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Keep up to date with what is happening in the world surrounding the minerals and energy sector.
Posted on 25 Sep 2014
TheCallide Oxyfuel Project continues to lead the way in the demonstration and development of low emission coal-fired electricity generation, passing 7,500 hours of operation. The project has also achieved more than 3,700 hours of industrial operation of the carbon dioxide capture plant. The project has been operating in oxy-firing mode at Callide A Power Station … Continued
Posted on 25 Sep 2014
From CSIRO News Blog: Did you know we’re exporting our solar technology to the world? Fresh from setting a world record last year, our solar team continue to see great demand for our heliostat technology. We recently took this tech and our expertise to Cyprus to help the island nation with its transition to renewable … Continued
Posted on 25 Sep 2014
A robotics graduate has won the James Dyson Award for a 3D-printed prosthetic hand that costs a fraction of current artificial limbs. Joel Gibbard, a robotics graduate from Plymouth University, has designed a prosthetic hand that can be produced in 40 hours; and with a price tag of less than £1,000, it is seen as … Continued
Posted on 25 Sep 2014
Fresh from creating a world record back in June, CSIRO are taking their solar savvy to the bush. At a time when electricity demand is falling across much of Australia, the opposite has been true for many mining centres in remote areas, where energy usage has been increasing. These regions enjoy some of the bluest … Continued
Posted on 25 Sep 2014
An abandoned 176-year old underground mine has been transformed into a trampoline park. And it looks amazing! Blaenau Ffestiniog’s slate mine in North Wales boasts three trampolines positioned between 6 to 54 metres above the floor (with safety nets included). The trampolines are hung within two vast chambers connected by walkways and slides. To cater … Continued
Posted on 02 Jun 2014
A deep-ocean exploration company in Florida says it has recovered nearly 1,000 ounces of gold, worth $1.4 million at current gold prices, on a reconnaissance dive to an historic Atlantic Ocean shipwreck. The dive confirmed that the ship, SS Central America, had not been disturbed since 1991 when another company stopped recovery work, Tampa-based Odyssey … Continued
Posted on 02 Jun 2014
The three iron ore heavyweights in the Pilbara have launched into the new world of automated mining, where the people are leaving the dirty work to the mechanical monsters in the pit. With the decade-long mining boom pushing up wages and costs to unrealistic heights and ongoing scrutiny of safety in the mines, it is … Continued
Posted on 02 Jun 2014
The Peter Doherty Awards for Excellence in Science and Science Education, which commenced in 2004, recognise students, teachers, support officers, schools, volunteers, mentors and organisations that have made outstanding and innovative contributions to science and science education in Queensland. The awards are named after Professor Peter Doherty, a Brisbane-born Nobel Prize-winning scientist who was educated … Continued
