by Komoneed | Jan 25, 2025
China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry has reached a new milestone, with 2024 marking the 10th year in a row that the country had the best EV production and sales record in the world, said the vice minister for industry and information technology, as Yicai reported. EV sales in China rose by roughly 40 percent compared […]
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by Komoneed | Jan 25, 2025
Applications are open for CSIRO’s latest ‘Innovate to Grow’ program, which helps Australian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to advance their research goals in the recycling and circular economy sector.
The eight-week Innovate to Grow: Recycling and Circular Economy program is delivered in partnership with Deakin University’s Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH), which is supported by the Australian Government’s Trailblazer Universities Program.
Led by experienced researchers, the program will help participants to examine technical challenges, explore research and development (R&D) opportunities, and develop actionable business and funding plans for their R&D idea.
Since its launch in 2020, Innovate to Grow has equipped over 600 SMEs with the knowledge and tools required to progress their R&D opportunities.
Manon Beauchamp-Tardieu participated in the 2023 Innovate to Grow: Recycling program as a founder of Little Green Panda, a company turning agricultural waste into biodegradable alternatives to single-use plastics.
“We made lots of progress and came up with a direction for steps we need to do and the people we need to speak to in order to get this project kickstarted,” she said.
CSIRO’s Ending Plastic Waste Research Lead, Dr Deborah Lau, emphasised that it was critical to bring science and industry together so that Australia can create circular pathways for plastics and other recyclable waste.
“Over 9.5 billion tonnes of plastic waste have been produced globally since 1950, with only 9% recycled each year. This is commercially and environmentally unsustainable,” Lau said.
“Working with SMEs is essential to unlocking R&D opportunities that accelerate breakthroughs in science and technology.
“Through this program, we aim to spark innovation that will shape a sustainable circular ecosystem for plastics and waste through recycling, redesign and reuse.”
Amy Hunter, Deakin REACH Executive Director, said SMEs and the startup sector have a tremendous opportunity to play a key role in developing greener supply chains in Australia.
“Supporting CSIRO’s Innovate to Grow: Recycling and Circular Economy program connects more businesses to Deakin through our REACH ecosystem, so we can support them to drive innovation and solve problems that will develop greener supply chains in Australia,” she said.
The Innovate to Grow: Recycling and Circular Economy program is open to SMEs working in the following sub-sectors:
Organic and inorganic recycling
Sustainable manufacturing
Clean energy production and storage
Supply chain waste reduction
Waste to energy (bioenergy)
Fibre and textiles waste
Sustainable construction materials
Other
Applications close on 16 February 2025. To learn more and apply, click here.
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by Komoneed | Jan 25, 2025
“I’ve always found that photographing landscapes in different weather conditions gives them another dimension, a unique grandeur,” the photographer says.
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by Komoneed | Jan 23, 2025
The evolution of smart cities has shifted from technology-centered approaches via government-led strategies to a human-centric focus. We have discussed this recently in our article Towards a new paradigm of the smart city.
Considering the benefits of a human-centric approach, the question is how a city can tap into the collective intelligence of citizens, entrepreneurs, businesses or other organizations to accelerate the development of a more livable and prosperous city. Collective intelligence can be considered as a key success factor for a smart city (see A review of becoming a smart city).
by Komoneed | Jan 23, 2025
Alaska will resume the “barbaric” practice of shooting bears and wolves from helicopters to reduce their numbers with the hope that it will boost moose and caribou herds. The renewed program would permit hunters to kill as many as 80 percent of the natural predators across 2,000 acres of state lands, reported The Guardian. “Alaska’s […]
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