The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) is calling on Queensland businesses to nominate for the 2014 Premier's Sustainability Awards and be part of an event showcasing the state’s high achievers in sustainable business practices. [ + ]

AEA Investors has secured regulatory approvals and closed on an agreement to acquire the municipal, industrial and services water and wastewater treatment operations and assets of Siemens Water Technologies. [ + ]

Spectators at this year's New Zealand Festival of Tennis, comprising the ASB Classic and Heineken Open, were actively encouraged to recycle their glass bottles and other drinks containers. [ + ]

Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) has been recognised by two separate bodies in the area of cleaning products. [ + ]

A researcher from RMIT University has correlated the severity and frequency of bushfires in order to predict water yield in related natural water supply catchments. [ + ]

Natural gas and electricity provider Alinta Energy, with the support of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the South Australian government, is planning to undertake a $2.3 million feasibility study into solar thermal power generation at Port Augusta. [ + ]

Funding applications for the first round of SITA Australia's Community Grants Program close on Friday 31 January at 5 pm AEDT. [ + ]

Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has launched Go Green in the City 2014, a global business competition focused on developing innovative energy solutions for cities. [ + ]

Powerstar Australia is holding a free webinar on voltage optimisation - a practice said to save businesses 12-15% on their electricity usage each year. The webinar will be held on 12 February from 9-10 am. [ + ]

Yingli Solar has appointed Christian Bindel to the newly created role of technical manager for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. [ + ]

Lincoln Agritech, a subsidiary of New Zealand's Lincoln University, has conducted research into the impact of denitrification - the conversion of nitrate into gaseous forms of nitrogen - on catchment management. [ + ]

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has been involved in a project which used radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to identify points of cross-contamination between sewerage and stormwater pipes in the Central Auckland region. [ + ]

For the past five years, Alice Springs has been one of seven areas taking part in the Australian Government's Solar Cities Program. The town's successes over this time have been captured in the report 'Alice Solar City: 2008-2013'. [ + ]

The new Pacific Technical Assistance (PacificTA) Programme is funded from the New Zealand Aid Programme and managed by Local Government New Zealand. It coordinates local government staff from across the country to share their expertise with Pacific Island authorities. [ + ]

The City of Sydney and Transport for NSW have signed an agreement setting out the standards under which the new Sydney light rail project will be built through the LGA. [ + ]