Free Heat Battery Estimator tool released

A free online tool has been developed and made available for those wanting to understand the payoff from a “heat battery” to lessen their dependence on gas for process heat. The Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP, a not-for-profit coalition of companies and researchers) and Aratherm (a company specialising in industrial clean heat solutions) announced…

Kapture links up with Deakin’s REACH, aims to trial fertiliser from diesel exhaust in late-2026

Melbourne start-up Kapture has announced a partnership with Deakin University’s Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH), aimed at progressing a device capturing carbon dioxide from combustion engines and converting the gas into fertiliser. According to a statement from Deakin on Wednesday, Kapture’s technology can be retrofitted to collect diesel pollution from generators, widely used…

Waste Expo 2025: Driving the circular economy forward

Sponsored This year’s Waste Expo Australia saw over 4,000 attendees through the doors over two days at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with an overwhelming emphasis on circularity and sustainable resource recovery dominating discussions across both the exhibition and conference programs. Over 150 exhibitors showcased industry-leading waste management and resource recovery solutions, with exceptional…