Case Studies
Rowing club goes solar
Redback Technologies' Smart Hybrid Solar Inverter System has been selected to optimise the energy use of Torrens Rowing Club as part of the club's long-term strategy to operate sustainably in the future. [ + ]
Could a filter made of graphene solve the water crisis?
Researchers have developed a graphene-based filter that they believe could be the key to managing the global water crisis. [ + ]
Water treatment powered by solar energy
A project to install solar panels at the Korong Vale Water Treatment Plant has significantly reduced the plant's consumption of grid energy. [ + ]
Adelaide Airport's solar system is now complete
Adelaide Airport's rooftop solar power system has begun generating electricity, contributing to almost 10% of the airport's total energy consumption. [ + ]
Tiny 'wind farms' powered by bacteria
A team of scientists from Oxford University has shown how the natural movement of bacteria could be harnessed to assemble and power microscopic 'wind farms' — or other man-made micromachines such as smartphone components. [ + ]
Don't let profits leak into thin air
A thorough air audit on an Australian food manufacturer's entire system has revealed some unexpected results. [ + ]
Treatment plant upgrade withstands nature's fury
An upgrade by Richmond Valley Council of its Casino sewage treatment plant (STP) has paid immediate dividends by withstanding the fury of June's storms and flooding without suffering any polluting spills or odours. [ + ]
Recycle your beauty product packaging for free
L'Oréal Australia and TerraCycle have partnered on a new recycling program, providing Australian consumers with the reassurance that all the beauty and personal care packaging they collect at home will not go into landfill. [ + ]
Soil moisture monitoring for better irrigation and crop nutrition
While soil moisture monitoring is often thought of as a water-saving technology, it also provides other significant benefits — for example, better crop irrigation and nutrition. [ + ]
Audit enables effective energy management
Aware of rising energy costs and its impact on the environment, Reid Industrial decided to engage Assurance Consulting to undertake an energy audit of its Brisbane-based site. [ + ]
Stormwater recycling project with a winning design
Design, science and sustainability have come together at a Sydney Park stormwater project, which has now won a 2016 Good Design Award. [ + ]
Managing golf course irrigation with soil moisture monitoring
A wildeye soil moisture system, recently installed at Wembley Golf Course in the Town of Cambridge, is being used to fine-tune irrigation and demonstrate efficiency. [ + ]
Urban living: a high-density roadblock to sustainable lifestyles
While 87% of Australians believe climate change is a present issue that we do bear responsibility for, the choice for many of these Australians in medium- and high-density living spaces to live sustainability is simply not available. [ + ]
Solar installation overcomes the challenge of clay
Deployed on the wide open plains of northern NSW, in a region with high irradiance, NX Horizon's expansive arc harvests the solar potential of Australia. [ + ]
Soil moisture monitoring for olives
Olives are a hardy, drought-tolerant crop that recovers quickly from water stress. So why use soil moisture monitoring on olives? [ + ]