Energex is conducting a Battery Energy Storage Systems trial as part of a long-term strategy to manage demand on the network based on customers' ever-changing usage habits. [ + ]

Australian biotechnology company BioGill has been announced as a Top 100 Environmental Technology in the Chinese Government's 3iPET program to address air, soil and water pollution. [ + ]

Singaporean construction companies now have access to A*STAR's Silt Imagery Detection System, which enables them to monitor earth control measures in a manpower-efficient manner. [ + ]

Energy monitoring company Fronius is bringing its energy-efficiency solutions to Intersolar Europe — a conference and exhibition being held in Munich from 21–24 June. [ + ]

Origin Energy will purchase all electricity and large-scale generation certificates (LGCs) generated by Moree Solar Farm for the next 15 years. [ + ]

Some NSW councils are about to amalgamate. As a result, the councils affected will have to plan for eventual integration of their residential and commercial waste services. [ + ]

South East Water has received approval from the Victorian EPA to shorten the minimum drying and storage period for biosolids at two of its treatment plants. [ + ]

Have you ever wondered how much power you could generate from the sunlight hitting your roof? If you live in Auckland, wonder no more. [ + ]

The City of Melbourne is reducing waste overflow by installing six BigBelly bins — high-tech bins that hold seven times the waste of a standard bin — at busy CBD locations. [ + ]

As part of the White House Water Summit, Evoqua Water Technologies made a series of announcements surrounding its mission of improving the world's water. [ + ]

Veolia has been awarded a contract to design and build a wastewater treatment system integrated into a greenfield oleochemical production plant in Indonesia. [ + ]

As part of World Water Day on 22 March, ISO called for an improvement in water quality in order to protect the 1.5 billion people employed in water-related sectors. [ + ]

With a growing list of speakers, a large display of products and an early-bird discount in place until 1 April, there are plenty of reasons for irrigation professionals to register for the 2016 Irrigation Australia International Conference and Exhibition. [ + ]

Researchers have busted the 'miner's myth' that exists in Broken Hill and other mining towns, which implies that non-mining-related sources of lead are the cause for high environmental lead contamination levels within the community. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency will act as the joint managers of the newly established Clean Energy Innovation Fund, a $1 billion initiative to help emerging technologies make the leap from demonstration to commercial deployment. [ + ]