Landcare Australia and local electricity distributor Jemena are inviting schools in north-west Melbourne to apply for a $1000 grant to improve their environmental sustainability. [ + ]

The production of sustainable, clean fuels is a step closer to a commercial reality following an Australian Government investment of $9.8 million in two projects through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Advanced Biofuels Investment Readiness Program. [ + ]

Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have developed a new technique to prevent pharmaceutical residues from entering waterways and harming wildlife. [ + ]

Solar 2013 will be held from 23-24 May 2013 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with over 2000 delegates expected to attend. [ + ]

The latest research in mesoscale atmospheric modelling, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, suggests that the generating capacity of large-scale wind farms has been overestimated. [ + ]

An algae biofuel demonstration plant will be built by Muradel, a joint venture by Murdoch University, Adelaide Research and Innovation and commercial partner SQC, after the federal government announced $4.4 million of funding. [ + ]

Programs to fast-track green patent applications accelerate the diffusion of green technologies, a new study finds. [ + ]

Influential experts from Europe, USA and China meeting in Sydney last week agreed that energy efficiency is the biggest, cheapest, fastest way to cut greenhouse gas emissions and cut energy costs. But time is running out for Australia to heed the advice. [ + ]

Aduro Biopolymers, a natural resource materials and biopolymer company, has secured investment from Wallace Corporation, by volume New Zealand’s largest service rendering business, processing a variety of co-products from the meat processing industry. [ + ]

Australia’s first multidisciplinary research centre dedicated to tackling the nation’s and region’s biggest food security and environmental challenges, through the integrated study of carbon, food and water, was launched yesterday by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. [ + ]

A resilient energy system and a concept to improve a problematic intersection are the winners of the inaugural Smart Seeds program. [ + ]

A $3.3 million CSIRO grant is being shared between four universities to investigate the most economically efficient energy network for Australia’s future. [ + ]

Environmental firm SLR Consulting has strengthened its Australian presence with the opening of a Darwin Office in the CBD (Centrepoint Business Centre). [ + ]

A more sustainable future relies on the education and engagement of students, says international green schools advocate Rachel Gutter, who will be in Sydney for Green Cities from 6-7 March. [ + ]

New Zealand’s Tyrewise Working Group has released Scoping Report 4: What might a future programme look like?, which outlines the industry-preferred option for a national product stewardship scheme for end-of-life tyres (ELTs). [ + ]