by Komoneed | Nov 11, 2024
By transforming ashes into flowers, South Australia’s Centennial Park is introducing a sustainable living memorial for families to commemorate their loved ones.
The cemetery and memorial park will offer this exclusive ecological option via a partnership with living memorial company Living Legacy. The initiative forms part of Centennial Park’s Environmental Sustainability Plan, launched this year.
Centennial Park Chief Executive Officer Janet Miller said Centennial Park was proud to be the first cemetery and memorial park in the state to offer the Living Legacy alternative memorial option.
“We recognise there is generational shift towards sustainable end-of-life choices, and as part of our own environmental sustainability goals, we want to accommodate the wishes of individuals and their loved ones now and into the future,” she said.
“This new offering is one example of the many commitments we are exploring as part of our five-year roadmap to achieve long-term impact and build upon our already strong history of environmental action to date.”
Miller added: “The process to turn a loved one’s ashes into Living Legacy flowers is a groundbreaking and an environmentally sensitive way to personally memorialise and connect to loved ones through a natural and living landmark.”
Living Legacy founder Warren Roberts explained that most people were unaware that the spreading of traditional cremated human ashes can be damaging to soil and plant health.
“Traditionally, people scatter ashes in nature and waterways, not realising the harm caused by the high alkaline levels which are similar to bleach,” he said.
“Through our unique scientific treatment process, we gradually detoxify and transform harmful ashes into micronutrients which are infused into the roots so it can sustain and perpetuate life through flowers, plants and trees.
“We are excited to be working with Centennial Park to bring the Living Legacy Forever Flower Garden to life here in South Australia, giving people the option to honour a loved one through the beauty of nature,” Roberts said.
Commemorating a loved one through the Living Legacy Forever Flower Garden involves a reflective ceremony, a personalised plaque and the option to retain some of the ashes inside a crystal keepsake.
In addition, for every person memorialised in the Forever Flower Garden, Living Legacy has committed to donating 20 trees to be planted in their honour, as part of its ongoing contribution to global reforestation.
More information on Living Legacy Forever Flowers can be found at https://www.centennialpark.org/living-legacy-forever-flowers/.
Image caption: Centennial Park CEO Janet Miller and Living Legacy founder Warren Roberts. Image credit: Tom Roschi.
by Komoneed | Nov 11, 2024
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by Komoneed | Nov 10, 2024
Australian technology company AnteoTech Ltd will receive almost $4 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to commercialise its new lithium-ion battery anode technology.
Spanning three years, the $11.1 million Silicon Anode Technology for Lithium-Ion Batteries project is focused on commercialising AnteoTech’s proprietary silicon anode technology. Through doing this, the project also seeks to reduce battery storage costs and enable longer driving ranges for EVs.
ARENA CEO Darren Miller said the project represents an investment in homegrown battery technology with the potential to change energy storage on a global scale.
“As we push towards our net zero ambitions, we need to ensure we have enough energy storage so that we can use renewable energy when we need it at any time of the day, whether that be for industry, homes or the growing switch to electric vehicles,” he said.
“Innovation in storage technologies is going to help us achieve this, and AnteoTech’s technology could create batteries higher in density, while utilising cheap abundant materials that could bring costs down.”
Miller said ARENA is hopeful the technology could be quickly integrated into existing manufacturing processes so that the benefits can be accessed by customers in a timely manner.
The majority of lithium-ion batteries produced today use graphite anodes. While silicon anodes have a much higher energy density, challenges with cell degradation have limited commercialisation of the technology. AnteoTech’s proprietary binder technology, Anteo X, is reportedly able to reduce degradation rates associated with silicon anodes by maintaining the structural stability within the anode during cycling.
ARENA funding will help AnteoTech progress to a larger scale of prototyping, which will enable further testing of the technology by AnteoTech and its prospective customers.
Throughout the duration of the project, AnteoTech will install new electrode coating equipment and pouch cell testing equipment at its existing site in Brisbane. The company will then commence a program of rigorous testing, including providing prototype anodes to potential customers.
AnteoTech CEO David Radford said the grant funding would help to accelerate and develop the company’s product portfolio.
“We are incredibly grateful for the support provided by ARENA, who has an extensive track record of funding successful technologies,” he said.
“We are excited by the opportunities that are ahead of us and look forward to contributing to Australia’s growing battery landscape by delivering battery solutions that will support our net zero energy transition.”
AnteoTech expects technical work on the program to commence this month, with design and construction of the Brisbane site happening in early 2025. The entire ARENA project is due for completion in late 2027.
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by Komoneed | Nov 10, 2024
In the election held November 5, voters in Washington state upheld one of the biggest climate laws in the U.S. against challenges made by Republicans. Voters decided against a conservative repeal effort for the Climate Commitment Act, which was first signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee in 2021. The law set up a state […]
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