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2018 IMER Annual Report
Read the newly published 2018 IMER Annual Report.
Successful hydrogen event sparks biennial series
The Centre for Energy Technology (CET) held a very successful one day forum addressing the complementary roles anticipated for various emerging alternative carbon-neutral hydrogen production technologies, the Hydrogen Production Technologies, HyPT Forum, on Monday the 23rd of September 2019. The forum will now run on a biennial basis.
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Centre to unlock future of space exploration
A new centre at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will focus on solving the challenge of making long-term space exploration viable.
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Shaping the future of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s mining operations
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will lead a new national mining research and training centre utilising advanced technologies that will help to shape the future of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s mining operations.
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Government today announced $3.7 million funding for the new ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources.
Funded with another $2 million plus $6.8 million in-kind support from research and industry organisations, the $12.5 million centre will deliver enabling tools and train the next generation of scientists and engineers in advanced sensors, data analytics and artificial intelligence to increase value in mining and processing of complex resources.Ìý Read full story
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The benefit of hydrogen and solar thermal in a single device
Dr Alfonso Chinnici has been interviewed about the Solar Hybrid Receiver Combustor, a device which blends hydrogen combustion with solar thermal radiation.
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Team publishes in Green Chemistry
The Solar Bayer Alumina Project team confirms that solar could reduce the need for natural gas in the calcination process in alumina refineries, and have published an article in Green Chemistry.
New Research Consortium Boost to Mining Sector
Advanced technologies, including the Industrial Internet of Things, will be used by a new research consortium being launched today to help boost South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s copper production and develop globally competitive mining technology services sector in the state.
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New project to boost copper extraction from sub-economic deposits
IMER has been awarded a new project to extract copper and other minerals from sub-economic deposits.Ìý $2.8m awarded by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Government’s Co-operative Research Centre Projects (CRC-P) Scheme to a collaboration led by Environmental Copper Recovery SA Pty Ltd and including researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
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Solar thermal energy for lowering emissions in alumina production
Our researchers have found that introducing concentrating solar thermal (CST) technologies to the Bayer alumina process could enable a 29-45% solar share. ÌýThis would displace the need for natural gas and decrease operating fuel costs.
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Data tools game-changer for mining and exploration
Research scientists and industry are joining together to develop and commercialise new tools using cutting-edge digital technologies including machine learning that they say will be a game-changer for mining and exploration.
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