Wastes to Profits Newsletter – Mar 2020
We were able to hold our Annual Workshop on 19 & 20 February 2020 before the reality of the COVID-19 outbreak hit Australia’s shores. In this newsletter there are four videos that provide you an overview of the annual workshop, benefits of projects like Wastes to Profits, progress to date, future plans and the anaerobic digestion…
Wastes to Profits Newsletter – Dec 2019
Wastes to Profits project – a year in review. In this December 2019 issue we highlight achievements in the first year, key engagement and collaboration during Oct-Dec 2019…
Wastes to Profits Newsletter – Sept 2019
In this September 2019 issue, Area 4 “Developing technologies for production of fertilisers, chemicals, plastics, and energy products” is featured, profile on Area 4 lead Dr Mark Harrison, highlights of collaboration and engagement during Jul-Sept 2019…
Wastes to Profits Newsletter – Jun 2019
In this June 2019 issue, Area 3 “Developing technologies for the production of nutritionally-advanced feeds” is featured, profile on Area 3 lead Prof Robert Speight, highlights of collaboration and engagement during Apr – Jun 2019…
Australian Society of Sugarcane Technologists (ASSCT) Conference 2019
The Australian Society of Sugarcane Technologists (ASSCT) Conference 2019 highlighted the Centre for Agriculture and Bioeconomy (CAB) academics and projects carried out in the centre including the Biorefineries for Profit project. Professor Ross Broadfoot also had a remarkable achievement and was awarded the President’s Medal for the…
Wastes to Profits Newsletter – Mar 2019
In this March 2019 issue, Area 2 “Developing technologies for improved management of wastes with a key focus on anaerobic digestion as a platform for energy production and other products” is featured, profile on the Advanced Water Management Centre team at the University of Queensland, highlights of collaboration and engagement during…
Wastes to Profits Newsletter – Dec 2018
Wastes to Profits project first quarterly newsletter – December 2018. In this issue we introduce the Wastes to Profits project, where Area 1 “Assessing waste streams from the livestock sector, developing business models and pathways to adoption to promote commercial application of project outcomes” is featured, and Area 1 lead Prof…
QUT engages with WeatherTex and FWPA for a new pilot program
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has begun engaging with WeatherTex as a result of a webinar organised by FWPA Bioenergy and Biomaterials interest group, and have been in frequent contact with them ever since. Dr Mark Harrison and Professor Ian O’Hara had visited the facility in March of this year, and as a result, are…
Congratulations to Dr Jan Zhang and Dr Mark Harrison for IFE Domain Leader appointment
Dr Jan Zhang new IFE Domain Leader for Industrial Biotechnology Dr Jan Zhang has been appointed the new IFE Domain Leader for Industrial Biotechnology. The domain considers the food that we eat – from processing to diet and nutritional value. It considers technological, regulatory and social factors as well as domestic and international…
QUT's Animal feeds research team on Landline
Queensland University of Technology researchers Dr Mark Harrison, Associate Professor Robert Speight and Dr James Strong have been featured on this seasons Landline, Episode 26: Sugarcane growers fight their own war on waste. Landline is an Australian national rural issues television program broadcast on ABC.The episode features Dr Mark…
QUT secures first Australian Research and Innovation Bridges project in Mauritius
Converting sugarcane trash to bioplastic will be the focus of an Australian-first research project involving QUT, the Mauritius Sugarcane Industry Research Institute (MSIRI) and major Mauritian sugar milling company Omnicane Ltd. The project will be co-led by Dr Mark Harrison, Senior Research Fellow with QUT’s Centre for Tropical…
QUT represents at BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology 2018
Queensland University of Technology’s leading academics – Professor Sagadevan Mundree, Professor Ian O’Hara, Dr Zhanying Zhang and Dr Darryn Rackemann joined Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning, the Hon. Cameron Dick and others at the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in Pennsylvannia…