Renewable energy subsidies continue to be a hot topic of debate in Australia. Smart Commercial Solar's Huon Hoogesteger believes serious conversations within the industry need to happen to discuss how best to steer the country in the right direction. [ + ]

Frazer-Nash Consultancy's Anthony Kwong describes how modelling and analysis helped sustainable agriculture company Sundrop Farms to justify its investment in energy-storage equipment. [ + ]

Office and retail refurbishment generates over 55,000 t of waste every year in the Sydney CBD alone at an average rate of 63 t/1000m². [ + ]

The race is on for storage solutions that can help provide secure, reliable electricity supply as more renewables enter Australia's electricity grid. [ + ]

Each year Sydney Water re-uses 100% of biosolids produced — about 180,000 tonnes. [ + ]

Wastewater discharge non-compliance can be costly. Bruce Willis of Hydroflux discusses what can be done to minimise this risk. [ + ]

A number of laser optical on-site calibrations were conducted for bulk water flow meters in Queensland using a calibration technology developed by German company OPTOLUTION. [ + ]

Australia is at an energy cross roads — thanks to the rising cost of electricity and the inconsistency of grid services, consumer dissatisfaction is at an all-time high. [ + ]

With 42% of food produced in Australia currently ending up as waste — either during the production and manufacturing stages or via the end consumer — over 50 industry and research organisations have come together to do something about it. [ + ]

Danish company Really has engineered a solution to upcycle end-of-life textile waste into a valuable material that is suitable for furniture and interior design. [ + ]

A year on from a storm that blacked out the entire state, South Australia has emerged from the electricity crisis to strengthen its position as a global leader in renewable energy. [ + ]

Tanya Jackson — a key coordinator of the recently established Ararat Wind Farm — believes that although Australia lags behind the rest of the world when it comes to utilising renewable energy, our increasing desire to access renewable resources should see Australia become a global leader in the field. [ + ]

Veolia's Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) facility officially opened on Friday, 8 September in Tarago, 240 km southwest of Sydney. The facility will receive household waste from a number of Sydney councils and is set to change the way we process our red-lidded bins' contents. [ + ]

Queensland's parliament has officially passed the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017, which introduces both a container refund scheme and a ban on single-use plastic bags. [ + ]

Australian company Thinxtra has a plan to connect millions of devices around the country to the internet — and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing $10 million to help. [ + ]