Australian gases company Coregas has announced it is set to supply gas for Hyundai's hydrogen-powered concept car, the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell. Hyundai is currently installing a hydrogen car refuelling station at its headquarters in Macquarie Park, NSW, ready to commence operations early next year. [ + ]

Negotiations about a new international climate change agreement are focusing too much on trying to share the burden of cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report published (11 December 2014) by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at London School of Economics and Political Science. [ + ]

The manufacturer of the Powerstar range of voltage optimisation systems, EMSc (UK) Ltd, has announced 2014 as one of the most successful years in the company's history, with an increase in turnover of 9% as well as many other achievements. [ + ]

The University of Queensland's Sustainable Minerals Institute has launched the Responsible Resource Development program - a postgraduate program to help meet the changing professional training and development needs of the extractive resources sector. [ + ]

As the Lima Climate Change Conference enters its second week, British academic Professor Nicholas Stern has released a report stating that governments should be ambitious, dynamic and collaborative in their negotiations over a new international agreement on climate change. [ + ]

Frost & Sullivan held its annual Australia Excellence Awards last week at the Hilton Hotel Sydney. The 21 awards recognised companies and individuals that have demonstrated outstanding performance in the Australian market, with three of these based around environmental excellence. [ + ]

APC waste consultancy has appointed a new director, previously from the senior ranks of NSW EPA. [ + ]

Solar technology company RayGen Resources and UNSW have collaborated to produce the highest ever efficiency rate for the conversion of sunlight into electricity: 40.4%. [ + ]

Australian and Chinese experts have teamed up to tackle air pollution, with the launch of the Australia-China Centre for Air Quality Science and Management at Beijing's Chinese Research Academy for Environmental Sciences last week. [ + ]

The South Australian Government has announced a partnership with the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living and the University of South Australia to develop the Adelaide Living Laboratory program. [ + ]

Engineers Australia released the report 'Energy Security for Australia' today at Parliament House. The report draws attention to Australia's current energy security flaws and maps out a pathway to a stronger energy future. [ + ]

Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has launched the fifth edition of Go Green in the City, its global business case challenge focusing on innovative energy solutions for smart cities. [ + ]

Infrastructure and energy services company Green Global Solutions has invested in two scholarships of four years through the University of New South Wales's (UNSW) 2015 Co-op Program, with a commitment of $34,000 per annum. [ + ]

The Parramatta River Catchment Group (PRCG) has launched the initiative 'Our Living River' - a plan to bring back swimming to the entire Parramatta River by 2025. The PRCG is a group of councils, government agencies and community groups working together to improve the river and the creeks that flow into it. [ + ]

UK waste recycling company GENeco has launched a bus powered by the treatment of sewage and food waste. The 40-seater Bio-Bus can travel up to 300 km on a full tank of gas - which takes the annual waste of around five people to produce - generated at the Bristol sewage treatment works. [ + ]