Case Studies
Salvos facility opens to reduce textile waste
The Queensland Government has invested $4.97m to establish a Salvos Stores circular economy textile hub in Brisbane. [ + ]
Peanut shells used for high-quality graphene
UNSW Sydney engineers have developed a cheaper and greener way to make graphene from leftover peanut shells. [ + ]
$1m custom waste management truck rolled out at K'gari
REMONDIS Australia has provided a complex and advanced waste management truck to service Australia's beautiful yet unforgiving collection location. [ + ]
Pig poo to power South Australian homes
A renewable gas facility will be establised in Wasleys, SA, that will convert piggery effluent into renewable energy for the state. [ + ]
'Sea creature' robot removes oil spills
Engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative filtering system inspired by sea urchins. [ + ]
Water-repellent membrane advances desalination
Researchers have developed a polymeric membrane that can desalinate seawater and brines at ambient temperature and pressure. [ + ]
Turning high-emissions waste into fertiliser: study
Research from UNSW could transform waste products into fertiliser while cleaning up waterways and cutting emissions. [ + ]
Project turns vineyard waste into reusable timber solution
A pilot project to reuse vineyard trellis posts has been launched in South Australia, marking a step towards advancing a circular economy for treated timber. [ + ]
Liquid metal to 'harvest' clean hydrogen from water
Researchers have created a process using liquid metals, powered by sunlight, that can produce clean hydrogen from both freshwater and seawater. [ + ]
Ferrocene could be key to next-gen grid-storage batteries
The orange solid with a camphor-like odour has helped aqueous zinc-iodide batteries move a large step closer to supplying safe and economic grid and household energy storage. [ + ]
Carbon-conversion technology creates chemicals for jet fuel
Researchers have developed technology that may help turn industrial emissions into jet fuel by simplifying how carbon dioxide is recycled. [ + ]
Tiny gold spheres could improve solar energy harvesting
Applying a layer of supraballs onto a commercially available electricity converter nearly doubled solar energy absorption compared to traditional materials. [ + ]
Scouts SA secures future of its recycling centres
Scouts SA has partnered with Container Deposit Scheme specialist Return-It to grow its Scout Recycling Centres in South Australia. [ + ]
Mining waste provides strong boost to concrete construction
Flinders University researchers are turning mining waste into a tool for sustainable construction, as it chemically enhances the strength of concrete. [ + ]
Partnership brings innovative fuel solutions to Gippsland
A study by European Energy Australia and Opal at the latter's Maryvale Paper Mill will assess the feasibility of carbon capture of biogenic CO2. [ + ]
