05 Aug 2018

Resource Resolution Pty Ltd has applied to establish a $12 million commercial food waste processing facility which has the capability of producing biogas for energy.  The proposed facility would process 30,000 tonnes of liquid food waste a year and produce 2.4 megawatts of power.

01 Aug 2018

A new mechanical and biological treatment plant will treat organic waste produced by eight Melbourne councils, substantially reducing landfill and emissions.

30 Jul 2018

In the decades to come, it is increasingly clear that as well as being renewable, the future of Australia’s energy generation is going to be small-scale and highly distributed.

24 Jul 2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s acting administrator said on Tuesday he would follow up the work of his predecessor to overhaul the nation’s biofuel policy, including pursuing changes strongly opposed by the powerful corn lobby like counting ethanol exports toward annual biofuels quotas.

16 Jul 2018

The recent agreements on the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) are setting the tone for creating a stable and predictable business environment that will trigger the development of and investment in advanced biofuel production within the EU.

03 Jul 2018

Incinerating household waste using "best-practice" European combustion technology meets the criteria for investment by Australia's national clean energy bank.

26 Jun 2018

Renewable energy will provide one third of the national electricity market's needs within two years, according to new research from Green Energy Markets (GEM).

25 Jun 2018

Dubbed the Active Office, and opened by Wales’ Secretary of State Alun Cairns on 21 June, it combines several new technologies to let it generate, store and release solar energy in one integrated system.

13 Jun 2018

John Laing Infrastructure Fund plans further investment in anaerobic digestion (AD) after buying two plants in the last 12 months.

31 May 2018

A new fully integrated closed loop organic waste facility featuring dry anaerobic digestion and in-vessel composting has opened its doors in Surrey, British Columbia.

10 Jan 2018

New York City is seeking to lead the assault on both climate change and the Trump administration with a plan to divest $5bn from fossil fuels and sue the world’s most powerful oil companies over their contribution to dangerous global warming.

04 Jan 2018

The mayor of a South Australian regional port city built on the steel industry and iron ore mining says it could pair with a neighbouring centre to become the nation's hub for renewable energy.

08 Jan 2018

The U.S. power grid regulator on Monday rejected a directive by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to prop up aging coal and nuclear power plants, in a setback for the Trump administration that disappointed coal miners but pleased drillers, environmentalists and renewable energy advocates.

07 Jan 2018

It’s been a rollercoaster year for renewables. The price of solar and wind plummeted, China smashed its target for solar installations – but Donald Trump also withdrew the US from the Paris climate agreement. So what do the experts predict for 2018?

13 Dec 2019

The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the December edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, revising its 2017 and 2018 forecasts for bioenergy production and residential wood heating.

18 Dec 2019

Will we ever meet the goals of the 2030 Challenge for all new buildings, developments and major renovations to become carbon neutral? 

11 Dec 2019

As a culture, we are beginning to embrace sustainability in the products that we buy and the lifestyle habits that we adopt. Will we soon reach a tipping point where companies start to think more long term? 

07 Dec 2017

This week The Economist Intelligence Unit released its 2017 Food Sustainability Index (FSI), with France taking out the top spot and Australia coming in at number 14.

29 Aug 2017

We must aim for “negative emissions”. This means removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and ideally returning to pre-industrial atmospheric CO₂ levels. 

24 Sep 2017

A biofuels bunkering pilot project has been agreed in Singapore, and is expected to take place early in 2018.

19 Sep 2017

Royal Dutch Shell intends to increase its marketing operations in Asia region. The company's effort to de-carbonize the energy system was reconfirmed as it targets to attain 20% of its global fuel station sales from electric vehicles recharging and fuels with a lower level of carbon by 2025.

05 Apr 2017

The framework has been developed by the Sustainability Steering Group, following a year of consultation with industry, regulators and the community.

15 Apr 2017

Women are making strides in the renewable and sustainable technology sectors, as well as in the sectors of business, entrepreneurship and innovation, working to develop solutions to the one of the biggest crises facing the global population: climate change.

15 Apr 2017

Queensland’s environment minister says the government did what it could to notify the public about a toxic firefighting foam leak into waterways near Brisbane airport.

