Resource Efficiency Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/resource-efficiency/ News and analysis for the clean energy economy Mon, 15 May 2023 02:46:58 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://reneweconomy.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/android-icon-192x192-150x150.png Resource Efficiency Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/resource-efficiency/ 32 32 Why magnetite will be crucial to Australia’s green steel transition https://reneweconomy.com.au/why-magnetite-will-be-crucial-to-australias-green-steel-transition/ Fri, 12 May 2023 04:18:50 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=189766 iron bridge magnetite mine siteThe steel sector's green transition has shifted the industry's focus to the emerging high-grade market by further exploring magnetite iron ore.

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]]> Wind industry begins recycling drive to stop 599 ageing turbines going to landfill https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-industry-begins-recycling-drive-to-stop-599-ageing-turbines-going-to-landfill/ Wed, 03 May 2023 14:01:34 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=189342 Australia is looking to solve a major landfill problem as a quarter of the country's farms approach the end of their design life.

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]]> Greener steelmaking cuts carbon using thousands of old car tyres https://reneweconomy.com.au/greener-steelmaking-cuts-carbon-using-thousands-of-old-car-tyres/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:00:52 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=188039 Australian manufacturer begins using recycled rubber from tyres, conveyer belts and safety boots as feedstock for the production of lower carbon steel.

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]]> Vestas claims major breakthough in wind turbine blade recycling https://reneweconomy.com.au/vestas-claims-major-breakthough-in-wind-turbine-blade-recycling/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 03:10:56 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=185033 Danish wind giant explores new method of recycling wind turbine blades – including those already in landfill.

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]]> Palaszczuk announces Australia-first critical minerals facility for battery storage https://reneweconomy.com.au/palaszczuk-announces-australia-first-critical-minerals-facility-for-battery-storage/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 04:10:04 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=184492 wandoan big battery BESS AGLQueensland says $75 million facility represents a "Eureka" moment for the shift to critical minerals to support renewables and battery storage.

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]]> Coal and gas capacity failures force operator to turn to industrial loads to manage supply https://reneweconomy.com.au/coal-and-gas-capacity-failures-force-operator-to-turn-to-industrial-loads-to-manage-supply/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 02:10:10 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=183471 The Muja power station in Western Australia.Major coal and gas outages - despite its capacity markets - has forced AEMO to seek out industrial loads to help manage peak demand in W.A.

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]]> Circular engineering: Renewable energy transition is only half the climate story https://reneweconomy.com.au/circular-engineering-renewable-energy-transition-is-only-half-the-climate-story/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 03:36:59 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=182603 We need a radical shift in how we design, manufacture and use materials. And that includes solar panels.

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]]> Nowhere for polluters to hide: Satellites track power station emissions in real-time https://reneweconomy.com.au/nowhere-for-polluters-to-hide-satellites-track-power-station-emissions-in-real-time/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 04:02:29 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=181762 nasa space satellite solar panel gallium arsenide - optimisedWith big polluters in Australia severely underreporting their emissions, the country is in need of this kind of independent data.

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]]> Australian miner targets solar panel supply chain with high-grade silica https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-miner-targets-solar-panel-supply-chain-with-high-grade-silica/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:37:23 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=180890 Perth-based Allup Silica says its Sparkler site in Western Australia is producing consistent high-grade and low-iron silica sands.

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]]> Eight key critical minerals projects in Australia’s $10bn pipeline https://reneweconomy.com.au/eight-key-critical-minerals-projects-in-australias-10bn-pipeline/ Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:51:25 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=180736 A closer look at eight value-adding critical mineral refining projects in Australia's $10 billion pipeline of investment proposals.

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