The Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence (AWRCE) has produced a comprehensive framework to assess the economic viability of recycled water schemes. [ + ]

The inaugural Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy, presented by the University of Louisville (UofL), Kentucky, has been awarded to Swiss chemist Michael Grätzel. The $50,000 prize exists to acknowledge outstanding ideas and achievements in research related to the science, engineering, technology and commercialisation of renewable energy. [ + ]

The Wyndham Civic Centre in outer Melbourne has become the first building in Australia to be registered for a Green Star - Performance rating. The three-storey building is a conference and expo space used by a variety of community groups. [ + ]

The South Australian City of Marion has won the Keep Australia Beautiful, Australian Sustainable City 2013 award. The City's Deputy Mayor, David Speirs, yesterday accepted the award at an event in the City of Cockburn, WA. [ + ]

Academics at Queen's University Ionic Liquid Laboratories (QUILL) in Belfast, UK, in partnership with Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas, have used the super-solvent properties of ionic liquids to develop technology which removes mercury from natural gas. [ + ]

Schneider Electric's Energy University - an online resource where anyone with an interest in the energy industry can undertake free training courses - has been endorsed by the Institute of Hospital Engineering Australia (IHEA) as a recognised source of educational and developmental material. [ + ]

The Australian Government yesterday introduced a package of Bills into parliament to repeal the carbon tax. [ + ]

The Australian Soil Consortium (ASC) is calling for Australia to take a leading role in overcoming the increasing threat of land degradation. [ + ]

MWH Global has been awarded two substantial contracts to help ensure water infrastructure for Victoria meets the needs of the state's predicted population growth. [ + ]

Chill a drink in 45 seconds, that is the promise of a new gadget technology that also claims to be 80% more energy efficient than existing coolers. [ + ]

Scientists at the Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London have found that vibrations, like those caused by pop and rock music, improve the performance of solar cells. [ + ]

The judges of the 2013 NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards have selected this year's finalists from over 230 entries. The NZI Sustainable awards are New Zealand's longest-standing sustainability awards. [ + ]

Four photographic winners from around the world were announced today, selected from more than 3700 entries from over 90 countries in the International 2013 savewater! Photographic Competition. [ + ]

The application deadline for the Glencore Xstrata Energy Leaders Scholarship has been extended to 15 November 2013. [ + ]

Printing company Konica Minolta Australia has announced a major recycling milestone. Through its partnership with Cartridges 4 Planet Ark and its recycling partner Close the Loop, one million Konica Minolta printer cartridges have been recycled. [ + ]