An online map that helps renewable energy developers find the best locations for new Australian projects has recently received a major upgrade. [ + ]

The reliability of fuel supply across Victoria will be enhanced following the announcement that Australia's only locally owned and listed fuel company, Caltex Australia, will expand the capacity of the state's second-busiest fuel terminal. [ + ]

Torrens Rowing Club in Adelaide has selected the Redback Technologies Smart Hybrid Solar Inverter System to optimise its energy use, as part of the club's long-term strategy to operate sustainably in the future. [ + ]

Smart metering company Landis+Gyr has announced the launch of a fully operational and independent subsidiary, intelliHUB, which it claims is the only Australian-based metering technology company to attain full Meter and Meter Data Provider accreditation from the Australian Energy Market Operator. [ + ]

It will come as no surprise to readers of Field Service Business that cars have officially become the most recalled product type in Australia. Barely a week goes by when we don't report on a vehicle recall of some kind. [ + ]

BuildingIQ has acquired the OptiCool and ComfortSENSE subsystems (and the interface in between) from CSIRO. [ + ]

Network infrastructure specialist Siemon has released a new guide to assist infrastructure architects design flexible zone cabling solutions for use in intelligent buildings. [ + ]

ATEN ANZ, a recently formed subsidiary of ATEN International, has named Madison Technologies as an authorised distributor in Australia. [ + ]

A call has gone out to fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers to support one another. Suicide prevention organisation R U OK? has recognised a need for peer-to-peer support based on some disturbing figures. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has announced the 12 teams that will compete in the final round of the company's Go Green in the City competition. The competition objective is for students from around the world to find innovative energy solutions for smart cities. [ + ]

A surge in building construction activity is delivering multiple benefits to Australia's economy, especially around construction industry employment. New building activity data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that to the March 2016 quarter, a record number of unit projects were underway. [ + ]

Finally, some good news. Australian business confidence has jumped to the highest level in over five years, according to the latest Sensis Business Index (SBI) survey. [ + ]

General Cable Corporation has announced that it will close its operations in Australia over the remainder of 2016 and manage ongoing sales in this market from its regional headquarters in New Zealand. [ + ]

nbn's new satellite, Sky Muster II, will blast off 5 October this year from the French Guiana Space Centre in South America. The company says it weights 6.400 kg, making it one of the world's largest communication satellites, and it is set to orbit 36,000 km into the sky. [ + ]

Not content with its worldwide user base of 1.6 billion people, Facebook is investing heavily in technology that the company says will potentially bring the internet to every corner of the globe, opening up access to even the most remote parts of Earth. [ + ]