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Textile circularity: cotton fields 'swallow up' textile waste
A trial returning cotton textile waste to cotton fields in Goondiwindi, Queensland, shows promising results. [ + ]
Safer solid-state batteries may be on the horizon
Deakin University researchers have developed a non-flammable electrolyte material for use in sodium batteries that is claimed to provide a safer and cheaper alternative to lithium-ion batteries. [ + ]
All-Energy Australia: shining a light on the nation's roadmap to a clean energy future
All-Energy Australia is returning bigger and better than ever to Melbourne in October. [ + ]
The Water Industry Operations Conference and Exhibition heads to Logan
The event will feature talks, presentations and product demonstrations, as well as a water taste test and a main tapping competition. [ + ]
ESG alphabet soup: making sense of the regulations
Comparing ESG standards begins with reciting the sustainability alphabet. [ + ]
Steel buildings that can generate clean energy
Flexible solar roofing panels that can be printed on steel could enable buildings to generate, store and release their own secure supply of electricity. [ + ]
Hydrogen hubs — all eyes on Australia
The lessons we can take from Australia to accelerate the development of hydrogen hubs globally. [ + ]
The problem of 'greenwashing' and how we can work to normalise real change
Jason Cooper, CEO of Envirosuite, talks about how to enable companies to accurately spruik their ESG credentials. [ + ]
Upcycling solar panels into thermoelectrics
A Singapore research team has developed technology that upcycles old, expired solar panels into heat-harvesting electricity materials. [ + ]
Scientists use brewery waste to make 'artificial atoms'
Quantum dots, also called artificial atoms, have been using spent grain as a source of carbon. [ + ]
Cool roofing the key to a cool future, research says
Analysis from the University of New South Wales has found that if cool roofing technology is widely applied that energy cost and temperatures could be reduced. [ + ]
Eat local food to fight climate change
A study has found that eating locally produced food could reduce the carbon emissions from food production. [ + ]
Out of puff: end-of-life plan needed for wind turbine blades
Tens of thousands of wind turbine blades will end up in landfill within a decade unless end-of-life programs are established, according to a study led by UniSA. [ + ]
Sustainable cities are constantly evolving
Sustainable cities are a complex mix of different factors and all the levers need to be pulled to compete on the world stage as one of the best places in the world to live. [ + ]
Australian exports could face fees if climate tax not enacted
Australian exports may be at risk of substantial fees if the country does not implement a carbon trading scheme, suggests a new paper. [ + ]