edition of the annual 'Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM)', which presents a comprehensive analysis of transport's effect on the environment in the European Union. [ + ]

Holistic community health enterprise Western Desert has been announced winner of the inaugural Ethical Enterprise Award 2013. The national awards program was launched in July to celebrate the achievements of Australia's most inspirational enterprise. [ + ]

David Singleton, global planning leader for Arup and chairman of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia, says the building and infrastructure sectors need to invest in resilience, not resistance. [ + ]

Organic waste, produced by pigs on a farm in Leicestershire, UK, is helping to power an estimated 700 homes and reduce landfill waste by 18,000 tonnes each year. The pig waste, combined with other food waste, is being used to produce biogas capable of generating the equivalent of around 1.2 MW of electricity. [ + ]

Solar PV module manufacturer Yingli Green Energy, known as Yingli Solar, has appointed Daman Cole to the role of managing director of its Australian, New Zealand and Pacific operations after a year at the company as commercial director. [ + ]