Case Studies
Complex solar installation for Adelaide wine venue
The staged installation allowed the National Wine Centre to continue hosting weddings, conferences, tourism activities and other events without interruption. [ + ]
Floating wetland pods cut greenhouse gas emissions
An RMIT study found that CO2 emissions dropped by up to 36%, methane by up to 66% and nitrogen by 18% in the lagoon with a floating wetland installed. [ + ]
UNSW researchers find secret to better solar cells
The discovery allows solar cells to convert sunlight into electricity more efficiently than ever before. [ + ]
Smart stormwater system removes harmful pollutants
The technology consistently removed more pollution than conventional systems, increasing removal of many organic contaminants from around 76% to almost 90%. [ + ]
Fiji resorts cut diesel dependency by 50% using solar
The project's carbon impact is estimated to have avoided 464.68 tonnes of CO2 annually — the equivalent of planting 7600+ trees. [ + ]
Conveyor belt recycling initiative for Gladstone Ports Corporation
End-of-life conveyor belts are diverted from landfill through the initiative, transported for processing, and repurposed into new rubber products. [ + ]
Metal replacement creates low-cost tandem solar cells
The solar breakthrough study will potentially create cheaper solar panels that generate more electricity from the same amount of sunlight. [ + ]
SA utility-scale battery begins trading with OptiGrid
The 20 MWh battery energy storage system is now using the company's platform to optimise energy trading and market bidding. [ + ]
New method recycles mixed plastic packaging sans chemicals
The method selectively breaks down one type of plastic in mixed plastic packaging while leaving the other plastics intact, allowing each material to be recovered and reused. [ + ]
Engineers extract lithium using low-water alternative
By leveraging differences in solubility between lithium salts and coexisting salts, the process enables efficient separation without the need for freshwater inputs. [ + ]
Microbubbles remove microplastics from wastewater
The combination of microbubbles and nanobubbles achieved microplastic removal rates of more than 90%, according to RMIT researchers. [ + ]
New way to recycle coloured plastics using silica microspheres
The dual-functional approach provides a practical and sustainable pathway for closed-loop functional polymer composites. [ + ]
Detoxifying 'super fungi' may recover critical minerals
The engineered fungus could be used to extract critical minerals from toxic mining waste while also helping to remediate sites. [ + ]
Partnership to develop lower-emission titanium production
Murdoch University researchers and Empire Metals are working to transform how titanium metal is produced, powered by renewable energy. [ + ]
SA retirement village reduces energy costs using solar system
The new all-in-one system gives residents real-time visibility over performance — tracking energy generation, storage and usage from their own devices. [ + ]
