Case Studies
Swinburne scientists turn cereal waste into wound dressing
The technique uses a natural fermentation process and is said to reduce production costs by up to 90% while maintaining quality. [ + ]
Deakin and Country Road create high-value fine Merino yarn
Deakin University has partnered with Aussie brand Country Road to trial a fully domestic process to transform low-grade Merino wool into high-value yarn. [ + ]
Smart factory design for Australian-made sustainable fashion
The Australian Fashion Council and Epson Australia are developing a high-tech fashion factory blueprint that will enable on-demand local manufacturing and minimise waste. [ + ]
Smart device captures water from air using sun's energy
A sponge-like device developed by RMIT University is said to capture and store water from thin air, even in low humidity. [ + ]
Tallawang Solar Hybrid project secures access rights
Potentia Energy's proposed Tallawang Solar Hybrid project has secured access rights in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone. [ + ]
Opal partners with BlockTexx to reduce uniform waste
The partnership will see old and unused uniforms from Opal collected and recycled into valuable new materials. [ + ]
New membranes could help eliminate brine waste at desalination plants
Membranes packed with charge can help overcome the current salinity limit, making it easier to crystallise ocean salts and harvest valuable minerals. [ + ]
Fluoride boosts water-processed perovskite solar cells
Queensland University of Technology has developed a water processing method to fabricate more efficient perovskite solar cells using a fluoride additive. [ + ]
Multibuild solar installation delivered at City of Playford
Trinasolar partnered with Venergy Solar to deliver a multibuild solar installation across the City of Playford in South Australia. [ + ]
Green chemistry approach to extract value from plant waste
A new enzyme could be the key to extracting high-value molecules from lignin using a green chemistry approach. [ + ]
Vegetable oil waste sees new life through WORLD project
The Politecnico di Milano proposes a circular and sustainable process to turn used vegetable oil into a valuable resource. [ + ]
Oracle assists major distributor in clean energy transition
Essential Energy, an electricity distributor in Australia, is said to have modernised its operations and optimised its asset management with Oracle's cloud applications. [ + ]
Greater Western Water uses Gorman-Rupp pump in water delivery project
The Gorman-Rupp pump was selected for Greater Western Water's WIN project to deliver water to irrigation pivots and storage tanks in Melbourne. [ + ]
Sustainable dye extracted from avocado by-products
Westfalia Fruit has committed to using all parts of the avocado across the supply chain, including the skins and seeds, to make sustainable products. [ + ]
Recycled end-of-life solar panels trialled for concrete
Boral Limited has trialled a new recycled sand for concrete using crushed glass from end-of-life and damaged solar panels. [ + ]
