Case Studies
Scania signs MOUs with alternative fuel providers
Commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania Australia has signed memoranda of understanding with Wilmar Bioethanol Australia, Ecotech Biodiesel and the NGV Group. [ + ]
Your old jeans could be turned into artificial cartilage
Old denim jeans are set to find new life as artificial cartilage for joint reconstruction, thanks to advanced textile recycling methods being pioneered at Deakin University. [ + ]
Microwaves and phosphorus to increase solar cell efficiency
Researchers made flakes of phosphorene, a 2D form of phosphorus only a few atoms thick, in the hope of boosting the energy capacity of dye-sensitised solar cells. [ + ]
Councils reinforce concrete with recycled plastic
Australian councils are using recycled polypropylene (PP) plastic waste in the form of 'Emesh' to reinforce concrete pavements and other infrastructure. [ + ]
WA apartment building offers peer-to-peer power trading
A sustainable apartment project in White Gum Valley, Western Australia, enables residents to trade renewable energy with their neighbours. [ + ]
Environmental protection takes to the road and sea
A highly efficient low-maintenance liquid-to-solid waste separator has extended its versatility by being offered in skid-mounted format that can be carried by truck or trailer to remote and environmentally sensitive applications. [ + ]
Now you can calculate your organisation's 'nitrogen footprint'
The University of Melbourne has developed a tool that calculates reactive nitrogen — the forms of nitrogen released to the environment from our daily activities. [ + ]
Self-priming wastewater pump useful for poultry producer
Hazeldene's Chicken Farm needed a wastewater pump that was capable of handling all the solids that form part of the wastewater stream in a chicken process plant. [ + ]
Turning food waste into revenue
The Monash Food Innovation Centre is working with industry and farmers to help them transform food waste into profits. [ + ]
City of Sydney addresses energy efficiency, problem polystyrene
Buildings across Sydney are set to undergo sustainability performance ratings and assessments, while UTS will look at recycling and re-using polystyrene. [ + ]
MRI for mining set to reduce copper waste
Copper miners now have the opportunity to slash their energy and water use for every tonne of the metal produced, thanks to the development of an ore sorting analyser by CSIRO. [ + ]
Fight Food Waste CRC officially opened
The Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre officially commenced operations on 1 July, less than three months after receiving a $30m grant from the Australian Government. [ + ]
Recycling program seeks to eliminate label waste
Three unlikely allies have come together to collaborate on a recycling program that seeks to deliver zero waste to landfills. [ + ]
Lighting and solar upgrade for Burnside Hospital
A major solar and energy-efficient lighting upgrade at Adelaide's Burnside Hospital is expected to save more than $2.5 million over the next 20 years. [ + ]
Australian farmers diversify with solar
Technology company ABB is helping transform the fortunes of Riverland farmers with the installation of sustainable solar plants. [ + ]
