Renewable hydropower generated from desalination plants and other existing infrastructure would bring economic and environmental benefits to our biggest cities, according to research from Griffith University. Based on studies focused…
Australian coal v renewables: how much will it cost to bring electricity to India’s poor?
The Australian government continues to claim that coal will play a vital role in bringing cheap energy to developing nations. In particular, it’s claimed India’s poor will benefit from the…
Why you should stay on the grid, even with your solar-powered batteries
Anything that can help cut our electricity bill is to be welcomed, and Tesla’s solar rechargeable batteries, now available in Australia, are just the latest option. Many Australian households have…
3D scanning helps solve World War I mystery
Griffith PhD candidate Chris Little will use advanced 3D scanning to help solve one of World War I’s great mysteries. What happened to the German tank known as Mephisto has…
Waterproofing technology improves solar cell efficiency
Researcher from the Centre for Clean Environment and Energy have developed a molecular waterproofing technique to improve the humidity tolerance of new solar cell technology. The cells, based on a compound…
Five ways to reduce your eco-footprint this Christmas
Our impact on the environment might not be at the forefront of our minds during the rush of the Christmas festive season. We might be far more worried about our…
How Universities fit into the Paris Climate Agreement
A landmark agreement to cut the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and thus slow the pace of global warming presents an important opportunity for universities, says Griffith University’s Professor Brendan…
Seawalls: from car bodies to precise engineering
Giving a crap: Sanitation a basic function but a complex issue
In most situations and places, toilets and defecation are taboo topics for discussion. They are at the bottom of the list of topics for dinner table conversations. Yet 2.4 billion…
Securing Australia’s food & water systems
Understanding and addressing environmental and social risks Australians share a deep relationship with our land and water, one that includes Indigenous connections to country, cultural associations that derive from a history…