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Celebrating CET Research Day 2025

CET Research Day 2025

ISER was proud to sponsor another fabulous celebration of the research conducted by students, staff and collaborators of the Centre for Energy Technology (CET), at it’s annual CET Research Day held yesterday at the Sanctuary Function Centre, Adelaide Zoo.

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International recognition for green ironmaking project

NIM award

A University of Adelaide-led project which aims to increase the quality of iron ore while reducing emissions has received a Net-Zero Industries Mission Award 2025 announced at COP30. Dr Alfonso Chinnici, A/Prof Woei Saw, Prof Nigel Cook and Prof Gus Nathan have been recognised for their work on 'Innovative Beneficiation Technologies for Green Ironmaking' receiving the National Award Australia in the category of Outstanding Project.

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Announcing ISER Ingenuity Award Winners for 2025

Ingenuity 2025

The Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER) is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 ISER Ingenuity Awards, celebrating another year of research excellence for students working in future energy and resources.

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Introducing AlumiNEXT™: the next generation in alumina refining

AlumiNEXT team

A/Prof Woei Saw, from the University of Adelaide's School of Chemical Engineering, is leading the AlumiNEXT™ project, a flagship HILT CRC project to decarbonise alumina refinineries.

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2025 Luxton Memorial Lecture

Alison Reeve

Alison Reeve, Energy and Climate Change Program Director at the Grattan Institute, will present the 2025 Luxton Memorial Lecture, “From ambition to action: policy to deliver Australia’s net zero ambitions” on Thursday August 21, in the Braggs Lecture Theatre, the University of Adelaide, from 5:00 – 6:30pm.

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New technology for cleaner greener steel

test rig

Dr Alfonso Chinnici, from the University of Adelaide’s School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering is leading a project through the Heavy Industry Low Carbon Transition (HILT) CRC to increase the quality of Australian iron ore, whilst reducing emissions.

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Adding hydrogen to the renewable energy mix

stove top

Blending hydrogen with natural gas in existing networks is a way of reducing carbon emissions. University of Adelaide researchers have led a series of research projects through the Future Fuels CRC, testing domestic and industrial appliances using various percentages of hydrogen to natural gas ratios.

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Sparc Hydrogen pilot plant opening ceremony

Sparc Hydrogen pilot plant

A first in green hydrogen reactor technology was launched today at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus by Sparc Hydrogen Pty Ltd, a start-up company founded to translate research developed by Professor Greg Metha.

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Global HyPT Center members meet in Cranfield

Global HyPT members

Interim ISER Director Prof Gus Nathan and Acting CET Director Prof Greg Metha travelled to the UK earlier this month to attend the second face-to-face meeting of the Global Hydrogen Production Technologies (HyPT) Center.

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Physical and chemical properties of ores associated with new processing technologies

ore properties

Dr Zhiwei Sun, from the University of Adelaide's School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, is leading a HILT CRC project to explore new ways to process ores using low-carbon technologies.

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