Case Studies
Constructions costs cut with on-site recycling
Unwanted or excess soil material, demolished concrete and brick material can be engineered to form a mass-engineered soil structure for use and function on construction sites. [ + ]
New facility to divert 90% of mixed waste from landfill
The Resource Recovery Facility will have the ability to sort all the contents of the Shoalhaven City Council's mixed-waste bins, with a capacity of 100,000 tonnes per year. [ + ]
Massive solar rooftop powers world record breakfast
Primo Smallgoods is now home to a 25,000 m2 solar panel system, believed to be the largest single rooftop solar installation in Australia. [ + ]
Recycling cooking oil to grow more food
Waste frying oil can be recycled and converted into a key component of a slow-release fertiliser, which can be used to grow more food crops. [ + ]
Forestry waste turned into transport fuels and chemicals
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new technique based on gasification, which offers a sustainable way to turn forest industry by-products into transport fuels and chemicals. [ + ]
CO2 recycling and pressure measurement in space
The International Space Station moves around the Earth at some 400 km above its surface. As barely any oxygen is present at this altitude, it must either be supplied from the ground or generated on board. [ + ]
Major Australian brewery supplied with solar power
Nine months after signing a 12-year power purchase agreement with renewable energy provider BayWa r.e., Carlton & United Breweries has begun using solar power. [ + ]
Old clothes turned into building materials
Reforming old clothing and mixed waste glass into various high-quality building products represents a new way to convert low-value waste into high-value products and materials. [ + ]
Water purification with a graphene oxide membrane
Engineers have created technology that can purify contaminated water, making it fit for consumption faster and more energy efficiently than ever before. [ + ]
One step closer to aluminium-ion batteries
Scientists have demonstrated a strategy for designing active materials for rechargeable aluminium-ion batteries that could be used in future for renewable energy storage. [ + ]
Melbourne Museum enlists Siemens for solar array
A fleet of helicopters recently transported 1350 solar panels from the grounds of Carlton Gardens to the roof of the Melbourne Museum. [ + ]
Bundaberg Regional Council trials smart water meters
Bundaberg Regional Council will implement NB-IoT enabled smart water meters as part of its strategy to increase water efficiency across the region. [ + ]
AI monitors marine health in Darwin Harbour
The Northern Territory has deployed a Microsoft AI solution to help monitor and manage marine health by rapidly analysing underwater video captured around Darwin Harbour. [ + ]
New guidelines to keep chemicals out of our waterways
Environmental water quality is set to improve in Australia and New Zealand, thanks to a new method to set the maximum acceptable concentration of chemicals in waterways. [ + ]
Soft plastics and toner cartridges turned into asphalt additive
TonerPlas is an asphalt additive made up of recycled plastic bags, toner cartridges and glass bottles. [ + ]
