Case Studies
Micro-sized air bubbles required for DAF Plant
Veolia Northern Territory required a cost-effective solution to provide a large amount of micro-sized air bubbles for the DAF system at its wastewater treatment facility. [ + ]
Food waste could be converted into batteries
Researchers found that the fibre component in food waste was the key to develop advanced carbon materials that could be used as a battery anode. [ + ]
Qld's full-size electric bus powered by 100% solar
The bus is 100% powered by 'harvested' solar energy from 250 solar panels, designed to capture more than 159,000 kWh of local sunshine at Transdev's Capalaba depot each year. [ + ]
Harvesting biomass from wastewater recycling
The highly sustainable wastewater recycling program includes a cost-effective way to harvest microalgal biomass for use in biofuels and other applications. [ + ]
SEQ soccer club gets a kick out of recycled water
Without a regular supply of recycled water from Urban Utilities, games at the Gatton Redbacks Soccer Club would have been cancelled due to drought. [ + ]
Pineapple leaves repurposed for leather alternative
The Dole Sunshine Company has partnered with Ananas Anam to turn pineapple plant leaves into a natural textile. [ + ]
Business park powers site with solar, battery, microgrid solution
The remote location of Peel Business Park meant an existing power connection to the traditional grid did not exist, so a renewable energy solution was devised. [ + ]
New process makes sea water drinkable in minutes
A Korean research team has developed a membrane distillation process to turn sea water into drinking water, using a stable-performance electrospun nanofibre membrane. [ + ]
Solar winnings used to innovate manufacturing
Some food manufacturers are using the savings from solar investments to innovate and increase production. [ + ]
Ice cream-inspired beer launched to support renewable energy
Inspired by Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavour, this sweet and creamy lactose-infused golden brown nitro beer is a hard pour style. [ + ]
Qld Catholic education goes renewable
More than 100 Catholic schools will be powered by 100% renewable energy thanks to a PPA between Brisbane Catholic Education and ENGIE ANZ. [ + ]
RACV to install solar solution for NSW shopping centre
With a 2.62 MW solar installation and 10 MWh battery storage system, this is RACV's largest installation to date. [ + ]
Meat manufacturer upgrades wastewater treatment plant
A J Bush upgrades wastewater treatment to improve operating efficiencies and reduce odours. [ + ]
ACT suburb required customised solution for potable water tank
Eductors can be a game changer when it comes to mixing liquids in suspension because they can eliminate the need for mechanical devices. [ + ]
Partnership helps improve waterway health in Vic
M2M and Bio2Lab IoT partnership helps EPA Victoria improve waterway health. [ + ]
