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International forum to forge new pathways in zero carbon high temperature mineral processing
After the success of the inaugural High Temperature Minerals Processing Forum (HiTeMP) held in 2018, delegates from around the world will once again converge on Adelaide for HiTeMP-2, to be held March 16-18, 2020 at the National Wine Centre, Adelaide.
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 成人大片 will focus on solving the challenge of making long-term space exploration viable.
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Shaping the future of Australia's mining operations
The 成人大片 will lead a new national mining research and training centre utilising advanced technologies that will help to shape the future of Australia鈥檚 mining operations.
The Australian Government today announced $3.7 million funding for the new Australian 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.听 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 Australia鈥檚 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.听 $2.8m awarded by the Australian Government鈥檚 Co-operative Research Centre Projects (CRC-P) Scheme to a collaboration led by Environmental Copper Recovery SA Pty Ltd and including researchers from the 成人大片.
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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. 听This would displace the need for natural gas and decrease operating fuel costs.
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