Leveraging the FactoryTalk Integrated Production and Performance Suite from Rockwell Automation, Hamilton City Council implemented an upgrade to the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system at the Pukete Wastewater Treatment Plant. [ + ]

Kaeser Compressors Australia has assisted Wilson Transformer Company (WTC), a manufacturer of power and distribution transformers, in meeting its increased demand for compressed air.

Donvale's environmentally inspired estate, Mullum Creek, has received the highest possible level of certification under the Urban Development Institute of Australia's (UDIA's) national EnviroDevelopment program. [ + ]

QUT's Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities (CTCB) and Mumbai's Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) are leading a multimillion-dollar research project to reduce the costs of producing bio oils and chemicals from agricultural waste, minimise investment risks and encourage diversification in farming. [ + ]

The Sydney Harbour Bridge (SHB) like many iconic structures around the world is ageing and requires extensive and costly preventive maintenance. Frequent inspections are essential but this alone may not be the most sustainable and safest way to maintain this majestic 'coathanger' in peak condition. What if the SHB could talk to us and tell us when she needed attention?

At Oakey Beef Exports, located on Queensland's Darling Downs, an orb-shaped green energy storage facility is helping to demonstrate how industry can profit from environmental initiatives. [ + ]

Aurecon's head of asset management, Clive Ross, says manufacturers can enhance their success by creating a proactive asset management culture and taking a more sophisticated approach to maintenance that optimises asset performance and value. [ + ]

European Bioplastics has presented its annual market update at the 9th European Bioplastics Conference in Brussels. The update finds that there will be an extremely positive growth trend in global bioplastics production capacities. [ + ]

For more than a year now, researchers from the Korea Polar Research Institute and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) have been collaborating to identify the source regions of pollution making its way to King George Island on the fringe of Antarctic territory. [ + ]

Thin clients are designed to provide a smaller, cheaper and more energy-efficient desktop computing alternative to traditional PCs, explains Marc Doehnert, ANZ Business Development Manager, IGEL Technology. [ + ]

A recently released Deloitte Access Economics report, supported by Origin Energy, applies a new lens to help understand the economic drivers of emissions and better reflect the relationship between emissions and economic activities. [ + ]

Residential property developer Sekisui House Australia has launched its signature range of Shawood intelligent homes at its 300 ha master-planned community The Hermitage, located in Gledswood Hills in Sydney's south-west. [ + ]

Aquatec Maxcon has been awarded a design and construct contract to undertake the upgrade of Queensland's Kingaroy wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The plant will be the first in Australia to utilise Nereda aerobic granular sludge technology. [ + ]

Simons Green Energy is approaching completion of the installation of a trigeneration system at Frankston Arts Centre Precinct in Victoria. The theatre and art gallery will feature a technology demonstration site to showcase various energy-efficiency technologies. [ + ]

A single progressing cavity pump from NOV Mono has been used to replace a number of centrifugal pumps and improve pumping performance on an agricultural effluent duty in New Zealand. [ + ]