The biogas sector is presenting huge potential for the meat and food processing industries to access energy at reduced costs. [ + ]

Residential property developer Sekisui House has introduced geothermal heating and cooling infrastructure into its 300 ha master-planned community, The Hermitage, in Sydney's south-west. Sekisui House will be the first developer to bring geothermal technology to the housing market in NSW. [ + ]

A robotics expert from the University of Sydney, Professor Salah Sukkarieh, has been announced Researcher of the Year at the 2014 AUSVEG National Awards for Excellence. Professor Sukkarieh was recognised for his work on intelligent farm robots, in particular the 'Ladybird'. [ + ]

Yingli Solar has supplied Burder Industries with a 355 kWp solar PV system through its distribution partner, EnviroGroup. Burder Industries is a regional manufacturer that produces customised tractor and earthmoving equipment for the agricultural industry. [ + ]

EFOY Pro 2400 fuel cells have been successful in providing continuous power to remotely located research equipment. Using the fuel cells as battery backup has ensured valuable readings are recorded in the University of Canterbury Stable Boundary Layer Experiment. [ + ]

United Utilities UK selected Evoqua Water Technologies to design, supply, install and commission a modular MEMCOR ultrafiltration (UF) membrane system at its Rochdale treatment works in greater Manchester. [ + ]

The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) unveiled its new Faculty of Engineering and IT (FEIT) building on 12 June. The 44,000 m² facility is the university's first building to offset its energy usage from renewables. [ + ]

Compressed air management systems have long played an important role in the efficient operation of compressed air systems. The next generation of controllers, however, brings new technical systems to the market that push the boundaries of dependability and cost savings further than ever before. [ + ]

An upgrade at Heinz Australia's Golden Circle plant in Brisbane, featuring CST Wastewater Solutions' high-efficiency rotary drum screening, is said to have sharply improved solids capture and reduced solids waste disposal volumes. [ + ]

CSIRO has used solar energy to generate hot and pressurised supercritical steam at record-breaking temperatures - the highest ever reached outside of fossil fuel sources. [ + ]

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB (Fraunhofer IGB) have developed a photochemical reaction system in which water can be treated at high flow rates by UV light without having to add chemical catalysts. [ + ]

A global exporter of processed potato products, Remo-Frit, has demonstrated the environmental and economic benefits of converting waste products into green energy. The company specialises in the production of fresh chilled potato products. [ + ]

Grundfos is a pump manufacturer with an annual production of 16 million pump units and a geographical footprint in 55 countries. Tan Chee Meng and Eric Lai oversee the company's municipality and industry business segments in the Asia-Pacific - a region with a high dependence on water. [ + ]

Because of their longevity, controllability and above all efficiency, LEDs are now an attractive substitute for conventional mercury vapour, high-pressure sodium, metal halide and linear and compact fluorescent technologies used in minor roads and other public spaces. A further major environmental advantage is that LEDs do not contain the toxic substance mercury. [ + ]

Australia generates 48 Mt/year of waste (latest National Waste Data Report 2014). Despite steady increases in the rate of recovery (average 52%), the waste generated between 2002 and 2009 grew by 40%, while the population increased by only 10% (SoE Report NSW, 2013). There are more of us and we are generating more waste each year per person. [ + ]