Researchers from Rice University have found that palladium-gold nanoparticles, found to be suitable catalysts for cleaning polluted water, are also able to convert biodiesel waste into valuable chemicals. [ + ]

Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has received an Australian Government grant to support the company's new, $46 million wave power project. [ + ]

Unitywater has invited residents of the Brisbane suburb of Ferny Hills to paint a mural on the walls of their local water reservoir, in an effort to reduce graffiti. [ + ]

Glass container manufacturer O-I Australia is opening a state-of-the-art glass cullet optical sorting plant in South East Queensland. [ + ]

Clean Energy Week will look at a few different alternative futures for the clean energy sector and confront the many opportunities and challenges faced by the industry. [ + ]

​Yingli Green Energy, the vertically integrated photovoltaic module manufacturer known as Yingli Solar, has revealed its plans to leave a sustainable legacy in Brazil following the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [ + ]

Research and consulting firm GlobalData has revealed that China's renewable energy capacity increased from 27.8 GW in 2001 to 183 GW in 2013, and looks set to continue rising. [ + ]

The annual United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) World Environment Day Awards winners were announced on 13 June at the Crystal Ballroom Luna Park, Sydney. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Council has released The Clean Energy Australia Report 2013, a comprehensive overview of Australia's renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors. [ + ]

Australian water utility Trility has been appointed as operator of four water-treatment plants in regional Victoria. Trility will operate the plants for the next 13 years in conjunction with the plants' new owner, investment manager AMP Capital. [ + ]

Researchers from the UTS Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater have developed a new way of desalinating water for irrigation. The process, designed by Dr Hokyong Shon and his colleagues, is called fertiliser-drawn forward osmosis (FDFO). [ + ]

CEDA has released 'The Economics of Climate Change', a report which examines the economic impact of climate change for Australia, explores the responses of other nations and considers what policies will be most effective for Australia to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. [ + ]

MobileMuster, the not-for-profit recycling program of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association, has announced the winners of its 2014 Local Government Recycling Awards. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) was saved yesterday after the Senate, led by the Labor Party and Greens, rejected legislation to abolish the scheme for a second time. [ + ]

NSW Treasurer Andrew Constance has handed down the 2014-15 Budget for NSW. The state government's investment in the water industry has been welcomed by the Australian Water Association (AWA). [ + ]