Sustainability Victoria is thinking circular in outlining a new research project to understand end of life management approaches for Photovoltaic (PV) systems with the objective of assessing options to
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Australia could lead lithium-ion battery recycling charge
Australia could lead the world in re-using and recycling lithium-ion batteries.
This would address a growing waste, which is increasing by 20 per cent each year.
A new report, Lithium Battery Recycling
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Smart sensing network launched by NSW government
Launched earlier this month, the NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) is a collaboration between the NSW government, universities and industry to research and develop small, smart devices that can be used in applications such as water quality, wearables, biomedical, wildlife and air sensing.
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Can billions of litres of coal seam gas water be safely reinjected into the ground?
Water produced when coal seam gas (CSG) is extracted from below ground can be safely re-injected hundreds of metres underground, according to new CSIRO research.
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Daily commutes are draining our water reserves
Melbourne’s transport uses 311 billion litres of water each year - equivalent to flooding the city’s centre 8 metres deep. That’s just one of the findings of a new study looking at how much water different modes of transport use.
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World’s smallest power plant could endanger South China Sea
A Chinese research institute is developing the world’s smallest nuclear power plant, to be installed on an island in the South China Sea within the next five years, much to the concern of environmental scientists and the Chinese public.
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Amsterdam to provide free Wi-Fi to lower air pollution
In Amsterdam, a startup hopes to introduce electronic birdhouses that provide free WiFi when they detect low levels of air pollution.
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Uni of Adelaide to research solar thermal energy in alumina refining
Transpacific Industries to pay after pollution incident
Transpacific Industries will pay $100,000 to a community project following a water pollution incident at the company's Kooragang Island facility last year.
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Business calls for RET compromise as Shorten gives ground
Business groups have called on the Government to compromise on the higher RET, in order to provide certainty the renewable energy sector.
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