Adelaide Airport has claimed that it will build the largest airport rooftop solar power system in Australia, reducing the airport's energy consumption and carbon emissions by close to 10%. [ + ]

With the boating season fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about how owners of boats can meet regulations and ensure their ballast water is pathogen-free before discharge to the ocean. [ + ]

When Chaffey Aged Care in Merbein was contemplating an upgrade to its energy supply, solar was high on the list. [ + ]

At the remote eco tourist resort Adels Grove, a solar-powered boat has improved the experience enjoyed by visitors and boosted the bottom line.

The hemicellulose sugars of barley straw can be effectively fermented into biobutanol when starch is added during the pretreatment or fermentation process, according to a study from the University of Eastern Finland. [ + ]

Researchers from UNSW have used water-tracing technology in the Sydney Basin to determine how groundwater moves in the different layers of rock below the surface. [ + ]

The Rural City of Wangaratta in Victoria owns and operates an EPA-licensed landfill at Bowser. It is a challenging site as it divided in two by the Sydney-to-Melbourne four-lane Hume Highway, which was a major reason for the requirement of a wireless system.

After moving into new premises and constructing a new 40,000 L testing tank, Andzac Water Treatment is now able to improve efficiency further by 'tuning' the venturis of its aeration technology. AWT is also adding an additional source of air injection into the pre-pump stage, including flash mixing, which will allow the introduction of chemicals to be added into the jet venturi stream.

Quantum Power has secured a biogas project which will offset 100% of grid-supplied electricity for its client — a Western Australian pork producer. The project is set to generate up to 1 MW of renewable energy by converting manure from the pig-housing facility into biogas. [ + ]

The councils of the Albury Wodonga region have set the best practice benchmark for food and garden waste (FOGO) recycling in Australia, following their recent commencement of combined garden and food collection services for households.

Biogass Renewables recently commissioned a large-scale commercial and industrial organics waste-to-energy reference facility for Richgro Garden Products in Jandakot, Western Australia. [ + ]

ABB has won an order from Socabelec East Africa to design, supply and install a PowerStore flywheel-based microgrid stabilisation solution for the Marsabit wind farm in northern Kenya. The technology is being developed by ABB's Microgrid and Renewable Energy Integration team, based in Darwin. [ + ]

The City of Melbourne is diverting tonnes of inner-city food waste from landfill using the GaiaRecycle concept from Eco Guardians. [ + ]

On-site power generation through solar is helping aged care facilities reduce a dominant operating expense within their budget. [ + ]

Margaret Court Arena has become the first sport and entertainment arena in Australia to receive a LEED Gold certification, following its recent redevelopment. [ + ]