Case Studies
WaterGroup helps Sydney Water listen out for leaks
Sydney Water is improving strategies to reduce leaks and breaks across its network using acoustic sensors. [ + ]
Airport PFAS water treatment plant powered by solar
Environmental services provider Enviropacific has completed construction of an innovative water treatment facility at Melbourne Airport to tackle PFAS contamination. [ + ]
Sydney office towers fight food waste
Sydney's Grosvenor Place is combating food waste by installing a dehydration system that converts food waste into fertiliser. [ + ]
Crumb rubber: a legacy investigation
Main Roads WA is working with the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) and Tyre Stewardship Australia to validate the use of recycling asphalt pavement that contains crumb rubber. [ + ]
The nitty-gritty on Bondi WWTP's tough pumps
When Sydney Water's Bondi Wastewater Treatment Plant needed repairs to two Gorman-Rupp Grit Pumps, authorised distributor Hydro Innovations was called upon. [ + ]
Tecpro solution solves offensive situation
Settling ponds at a temporary wastewater facility were producing an invasive odour that was disturbing nearby residents. Council turned to Tecpro for a solution. [ + ]
Research enhances aluminium recycling technology
Aluminium recycling has received a boost through new research into the effects of crystallisation. [ + ]
Green energy solution for Greenham
Simons Green Energy provided HW Greenham & Sons with an end-to-end solution for their meat processing site in Tongala, Victoria. [ + ]
Lendlease saves water with smart metering
Lendlease has implemented a smart water metering program in its retirement villages, saving the equivalent of over 17 Olympic-sized pools of water since 2017. [ + ]
Sunlight-powered tech desalinates water in <30 min
An international team of researchers has transformed brackish water and sea water into safe, clean drinking water in less than 30 minutes using metal–organic frameworks and sunlight. [ + ]
Sydney high-rise scales new heights in energy efficiency
A project to renovate and futureproof a 54-floor building in Sydney looked to more efficient variable-speed drives to power the chiller systems that service the building. [ + ]
Rocket Composter takes off in Australia
A community farm in Victoria will divert 200–300 kg of food and green waste from landfill every day using the Rocket Composter from Tidy Planet. [ + ]
Managing saline effluent at CSG site
Concept has completed construction of a 112 ML Saline Effluent Management System for a CSG customer, which will reduce saline processing time by 30%. [ + ]
Woolworths' Norwest support office goes solar
Woolworths has selected Epho Commercial Solar to convert its Norwest support office at Bella Vista to solar energy. [ + ]
No solvent, no effluent: a new approach to water treatment
A team of engineers has invented a machine that allows water to be treated without the need for solvents. [ + ]