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Cleantech's role in economic growth and net-zero emissions
The role of cleantech in the economic growth, recovery post-COVID and in the face of climate change will be the focus of the third NCTCE in 2021. [ + ]
Recycling robot being developed to sort out soft plastics
University of Sydney researchers are working with waste management companies to develop a smart robotic system that uses AI to sort recyclable waste. [ + ]
Boost to heavy industry's net-zero transition
Industry and finance companies are coming together to accelerate the shift to net-zero emissions in supply chains across 'hard-to-abate' sectors. [ + ]
Beyond the Burn: a photographic expedition of Australian solar farms
Nextracker has undertaken a month-long photographic expedition titled Beyond the Burn, in celebration of Australia's strong demand for utility solar. [ + ]
The project transforming biosolids into biochar
A wastewater management strategy will recover biosolids headed for landfill and transform them into re-usable products. [ + ]
How the Australian dairy industry is working to slash its carbon footprint
The industry is improving land management, increasing water use efficiency, reducing waste and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 30% by 2030. [ + ]
What strategies will boost Australia's electric vehicle uptake?
Despite 56% of surveyed Australians saying they would consider purchasing an EV as their next car, there appears to be something holding us back. [ + ]
One-step water purification and desalination
New, high-performance adsorptive membranes enable one-step desalination and purification of complex water sources with the added bonus of being able to target and recover potentially valuable ions, researchers report. [ + ]
Navigating the challenges in waste and recycling regulation
Recycling and Waste: a compliance snapshot is provided by two partners at McCullough Robertson Lawyers. [ + ]
Wildlife groups call for urgent legislation on NSW single-use plastics ban
WWF-Australia has called on the state government to introduce legislation this year. [ + ]
Global challenges in the water sector
Schneider Electric is proud to contribute to the achievement of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially (SDG 6) for clean water and sanitation. [ + ]
Treating wastewater in plastics recycling applications
The sustainabability of recycling technology should not be assessed by the quality of its end-product alone — the processes play an equally important role. [ + ]
Livestock production efficiency mitigates methane emissions
A study examining methane emissions from livestock production raises questions about how emissions will change in the future and how we can better manage their impacts. [ + ]
Smart solar power hub heats up
More than 2500 smart meters have been deployed in homes across the Illawarra region of NSW under a plan to link with hot water systems to help manage the increasing number of residential solar PV systems across the electricity network. [ + ]
Battery-powered vehicles now making inroads into plant equipment
Plant vehicles can be 100% electric yet match the performance of other machinery that runs on an internal-combustion engine. [ + ]