The weekly roundup: ⚡️Power moves go local
In this week's news, a rural community switches on its new solar farm while cotton fibres go under the microscope.
Louisa Hearn
Louisa has been creating newspaper and magazine content for over two decades spanning business and consumer tech, science, engineering and lifestyle.
The weekly roundup: 🏭 Industrial upstarts
This week's news offers a glimpse of how biomanufacturing is taking shape, from the industrial to the commercial.
Agtech
Fresh funds for future factory
This hyper-fermentation facility in Orange is gearing up to bring biomanufacturing into the mainstream.
Household
Sunnies made from seaweed in the works
Aussie tech collaboration will fashion Uluu's seaweed-derived biomaterial into zero-waste glasses.
The weekly roundup: ♻️Material jumpstart
In this week's news we look at moves to recover rare earth materials and a sustainable soy sauce solution.
Household
Soy fish makeover on the menu
A sushi restaurant in Hobart has become the first venue to adopt the Holy Carp! sustainable soy sauce dropper.
Planet
Old wind turbines ride new wave
A Gold Coast surfing competition has become the testing ground for fins crafted from recycled wind turbine blades.
Planet
Seagrass returns to Balmoral waters
Marine restoration project reaches new milestone in quest to bring ocean species back to Sydney Harbour.
The weekly roundup: ☀️Beyond the panel
In this week's news we examine the shifting landscape of sustainable tech from functional necessity to architectural innovation.
Energy
The NZ startup at fusion’s frontier
Global race heats up for the ‘holy grail’ of clean energy as fusion startups break boundaries and prepare for industrial scaling.
The weekly roundup: 💡Steeling for change
This week we explore biomass-based alternatives for steel making plus ocean tech steps into the spotlight.
Business
Greener steel on the horizon
Cleaning up the steelmaking process with low-value biochar is in the sights of this NSW startup.