Recovered Glass Sand as Pipe Embedment

Mon, 2021-02-08 19:05 -- Michelle Bruce

Glass is an inert, endlessly recyclable material, yet it is all too often sent to landfills throughout Australia never to be reused or recycled. Typically, because of a lack of viable local end-users. Recovered glass sand is one potential product that can be derived from recycled glass containers. Recently, Icon Water has approved recovered glass sand for use as pipe embedment on its sewer network. Similar products can also be widely used for other infrastructure and civil engineering applications.

Engineering for Precision Agriculture

Fri, 2020-11-13 07:59 -- 2306257

With the world population predicted to increase by 2 billion by 2050, there is an increasing need to produce more food with the same land area. Precision agriculture, sometimes described as the third agricultural revolution, uses new technologies to optimise the use of inputs such as water, fertiliser and fuel in farming, leading to improved yields and reduced inputs and cost. Some of the technologies used include robotics, big data, satellite imagery, drones and internet of things devices.

Rapid Transition to Green Hydrogen

Wed, 2020-09-09 22:09 -- 104096

The presentation will focus on green Hydrogen and Ammonia as the only viable zero emissions energy for industry and heavy transport through its integration with renewable electricity. The presentations will include overview of hydrogen developments, projects and investment, actual projects underway and the research and development underpinning this major new industry.

A Study of the Implications of Different Electric Vehicle (EV) Uptake Scenarios in WA

Thu, 2020-09-03 21:00 -- Peter Hollis

This presentation is from the speaker's thesis which looks at different electric vehicle (EV) case studies in WA, relating an EV attributed electric load at different market penetrations of EVs in WA, and how the South-West Interconnected System (SWIS - the WA power grid) will deal with that. Several factors are considered including usage behaviours of EV drivers to understand the impact across SWIS daily load curves, considering peak demand and capacity.

The Role of Walking in the Movement and Place Policy Framework

Sun, 2020-08-16 12:24 -- Peter Hollis

Join the Transport Australia society for a panel discussion on “the Role of Walking in the Movement and Place Policy Framework”.

The Movement and Place Framework is increasingly used to guide transport planning in delivering a more integrated transport system to improve customer outcomes and support a range of user groups. This is particularly important for the liveability of places and vibrant streets, where greater numbers of pedestrians gather.

Fire, flood, storm and cyclone: applying science to the challenge

Sat, 2020-08-15 18:44 -- Peter Hollis

The tragic and destructive bushfires of the 2019-2020 Black Summer across south-eastern Australia pose a range of challenges for the nation’s scientists. In the face of the combined forces of nature, climate, demographics, and limited resources, can science make a real difference? What sort of research do we need to do now to prepare us for the natural hazard impacts of tomorrow?  

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