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Keep up to date with what is happening in the world surrounding the minerals and energy sector.
 CO2CRC Otway Project UpdatePosted on 09 Nov 2011 Stage 2 experiments at the Otway Project are nearly complete. The most critical part of the experiments was to force CO2 to be permanently stored in the rock pores deep underground (residual gas saturation), by injecting formation water and dissolved CO2. The injection mimics deep geological CO2... |
 A new leaf turns in carbon sciencePosted on 03 Oct 2011 A new insight into global photosynthesis, the chemical process governing how ocean and land plants absorb and release carbon dioxide, has been revealed in research that will assist scientists to more accurately assess future climate change. In a paper published today in Nature, a team of US,... |
 Work for Queensland Mining and Gas Jobs ExposPosted on 03 Oct 2011 The Queensland Government, in partnership with regional councils and major resources industry employers, is hosting a series of one day jobs expos in Cairns, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, the Whitsundays and Wide Bay-Burnett. The expos will commence in October and November 2011. For more info,... |
 Mining set to be nation's fastest growing industry with estimated 1.45 million staff in 20 yearsPosted on 24 Sep 2011 Mining will be the nation's fastest growing employment industry in the next five years but three times as many jobs are being created outside the mines as inside. The total mining workforce is tipped to more than double in the next 20 years, from an estimated 693,000 who are now directly and... |
 Successful CCS Project keeps Australia at forefront of global researchPosted on 22 Sep 2011 Joint media release with the Minister for Resources and Energy, the Hon Martin Ferguson. The successful completion of a $10 million critical research milestone in the Otway Project will accelerate the development of the carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry here and around the... |
 Forests absorb one third our fossil fuel emissionsPosted on 04 Aug 2011 The world's established forests remove 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon per year from the atmosphere – equivalent to one third of current annual fossil fuel emissions – according to new research published today in the journal Science.This is the first time volumes of the greenhouse gas... |
 Carbon Cling WrapPosted on 02 Aug 2011 The race is on to develop technologies that capture carbon dioxide from power stations and other industrial sources - one of the most exciting emerging technologies looks just like the cling wrap used to wrap lunches. Tanya Ha from Catalyst discovers that membrane technology could one day filter up... |
 Inquiry Based Learning in the Sciences Conference 2011Posted on 01 Aug 2011 This conference focuses on inquiry based learning in the sciences with particular links to the Queensland and Australian science curricula. Presenters are innovators in the field of science education who are passionate about science and this shows in their students. Come along to gain practical... |
