The board of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has appointed Ian Learmonth as its new chief executive officer. [ + ]

Redback Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding with Duserve Facilities Management, which will see the companies collaborate on a pilot project trialling Redback's energy management products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). [ + ]

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has priced its first climate bond, raising $650 million to fund a range of renewable and low-carbon projects in Australia. [ + ]

WWF has expressed its disappointment at the US Government's decision to roll back components of its commitments under the Paris Agreement. [ + ]

In its fourth and final incident report into the South Australian state-wide power outage that occurred on 28 September 2016, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) concluded that it was the result of control settings responding to multiple disturbances. [ + ]

Australian environmental technology company EnviroSuite has announced the successful completion of its initial 12-month trial with Thames Water, the UK's largest water treatment authority. [ + ]

Energy storage lies at the heart of grid digitisation and is part of a larger trend of technologies that is disrupting South Australia's network for the better, according to Terry Teoh. [ + ]

Tinki.nl, a Dutch dog website, and its partner Space53, an international test centre for drones, have developed two drones to first detect and then collect dog poo from the streets. [ + ]

Electricity supply in NSW is set to be boosted with the construction of a $100 million solar farm in the small town of Manildra. [ + ]

What if we were to consider the vast quantities of domestic, agricultural and industrial wastewater discharged into the environment every day as a valuable resource rather than costly problem? [ + ]

Engineering student Zheng Sibo has won Unitec Institute of Technology's latest sustainability challenge thanks to his design for a solar-powered street lamp. [ + ]

The award-winning Omni Pallet Wrapping Solution has the ability to reduce the amount of film used to wrap a pallet by over 50%. [ + ]

Presented by the Australian Solar Council and the Australian Energy Storage Council, the Solar Energy Exhibition and Conference is being held on 3 and 4 May in Melbourne. [ + ]

The first water from the Victorian Desalination Plant, located in the seaside town of Wonthaggi, has begun to flow into the Cardinia Reservoir. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is working with the SA Government to develop a financing package to support delivery of Australia's largest battery. [ + ]