Analysis and evaluation of streamflow patterns over time is a vital component of the State of the Environment report by the Department of the Environment. The Bureau of Meteorology has now released a web visualisation tool that makes this task much easier. [ + ]

Representatives from smart-thinking energy companies will speak at the Australian Energy Storage Conference, to be held from 1–2 June at Australian Technology Park, Sydney. [ + ]

Embracing best waste reduction and recycling practices makes good business sense. [ + ]

Australian researchers have developed a multipurpose fabric covered with semiconducting nanostructures, which they say could one day be used to mop up oil spills. The fabric could also potentially degrade organic matter when exposed to light due to its semiconducting properties. [ + ]

Evoqua Water Technologies has completed its acquisition of Neptune Benson, a manufacturer of water filtration and disinfection products for the recreational, industrial and municipal water markets. [ + ]

ARBS 2016 will features products and services from over 250 local, national and international manufacturers and suppliers. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Palisade Investment Partners have announced a $1 billion strategy aimed at accelerating the development of Australian renewable energy projects. [ + ]

Armstrong Energy has made an $11 million commitment to University of Sydney spin-off company Gelion. The arrangement will see the solar energy company invest in the start-up's ambitious plan to make commercially viable, nanostructured, gel-based batteries. [ + ]

Victorians who have shown leadership in sustainability and a commitment to improving the environment are encouraged to enter the 2016 Premier's Sustainability Awards. [ + ]

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced nine research and development (R&D) projects to be supported through its latest Industry-researcher collaboration R&D funding round. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is providing $8 million finance to an Australian wind energy development company called Windlab. The company is commercialising atmospheric modelling and wind prospecting and assessment technology originally developed at CSIRO. [ + ]

Agricultural emissions are set to rise substantially in the next two decades, especially in developing countries. However, authors of a research study published in the UK have projected that there is significant potential for the agricultural sector to provide relatively low-cost opportunities for reducing GHG emissions by 2030. [ + ]

Duke University researchers have led a study demonstrating that the level of oxygen in a coal ash disposal site can greatly affect how much toxic selenium and arsenic can be leached from the system. [ + ]

Laing O'Rourke's moveable solar-diesel power plant with advanced control systems has been successfully piloted and will be commercialised through the newly formed SunSHIFT Pty Ltd. [ + ]

French utility company SUEZ has entered into an agreement to acquire Perthwaste, a waste management service provider in WA, for $87 million. [ + ]