Articles
Why we need to use water desalination plants early
The long dry has left Melbourne’s water supplies at their lowest levels since 2011, at less than 55 per cent capacity. [ + ]
Farmers continue to embrace solar
The agricultural sector is continuing to make significant investments in clean energy to decarbonise the economy. [ + ]
Can our solar farms weather the storm?
Assessing damage risk to solar panels in extreme weather conditions, such as high winds and tropical cyclones, is vital to protecting the nation's investment in renewable energy. [ + ]
Sugarcoating renewable energy
Gene-editing sugarcane for use in renewable energy and bioplastics could help secure the industry's future. [ + ]
What's amiss with drinking treated sewage?
In 2006 Toowoomba voted against a wastewater-recycling scheme that would have supplied their homes with drinking water sourced from treated, recycled wastewater. [ + ]
Low-temperature evaporation boosts energy efficiency
When treating wastewater, sludge and digestate, reducing the volume of liquid material can be beneficial. But what if you want to further reduce water content? [ + ]
Smart design makes water work in Tongzhou District
Tongzhou District in Beijing is marked for intense future urban development, but water shortages as a result of declining groundwater supplies posed a problem. [ + ]
Five gifs that explain how pumped hydro actually works
Today, pumped hydro is the most common form of grid-connected energy storage in the world. [ + ]
Testing algae to prevent future fish kills
As drought continues to threaten Australia's water supply and climate change disrupts our ecosystems, solutions are needed to ensure our rivers, and life in them, survive. [ + ]
Researchers turn carbon dioxide back into coal
Researchers have used liquid metals to turn CO2 back into solid coal, in a breakthrough that could transform our approach to carbon capture and storage. [ + ]
The blow by blow on blowers
Ahead of Ozwater'19, Kaeser advises how to select the right blower for a wastewater treatment plant. [ + ]
Algae cleans up wastewater in rural communities
An improved low-energy wastewater system presents rural communities with a cheaper solution that also has the potential to increase the availability of water for re-use. [ + ]
Upcycling desalination waste
Engineers at MIT have developed a new desalination approach that can convert concentrated brine waste into a useful chemical resource. [ + ]
In a carbon-neutral future, everybody wins
Governments and businesses must start acting now in order to reduce and offset the greenhouse gas output they create. [ + ]
Booming after the war… on waste
Product stewardship advocate Dr Helen Lewis said now is a great time to be involved in the resource recovery industry. [ + ]
