Australia’s leading environment and community organisations have this week launched an alliance to call for the Australian Government to cut fossil fuel subsidies in the upcoming federal budget in May. [ + ]

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has announced during her visit to Beijing that Australia and China have agreed to new arrangements to strengthen our collaboration on carbon markets. [ + ]

Researchers at the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training have developed a new model to predict where - and how fast - polluted groundwater can move from a contaminated site, allowing water managers to better locate and clean up the water. [ + ]

Smarter use of data, prioritised upgrades and a 20-year asset management plan are cornerstones of a major study undertaken by the Drainage Services Department (DSD) of the Hong Kong SAR and Black & Veatch. [ + ]

Global water technology company Xylem has acquired Multitrode, a privately owned Australia-based water and wastewater technology and services company. [ + ]

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman helped progress research into renewable energy when he yesterday opened an advanced solar biofuels pilot plant designed to develop microalgae-based systems as a source of clean fuel. [ + ]

Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria. [ + ]

Honeywell today announced that it has been selected by Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water to modernise the water distribution network that supplies more than 1.2 billion litres of fresh water daily to Kuwait’s growing population. [ + ]

The number of Australian homes with solar power systems has passed the one million mark, according to figures from the Clean Energy Regulator that confirm the milestone was reached in March. [ + ]

Kerbside recycling needs expansion and consistency across local government areas to help lift Australia’s recycling rate. This is one of the recommendations from research released today by the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC). [ + ]

The Board of Directors of Black & Veatch has selected a new chairman, president and CEO for the company upon the decision of Len Rodman to retire at the end of 2013 after 42 years of leadership, service and dedication to the company. [ + ]

As of 4 April, the Australian Green Infrastructure Council (AGIC) has been renamed the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA). [ + ]

A Curtin University researcher who has improved the reliability of wind-generated energy entering the grid was recently awarded the prestigious John Madsen Medal by Engineers Australia. [ + ]

A carbon price of between $50 and $100 per tonne of carbon dioxide would make coal- and gas-fired power less economical than renewable electricity, a UNSW study shows. [ + ]

Businesses in the Hunter region are receiving help to reduce their energy costs and save money under a new project being funded by revenue from the carbon price. [ + ]