16 Apr 2017

The effect on wellbeing of exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a gas mostly produced in diesel fumes, is comparable to the toll from losing a job, ending a relationship or the death of a partner, research suggests.

16 Nov 2016

As a result of major transformations in the global energy system that take place over the next decades, renewables and natural gas are the big winners in the race to meet energy demand growth until 2040, according to the latest edition of the World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency’s flagship publication.

16 Nov 2016

At COP22, in Marrakech, a coalition of 20 countries interested in the clean energy and the bioeconomy fields launched of the Biofuture Platform, a new collective effort to accelerate development and scale up deployment of modern sustainable low-carbon alternatives to fossil based solutions in transport fuels, industrial processes, chemicals, plastics and other sectors.

27 Sep 2016

Mexico’s opening of its electricity market after decades of state control is driving fierce competition among suppliers of clean energy and pushing prices down, as renewable energies gain traction across Latin America.

27 Sep 2016

Wind and solar power are wallflowers in oil- and gas-rich Russia. Not so in neighbouring Ukraine. With fears about Russian hegemony at a peak, the former Soviet republic is ready to join the renewables revolution.

27 Sep 2016

Linking the statewide blackout in South Australia with the state's heavy reliance on renewable energy is unfounded, energy industry experts say.

25 Sep 2016

Stockland, the $11.5 billion diversified property group, has reduced operating costs by $60 million through a range of sustainability initiatives.

21 Sep 2016

UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, predicts global climate deal will be fully ratified by the end of the year after 31 nations officially sign up in New York.

14 Aug 2016

Clean 200 list finds world’s greenest large companies are outperforming most polluting counterparts by three to one.

11 Aug 2016

Australia’s energy watchdog, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), has issued a stark warning: more wind and solar power will demand new approaches to avoid interruptions to electricity supply.

25 Jul 2016

Australia’s first large-scale solar farm to be co-located with wind turbines will be built near Canberra, in a development that promises more reliable, cheaper renewable energy.

14 Jul 2016

Placing a value on water implicitly involves the dilemma of its economic value versus what it actually represents.

28 Jun 2016

The next generation of rechargeable lithium batteries for mining is on the horizon thanks to the humble salt bath.

27 Jun 2016

Barack Obama, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Peña Nieto to announce new ‘aggressive but achievable’ goal at ‘Three Amigos’ summit in Ottawa.

23 Jun 2016

The implications of the global water footprint of energy generation are phenomenal, writes Gary Bilotta of the University of Brighton.

13 May 2016

A huge fire has broken out at a tyre dump near the Spanish capital, Madrid, releasing a black cloud of toxic fumes and forcing the evacuation of nearby residents.

02 May 2016

The electric road for heavy trucks in central Sweden is now almost complete. The first electrically powered truck will begin rolling along the two-kilometre test strip – located on a regular road near the town of Gävle – in May.

24 Apr 2016

Shell has unveiled its first concept car, an ultra-compact model co-engineered by Shell, Geo Technology and Gordon Murray Design, which use a pioneering low-viscosity grade, 0W-12, engine oil.

19 Apr 2016

Whitehorse City Council has added four electric vehicles (EVs) to its fleet, in collaboration with AGL, as part of a broader Sustainability Strategy at the Council which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

14 Apr 2016

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Palisade Investment Partners have joined forces to jointly fund A$1bn ($769m) for the development of solar and wind generation projects in Australia.

31 Mar 2016

The rhetoric currently being used regarding the management of end-of-life tyres in Australia, both by industry-led Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) and state-based regulators, is very much about looking at waste tyres as a "resource".

29 Mar 2016

New waste tyre licensing rules are in effect in Scotland from today (30 March) in a bid to clamp down on illegal operators in the sector.

28 Mar 2016

Queensland has again defeated NSW because the state "wanted it more", and this time the financial stakes are higher than State of Origin glory.

23 Mar 2016

After some 115 years, Scotland has burned its last lump of coal for electricity.

22 Mar 2016

Hydropower will contribute a significant portion of many 100% renewable energy portfolios for many years to come.