The CSIRO is moving towards a smaller carbon footprint, delivering 10 fully electric cars to seven of its locations nationwide — while solar panels at its sites will make them emissions-free. [ + ]

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has revised the process for claiming fuel tax credits for claims of less than $10,000. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation has announced the appointment of Nigel Williams to the role of country manager for New Zealand. [ + ]

Trades hiring platform hipages has added in-app payment functionality to its offering, which the company says will now make finding and booking a tradie as easy as using Uber. [ + ]

The parameters around workplace safety may seem cut and dried, but a recent ruling may challenge what constitutes a 'workplace', according to an article published by the Health and Safety Bulletin. [ + ]

The inaugural Australian Energy Week event will run 20–23 June 2016 in Melbourne, comprising workshops, plenary sessions, forums and an exhibition. [ + ]

Singtel, SubPartners and Telstra have jointly announced that they have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a new international submarine cable, APX-West, connecting Perth and Singapore. [ + ]

An off-grid solar power solution developed by Schneider Electric is now benefiting over 45,000 primary students in rural schools throughout Kenya. [ + ]

Consultation is underway to assess the health of Australia's 520,000-strong heavy vehicle fleet. National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) CEO Sal Petroccitto said information had been released to each state and territory to measure the roadworthiness of heavy vehicles later this year. [ + ]

Prysmian Group says the company's new line of optical cables will halve the cost of joining cables, revolutionising the NBN rollout. [ + ]

Peer-to-peer car rental service DriveMyCar is working with LDV Automotive to help tradespeople get a better deal, in a move they say will nearly halve the cost of renting one-tonne vans. [ + ]

Mike Barber has been announced as the new head of NEC Australia's leadership team following a big shuffle of the technology services company's executives. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation will be bringing PowerTechED to the Perth Convention Centre on 24–25 May 2016. The event is dedicated to motor control and energy technologies with a strong emphasis on intelligence, information and safety. [ + ]

AGL Energy Limited (AGL) has announced approval on a $63 million project to install a distributed control system (DCS) at AGL Macquarie's Bayswater power station in the NSW Hunter Valley. The DCS is a semiautomated system that monitors, controls and instructs the various parts of a power station, to help manage efficient performance and operation. [ + ]

ZOE, Protonet's smart home hub, is offering an alternative home communications system that isn't connected to the cloud. [ + ]