UK lime supplier Singleton Birch this year commissioned a 1.5 MW anaerobic digestion (AD) facility at its lime works in Melton Ross, Barnetby, North Lincolnshire. [ + ]

With a network of temperature-controlled facilities across Australia, Swire Cold Storage provides logistics services and supply chain solutions to a range of businesses. The company has made energy efficiency a high priority, with a focus on intelligent LED lighting. [ + ]

The InviziQ Pressure Sewer System (PSS), from pump manufacturer NOV Mono, has been successfully utilised in the Pitt Town project - a major 940-lot housing project in NSW. The system is said to provide more reliable removal of sewage from individual households than conventional alternatives. [ + ]

Typical analysis of PV system economic viability usually assesses net present value of the PV plant capital expense and running costs in comparison with an alternative investment offering a specified rate of return, or 'discount rate'. Grid-connected PV plants should be assessed against a different type of competing 'investment' - the grid electricity tariff. [ + ]

All-Energy Australia is back for another year. To be held from 15-16 October at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, the business-to-business conference will offer more than 120 international and local speakers. [ + ]

Climate-smart agriculture means providing an integrated and broad approach to food that factors in areas like sustainability, carbon emissions, climate change and nutrition. The answer to this can be a three-fold win for the natural environment, consumers and business: biogas cogeneration for agribusiness. [ + ]

The repeal of the carbon tax has left many businesses pondering what impact its removal will have on energy markets in Australia. As Phil Harrington, Carbon & Energy Business Unit Manager at pitt&sherry explains, businesses should focus on energy-efficiency initiatives and fuel choices in their control. [ + ]

With more and more regulators around the world demanding companies disclose their key environmental, social and economic risks, it is becoming increasing clear that sustainability should be an integral part of any company's core business strategy.

The Australia's Sustainability in Business Conference & Exhibition is all about the benefits that sustainability can bring to businesses. The event will feature a range of speakers, one of whom is Ro Coroneos - manager community and social strategy, Barangaroo, Lend Lease. [ + ]

ABB will install its PowerStore, an integrated commercial flywheel technology, to integrate with a battery system on Alaska's Kodiak Island. The installation will enable the integration of more renewable energy from an expanded wind farm to the island's microgrid. [ + ]

A pair of Series 'A' Munchers from NOV Mono have helped reduce maintenance intervals and improve capacity at a major wastewater treatment plant in Massachusetts, USA. [ + ]

The growth in automation, communication and SCADA technologies has driven the market towards real-time information. For water analysis, this means online instruments rather than sampling and laboratory-based testing. In this article, Chris Hoey from Bürkert Fluid Control Systems discusses the market drivers for municipal applications, as well as those for the food and beverage industry.

Recent developments in the utilities industry have made one thing very clear: for energy companies, doing business the way they have until now no longer represents a sustainable course of action.

BuildingIQ was asked to deploy its Predictive Energy Optimization (PEO) model at four of Australian Technology Park’s buildings, beginning with the one occupied by National ICT Australia (NICTA). [ + ]

'Big data' represents real opportunities for the water industry and this is driving investment in smart-water technologies. As the cost of storing data has reduced and collection of data has become easier, the mining of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data is paying dividends. [ + ]