Global engineering and consulting firm MWH Global has announced the appointment of Mark Bruzzone as Australia regional director of government and infrastructure. [ + ]

Grundfos Pumps Pty Ltd (Australia) and Grundfos Pumps NZ Ltd (New Zealand) will be supporting and selling the DAB brand in Australia and New Zealand, effective retrospectively from 1 January 2013. [ + ]

New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries has committed $1.6 million to a multipartner call for agricultural greenhouse gas research through the Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI). [ + ]

Global design and engineering firm Arup has been named a finalist in four categories in the prestigious 2013 BRW Client Choice Awards. This is the company’s third consecutive year of reaching the finals. [ + ]

Tenix has been awarded a $40 million contract by Unitywater to design, construct and commission a major upgrade to the Nambour Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). [ + ]

South Australia has moved to a more competitive market by deregulating retail energy prices and implementing the National Energy Customer Framework (NECF). [ + ]

A report released by the South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has finally put to rest a common myth about wind farms - that they create dangerous levels of infrasound, or sound too low for humans to hear, that can be harmful to people who live near wind turbines. [ + ]

The challenge of finding a cost-effective solution to the energy concerns predicted to impact residents in the Pilbara and regional Western Australia has been opened to the public. [ + ]

Nominations for the 2013 United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards are now open nationally. [ + ]

Dr Manuel J Blanco has joined CSIRO as Director of the Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI). ASTRI is an $87 million, eight-year international collaboration transforming the energy industry in Australia by bringing down the cost of solar thermal. [ + ]

The Canberra office of fitout and reburbishment company ISIS was recognised as one of the world’s most liveable buildings at the 2012 International Livable Buildings Awards. [ + ]

There is a fundamental crisis in planning in Victoria, University of Melbourne planning expert Dr Alan March writes in his new book The Democratic Plan: Analysis and Diagnosis. [ + ]

A report released by the Clean Energy Council has found that the market for energy storage technology in Australia will be equivalent to several coal-fired power stations by 2030, effectively transforming the way we think about electricity for our homes and businesses. [ + ]

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has been selected to provide an Auction Solution to support auctioning of carbon units in accordance with the Clean Energy Act 2011. [ + ]

Scientists are trying to find out how to keep public parks and ovals green while using less water. [ + ]