Energy
25 Feb, 2021
Floating offshore could be the next frontier in wind power development in the Asia Pacific, says energy research and consultancy group, Wood Mackenzie.
A significant market for floating offshore technology is emerging in Asia. Developers in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have announced plans to develop key demonstration projects, although the scale of deployment is still limited compared to conv... more
Construction
25 Feb, 2021
Climate-change driven extreme weather events, including devastating Australian bushfires, have created the urgent need for a new approach to planning and building in high fire risk areas and a shift to climate-resilient towns and cities.
Published in the prestigious journal, ‘Nature Urban Sustainability’, research co-author John Curtin Distinguished Professor Peter Newman from the Curtin U... more
Resources
26 Feb, 2021
ExxonMobil has completed the initial phase of a plant trial of a proprietary advanced recycling process for converting plastic waste into raw materials for the production of high-value polymers. The trial, at the company’s existing facilities in Baytown, Texas, marks another step in ExxonMobil’s efforts to help reduce plastic waste in the environment and maximise resource recovery.
ExxonMob... more
Agriculture
16 Feb, 2021
An international group of leading fertiliser and soils experts have published a major review of the status of the toxic heavy metal cadmium in agricultural systems around the world.
The group states that in addition to good agricultural management practices to minimise uptake into the world’s food chains, further action and research is needed to achieve ‘zero-net accumulation’ of cadmium ... more
Events
21 September 2021-23 September 2021
Shaping the future of energy
Global Energy Show Unites the oil and gas industry for a stronger future
The 51st running of North America’s Leading Energy Event, the Global Petroleum Show (GPS) highlighted new technologies, innovation and optimism for a strong Canadian energy sector. Over 53,000 members of government, CEOs, decision makers and visitors came together from around the globe to send... more
