Sustainability
Could we engineer an Australian grid that handles 100 per cent renewables by 2025?
The engineering challenges and opportunities of designing a grid capable of handling 100% instantaneous renewable energy.
Student engineers sweetening the deal on clean energy
Chemical engineering students from the University of Queensland (UQ) have helped investigate how sugarcane could be used as a clean...
How engineers built Tasmania’s tallest and most remote wind farm
When Tasmania’s tallest and most remote wind farm came online, it took the state to 100 per cent renewable energy.
Our future energy grid needs engineering solutions, not finger pointing, says expert
Last month, a power station fire in Queensland left 400,000 households and businesses without power. create spoke to power systems...
This new way to capture carbon dioxide could help create ‘greener’ concrete
A new technique for producing calcium carbonate could help the construction industry cut down on its carbon emissions.
Daniel Bosco is turning bottles into concrete
Making concrete requires sand — and lots of it. That’s why some engineers are looking at substituting recycled glass, a...
Engineers and the rise of renewables
Engineers translate the awareness raised by Earth Hour advocacy into real-world innovation.
Tyres don’t break down easily, but this engineer is determined to recycle them
Tyres are built to last — and that’s a problem when it is time to recycle them. Michael Vainer is...
Local glass recycling innovation to get bigger audience thanks to acquisition
When Daniel Bosco, Founder and Director of Bluey Technologies, got an enquiry on social media about buying his company, he...
Green recovery: making growth sustainable
As Australia recovers from the damage wrought by the twin devastation of bushfires and a pandemic, prosperity and sustainability must...
