Sustainability
This company is using a wastewater byproduct to fuel an Australian-first hydrogen project
An Australian-first project to produce low-emission hydrogen and graphite from biogas will use technology developed at The University of Western...
Adding carbon back into concrete could help reduce the material’s footprint
A new company is commercialising its ideas for how to use recycled concrete and carbon dioxide in construction.
This ‘energy influencer’ is pioneering more environmentally friendly drilling practices
An engineering PhD student from the University of Western Australia has been named a 2020 ‘Energy Influencer’ for his research...
The big opportunities behind a zero-carbon grand challenge
A new Australian National University Grand Challenge points to opportunities in the burgeoning field of renewables.
Venturing beneath the Antarctic ice with an autonomous vessel
A fragile glacier in an isolated part of Antarctica could cause a catastrophic rise in global sea levels. Collecting data...
Dr Pablo Juliano is transforming food tech – from farm to table
Pablo Juliano wants to feed the world with innovative processes that waste less food and maximise nutrition and flavour.
Electric boats can generate energy for the grid on remote islands
Floating photovoltaic cells could become a power source for remote islands, thanks to technology developed by Australian engineers.
Solar technology breakthrough finds windows can generate electricity
Australian scientists have come up with a ‘game changing’ solar cell formulation that would see 2-square-metres of solar window do...
Drawing on thousands of years of knowledge to manage bushfires
The catastrophic bushfires that raged earlier this year sparked interest in Aboriginal fire management and the role it might play...
New research aims to keep energy flowing through microgrids
The concept aims to eliminate brownouts and blackouts by redesigning how electricity is distributed within power grids.
