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New technology for cleaner greener steel
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.
Celebrating Dr. Rachelle Kernen: Awarded ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship
Dr. Rachelle Kernen, a member of ISER, has been awarded an ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship to lead a $455,109 project on underground hydrogen storage. Her research focuses on Australia’s ancient salt basins, using advanced modelling and field data to identify safe, scalable storage sites, supporting the nation’s clean energy transition through strong academic–industry collaboration.
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Adding hydrogen to the renewable energy mix
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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Wonder: A Student-Led Podcast Bringing Earth’s Story to Life
ISER is proud to support Wonder, a podcast created and co-hosted by PhD student Holly Cooke as part of her science communication initiative GeoCo. ISER is proud to support research that reaches beyond the lab, and Wonder does just that!
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Innovative Mining Solutions Presented at GRX25
ISER members showcased two innovative research prototypes. Dr Hossein Ranjbar presented the MOVE project’s software for electric mining truck infrastructure, while Dr Cornelia Wilske and Professor Nigel Spooner demonstrated their Novel Fluorescence (NF) sensor for real-time mineral identification.
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Introducing the AlumiNEXT™ project: the next generation in alumina refining
Dr 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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Physical and chemical properties of ores associated with new processing technologies
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.
The future of power: optimising and storing renewable energy
Australia’s premier chemistry and materials scientist, Professor Shizhang Qiao, is advancing renewable energy through his first-ever innovations in catalysis and aqueous batteries.
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Green Hydrogen: pioneering a path to a carbon-free future
University of Adelaide researchers are leading the way in novel production of hydrogen, which releases no carbon dioxide when used as an energy source, paving the way for a greener future.
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Waves to watts: converting wave power to electricity
Dr Nataliia Sergiienko, Prof Ben Cazzalato, A/Prof Boyin Ding, Prof Maziar Arjomandi and A/Prof Luke Bennetts are developing technology to create wave farms that will harness wave energy efficiently, while minimising coastal erosion.
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