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It isn’t glamourous, but efficient sludge treatment turns OHS and pollution hazards into recyclables – and sticky problems into profit

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Sludge dewatering seldom makes the headlines environmentally in Australia, New Zealand, or Oceania more broadly, but it is an increasingly vital process in ensuring compliance with statutory groundwater, transport, disposal, and OHS regulations affecting both municipalities and industry.   Concisely defined, it is the practice of minimising waste by volume to prepare the biosolids involved … Continued

Municipal and industrial effluent must be fine screened first to gain major MBR benefits for wastewater, process water, and recycling

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Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) are increasingly being used for water, wastewater treatment, and recycling throughout Australia and New Zealand, responding to climate change, shortages of land, operational cost-effectiveness, and technology advances for water recycling.   These factors, plus cost of operation and maintenance, are also driving the need to include fine screening of both MBRs, and … Continued

Typhoon Yagi Underscores the Need for Stringent Quality Control in Wind Farm Manufacturing

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The recent devastation caused by Super Typhoon Yagi in China’s Hainan province has reinforced the critical importance of stringent quality control measures in wind farm manufacturing, underscoring the urgent need for Australia’s governments to commit to onshore manufacturing of our renewable energy assets. Typhoon Yagi made landfall on 7 September, causing widespread destruction. The typhoon’s 300km … Continued

Hgen Raises $5M to Commercialize Higher Efficiency Electrolyzer

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Hydrogen Startup Will Use Funds to Accelerate Commercialization of Alkaline ElectrolyzersWith 20x Higher Volumetric Power Density HAWTHORNE, Calif.–BUSINESS WIRE– Hgen, a company that makes clean hydrogen to decarbonize heavy industry, today announced the close of a $5M seed financing round. The raise was led by Seven Seven Six, with participation from Founders Fund and Fontinalis … Continued

AI technology is building new defence communications systems

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As Australia’s largest defence industry expo opens in Melbourne today, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub and EM Solutions are celebrating a successful collaboration using artificial intelligence (AI) to help deliver a multi-million-dollar naval defence contract. Together they’ve created a digital twin to speed-up the manufacturer of satellite communications (SATCOM) systems for the Royal … Continued

SLB achieves breakthrough results in sustainable lithium production

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Nevada demonstration plant integrates direct lithium extraction (DLE), concentration and conversion technologies to sustainably produce lithium at scale Integrated technology solution produces lithium from brine 500 times faster than conventional methods while using significantly less land, water and chemical reagents Verified results confirm recovery rate of 96% lithium from brine at operational rates HOUSTON–BUSINESS WIRE– … Continued

The LYCRA Company Presents Seminars on Sustainable Elastane Solutions at the 63rd Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress

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WILMINGTON, Del.–BUSINESS WIRE– The LYCRA Company, a global leader in developing innovative and sustainable fiber and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, announced today that company representatives will give presentations at the Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress (GFC), September 11 – 13 in Dornbirn, Austria. These presentations cover two key initiatives within the … Continued

Weld Australia Celebrates Milestone: 100th Company Certified To AS/NZS ISO 3834

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Weld Australia is proud to announce that Griffin Marine Services, based in Western Australia, has become the 100th company to achieve certification to AS/NZS ISO 3834 Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials. This significant milestone underscores the importance of the AS/NZS ISO 3834 certification in advancing quality, safety, and productivity across Australia’s manufacturing … Continued

Black & Veatch Survey Shows Sustainable Water Management a Top Priority for Australia’s Mining Industry

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Rising appreciation of environmental and cultural values of First Nations peoples changing the focus of mine water management planning. MELBOURNE, Australia–BUSINESS WIRE– A new survey by Black & Veatch, a global leader in critical infrastructure solutions, suggests that sustainable water management efforts are a priority for the mining sector in Australia. In the survey, more … Continued

Bureau Veritas Acquires ArcVera Renewables to Accelerate Growth and Create a New Stronghold in the Renewables Sector in North America

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PARIS–BUSINESS WIRE– Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services, today announced the acquisition of ArcVera Renewables, a specialized provider in finance-grade consulting and technical services for wind, solar, and battery storage projects worldwide. This acquisition is aligned with Bureau Veritas LEAP | 28 strategy to create a new stronghold in the … Continued