Quilibrium is bringing efficient and scalable seaweed farming to Southeast Asia and around the world and supporting sustainable income development for coastal communities. Floats anchored to the seafloor in coastal areas create a 3-dimensional eco-system in which framers can grow seaweed for food production while mangroves growing on top will capture and store atmospheric carbon dioxide.And at the same time, endangered coastlines will be revegetated and protected from erosion.https://www.siliconbeach.org.au/start-ups/quilibrium
The US-Australia Net Zero Technology Acceleration Partnership was signed Tuesday 19 July 2022 by Australian Climate Change and Energy minister Chris Bowen and the United States
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm:"a huge milestone in ramping up the US and Australia’s shared commitment to ambitious climate action and energy security" said Minister Bowenhttps://www.innovationaus.com/us-aus-to-launch-tech-incubator-under-net-zero-partnership/Meanwhile Octopus Investments Australia has launched its $10
billion renewable energy investment platform for institutional and
wholesale investors, including superannuation firm Hostplus
and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. The portfolio already boasts Australia’s largest operational solar farm at Darlington Point, Ne
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researchers have installed the world's first fully working "sand
battery" which can store green power for months at a time. This could solve the problem of year-round supply, a major issue for green energy - using low-grade sand - the device is charged up with heat made from cheap electricity from solar or wind. The sand stores the heat at around 500C, which can then warm homes in winter when energy is more expensivehttps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-61996520