Peter Robinson has joined MWH as Business Development & Strategy Leader for the firm’s water sector operations.

Nominations are now open for the 2011 savewater! awards which promote water efficiency.

Nominations for the Prime Minister’s 2011 Water Wise Award are invited from commercial and industrial companies that have achieved substantial water savings.

Melbourne Water has selected one of the most sustainable and efficient buildings of its kind as its new HQ at 990 Latrobe Street, Docklands.

Wipak has released a range of sustainable food packaging films using Cardia Biohybrid technology.

On Monday 9 May, global environmental engineering and consulting company MWH hosted an exclusive dinner at the Adelaide Zoo. The event, which was scheduled to coincide with the Australian Water Association’s 2011 Ozwater conference, featured a menu designed by Maggie Beer and Simon Bryant of the hit ABC television program The Cook and the Chef, with wines carefully paired and presented by Grant Burge of Grant Burge Wines.

SITA’s parent company, Suez Environnement, has joined the FTSE4Good Index.

The NSW Government has helped secure at least 106 jobs for the development of the state’s trading hub with the relocation of two London companies to Sydney.

Panax Geothermal has signed an agreement with PT Bakrie Power to develop a geothermal project in East Java.

CBD Energy has signed a joint venture with Datang Renewable Power and Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric to provide renewable energy for Australia.

The United States Department of Energy has invested in a wave energy project using technology developed by a company in New Zealand.

Easy recipes for radioactive compounds have been developed by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories.

BuildingIQ and Perth’s Western Power have received the annual Sustainable Energy Association 2011 Award for Excellence in Innovation for their work on Perth’s historic Council House.

The carboNZero program is changing to a stand-alone corporate business with a strong eye on international markets under the leadership of new Chief Executive Graham Carter and a fresh board of directors.

Solutions to Australia’s biggest environmental problems could be closer following the co-location of Queensland's best and brightest minds to a new ecosciences precinct at Brisbane’s Boggo Road.