Redback Technologies has been selected by Contact Energy, one of New Zealand's leading energy generators and retailers, to participate in a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) trial in Wellington. [ + ]

The Green Building Council of Australia has released new versions of the Green Star – Design & As Built and Green Star – Interiors rating tools. [ + ]

NHP has formed a partnership with local not-for-profit organisation Southern Cross Kids' Camps (SCKC). [ + ]

After three years of declining major project work, leading construction companies are reportedly forecasting a recovery in engineering and non-residential building activity for the rest of the calendar year and in 2018. [ + ]

Gerard Lighting has launched its new specifier website bringing all its professional brands and products under one digital roof. [ + ]

Queensland will introduce a new offence of "negligence causing death" following an interim recommendation from the Best Practice Review of Workplace Health and Safety. [ + ]

Rittal and Hewlett Packard have partnered to jointly deliver modular data centre solutions for the global market. [ + ]

The AEMC has released its power system security report that features a package of reforms to guard against technical failures that lead to cascading blackouts. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed to invest AU$20 million in a West Australian project aiming to produce lithium concentrate. [ + ]

UNSW, University of Queensland and Printed Energy have teamed up to develop ultrathin, flexible screen-printed batteries for cheap portable devices and intermittent renewable energy. [ + ]

New Zealand electricity and gas distribution company Vector has won a contract to supply the Territory Generation Alice Springs Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. [ + ]

Clipsal by Schneider Electric has won a Good Design Award for its Clipsal Iconic range. [ + ]

The Turnbull government has passed legislation to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which comprise up to 2% of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. [ + ]

RMIT researchers have developed a sunlight-absorbing paint that produces hydrogen fuel from solar energy and moist air. [ + ]

Lyon Group has launched a new $660 million solar storage project in Nowingi in north-west Victoria. [ + ]