Australian urban designers and water workers have reimagined the country’s wastewater as an asset. Doing so has changed constituents’ views about the resource’s utility. Now, it is a public amenity and something they have seen change their country through water-sensitive urban design (WSUD). This climate-resilient and thoughtful shift toward a…

Our oceans already provide abundant energy, be it oil and gas or offshore renewables. But there is so much more potential for the offshore environment to help shape the future, with offshore data centres already operating and offshore small modular reactors (OSMRs) gaining traction. The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)…

New and alternative forms of geomembranes can help mitigate the environmental impacts of conventional polyethylene geomembrane production. Geomembranes are a type of geosynthetic product – along with geotextiles, geocells and geo-composites – made from an impermeable material comprising thin continuous sheets of polymers. These sheets form a thin film that…

Innovations and dust mitigation techniques are providing miners increasingly effective solutions to control mine dust, underscoring the importance of deepening our understanding of dust particle characteristics. Researchers from the University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI), in collaboration with mine employees, recently demonstrated the utility of proactive prevention of potential…

Collie is swiftly progressing its industrial transition away from coal, with the southwestern town witnessing the launch of its first large-capacity battery energy storage system. A second system is set to be operational by the end of the year, and a third has recently been approved for development. To support…

Growth in the world’s renewable energy capacity surged in the first half of 2025 – putting a tripling of capacity by 2030 back within reach  – with strong solar growth and, to a lesser extent, wind growth driving renewables to overtake coal generation for the first time on record. According…

Biodegradability and traceability are integral aspects of sustainable personal protective equipment (PPE), which are also typically manufactured from sustainable or recycled raw materials. With an emphasis on quality and longevity in their design, sustainable PPE products are responsible for reducing cost over the long term as well as saving resources…

The architectural design and orientation of roofs play a substantial role in the energy efficiency of an installed rooftop solar photovoltaic system, and finding the optimal design parameters can reduce transmission costs, energy consumption, and the need for large-scale solar farms. This is especially relevant to Australia, where rooftop solar…