CRC aims to boost clever water use
27 September, 2012A new Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) will work with more than 70 research, industry and government partners to find new and better ways to use and re-use Australia’s scarce water resources.
Partnership for smarter flying
26 September, 2012The University of Sydney and Qantas have entered into a four-year partnership to develop a flight planning system that will help the airline fly optimised routes, reduce fuel consumption and improve operational effectiveness.
$1.25 million to tackle geothermal challenge
18 September, 2012The University of Adelaide has been awarded $1.25 million to lead research into one of the geothermal industry’s biggest technical challenges.
Future Farm research into reducing methane emissions
07 September, 2012A Chinese official has praised the global value of carbon reduction research at The University of Western Australia’s Future Farm, where scientists have found that a common Australian native plant can greatly reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emission.
New carbon capture technology has high capacity and low cost
04 September, 2012Carbon capture and storage has been seen as an uneconomical solution to reducing carbon emissions, with the capture of CO2 emissions from a power station currently requiring about 30% of the total electricity it produces. But thanks to Dr Matthew Hill, a researcher at CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, the capture of carbon emissions is now cheaper than ever before.
Tackling global climate change with indoor climate change
31 August, 2012University of Sydney researchers will be looking for ways to slash one of the world’s biggest single sources of energy consumption - the heating and cooling of buildings - at a state-of-the-art new laboratory.
Getting better at integrating mallees in farms
03 August, 2012Adding nutrients to belts of mallee trees integrated into paddocks with pasture or crops can significantly increase mallee growth, according to the latest research from the Future Farm Industries Cooperative Research Centre’s Woody Crops Program.
Study investigates how river species cope with climate change
03 August, 2012The impact of climate change on the quality of water and the ecosystems that depend on it is the focus of a collaborative research project led by the University of Canberra.
Gillard government announces improvements to rural R&D
23 July, 2012The Gillard government today announced significant improvements to rural research, development and extension which will see greater collaboration on research, efforts to increase investment and a drive to improve the adoption of innovation across the sector.
Sustainability and climate change governance survey
17 July, 2012In 2011, NCSI conducted an online Corporate Environmental Sustainability & Climate Change Governance Survey. The survey was aimed at Australian senior and executive corporate managers and looked at current Australian corporate practices and aspirations concerning environmental sustainability and climate change.
$5.7 million to boost low-carbon farm research
17 July, 2012Research at The University of Western Australia into new farming practices that will reduce greenhouses gases, sequester carbon and enhance sustainability has attracted $5.7 million in funding from the federal government.
East Australian Current on science watch
25 April, 2012CSIRO oceanographers have embarked on a 10-day, $2 million research voyage they believe will generate the most complete profile yet of one of Australia’s most influential environmental features, the East Australian Current.
Power profiles help electronics go green
09 April, 2012New and better ways of measuring high-tech energy consumption could lead to significant environmental and economic gains, a study from The Australian National University has found.
R&D Tax Incentive registration requirements released
04 April, 2012A publication released by AusIndustry will help businesses understand the registration requirements for the R&D Tax Incentive. The publication outlines what information will be required when businesses commence registering for the incentive from 1 July 2012 and provides additional explanatory materials to help businesses complete their applications.
Climate right for new research institute at UWS
04 April, 2012Nine-storey cranes and 28 m-high ring structures in native bushland that can produce the elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations predicted for later this century are among the state-of-the-art research facilities officially opened today by Senator Chris Evans at the University of Western Sydney’s Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment.
