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Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100545
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$448,887.00
Summary
Developing a deployment-ready robust controller for wave energy converters. This project aims to improve the economic viability of wave energy converters that convert the power of ocean waves into electricity. It will develop deployment-ready control systems which will effectively predict, model and respond to wave activity, maximising energy production and resulting in an overall reduction in the cost of renewable energy.
The fundamental knowledge gained will increase the technology readiness ....Developing a deployment-ready robust controller for wave energy converters. This project aims to improve the economic viability of wave energy converters that convert the power of ocean waves into electricity. It will develop deployment-ready control systems which will effectively predict, model and respond to wave activity, maximising energy production and resulting in an overall reduction in the cost of renewable energy.
The fundamental knowledge gained will increase the technology readiness of wave energy and drive the next generation of wave energy converters by improving their commercial viability. This project is an opportunity for Australia to become a world leader in the global transformation towards clean and affordable low-carbon technologies for domestic and global markets.
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Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100468
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$450,000.00
Summary
Scalable high-performance electrolytic hydrogen generator. The project aims to demonstrate energy-efficient generation of compressed hydrogen by water electrolysis in a high pressure electrolyser test-rig produced by Melbourne company Energys Australia P/L, using high-performance membrane-electrode assemblies. Innovative electrode architectures, membranes, and method for their high through-put lamination will be developed. New knowledge in catalysis, device fabrication and materials science is e ....Scalable high-performance electrolytic hydrogen generator. The project aims to demonstrate energy-efficient generation of compressed hydrogen by water electrolysis in a high pressure electrolyser test-rig produced by Melbourne company Energys Australia P/L, using high-performance membrane-electrode assemblies. Innovative electrode architectures, membranes, and method for their high through-put lamination will be developed. New knowledge in catalysis, device fabrication and materials science is expected to be generated. The major project outcome is sustainable method for generation of compressed hydrogen at significantly reduced cost as compared to the existing technologies. Benefits include industry-ready processes for electrolyser and hydrogen production that support Australian energy industries.Read moreRead less
Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100467
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$477,237.00
Summary
A More Sustainable High-speed Drive System for Air Conditioning Systems. The project aims to develop an environmentally & strategically sustainable high-speed drive system for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. A novel rare-earth-less high-speed electric motor (70k rpm) will be designed and experimentally validated. The outcomes will help to mitigate the potential rare earth crisis faced by the HVAC and other industries by significantly reducing the rare earth permane ....A More Sustainable High-speed Drive System for Air Conditioning Systems. The project aims to develop an environmentally & strategically sustainable high-speed drive system for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. A novel rare-earth-less high-speed electric motor (70k rpm) will be designed and experimentally validated. The outcomes will help to mitigate the potential rare earth crisis faced by the HVAC and other industries by significantly reducing the rare earth permanent magnets used in their drive systems. The design will also enable Conry Tech's HVAC products to use greener refrigerants with extremely low impact on global warming and improve its system efficiency. This project's success will help revive advanced manufacturing of premium HVAC and electric motor products in Australia.Read moreRead less
Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100215
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$440,926.00
Summary
Design and optimisation of metal hydride hydrogen storage tanks. This project aims to tackle the bottlenecks of the current metal hydride hydrogen storage tank developed by the key industry partner LAVO, i.e., limited storage capacity and non-efficient structure design. Through advanced numerical modelling and machine learning methods, the metal hydride hydrogen storage tank will be optimised by redesigning advanced heat management systems and optimised hydride materials, enabling it to store an ....Design and optimisation of metal hydride hydrogen storage tanks. This project aims to tackle the bottlenecks of the current metal hydride hydrogen storage tank developed by the key industry partner LAVO, i.e., limited storage capacity and non-efficient structure design. Through advanced numerical modelling and machine learning methods, the metal hydride hydrogen storage tank will be optimised by redesigning advanced heat management systems and optimised hydride materials, enabling it to store and deliver hydrogen in a more controllable way with high performance. Expected outcomes of the project include the numerical platform to improve the material and design iteration and a prototype of the next-generation metal hydride hydrogen storage system. This opens a new market for Australian-H2 storage tanks.
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Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100635
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$464,044.00
Summary
Developing broken power line localisation devices with added grid sensing. This project aims to develop improved devices for detecting and locating power line breakages and investigate their use to support renewable sources in regional grids. The project expects to generate novel power protection technology and support the commercialisation of devices resulting from a previous feasibility project with Victoria’s largest power distributor. The expected outcome is the delineation of commercial-gra ....Developing broken power line localisation devices with added grid sensing. This project aims to develop improved devices for detecting and locating power line breakages and investigate their use to support renewable sources in regional grids. The project expects to generate novel power protection technology and support the commercialisation of devices resulting from a previous feasibility project with Victoria’s largest power distributor. The expected outcome is the delineation of commercial-grade, programmable devices to be deployed to regional networks for enhanced monitoring. This should provide significant benefits, such as mitigating fire-ignition risk and subsequent emissions, faster power recovery times, and insights for increasing the presence of renewable generation in regional networks.Read moreRead less
Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100571
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$413,874.00
Summary
Safeguarding dams and levees from internal erosion failure. This project aims to improve the reliability and robustness of quantifying the risk of internal erosion failure in dams and levees. Existing industry approaches are reliant on judgement and experience. Using an innovative approach that integrates a variety of data sources, this project expects to objectively quantify risk based on the underlying internal erosion mechanisms. Expected outcomes include the translation of new knowledge to u ....Safeguarding dams and levees from internal erosion failure. This project aims to improve the reliability and robustness of quantifying the risk of internal erosion failure in dams and levees. Existing industry approaches are reliant on judgement and experience. Using an innovative approach that integrates a variety of data sources, this project expects to objectively quantify risk based on the underlying internal erosion mechanisms. Expected outcomes include the translation of new knowledge to update current empirical understanding, the development of models to directly assess risk, and additional data to obtain the probability of failure. This should provide significant benefits by reducing subjectivity in assessing risk and improving industry confidence in identifying susceptible assets.Read moreRead less
Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100449
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$453,000.00
Summary
High-performance ammonia electrosynthesis devices. The project aims to develop a robust process for electrosynthesis of ammonia using devices manufactured by Melbourne company Jupiter Ionics P/L and innovative electrolyte components. Towards this aim, tailored ion-shuttling compounds need to be designed and investigated to enable continuous generation of ammonia in scaled-up flow devices. This is expected to generate new knowledge in practical electrochemistry, catalysis and sustainable synthesi ....High-performance ammonia electrosynthesis devices. The project aims to develop a robust process for electrosynthesis of ammonia using devices manufactured by Melbourne company Jupiter Ionics P/L and innovative electrolyte components. Towards this aim, tailored ion-shuttling compounds need to be designed and investigated to enable continuous generation of ammonia in scaled-up flow devices. This is expected to generate new knowledge in practical electrochemistry, catalysis and sustainable synthesis. Key project outcome is a technology for production of ammonia from renewables that is pollution-free and highly scalable in contrast to the current process. Resulting benefit to Australian agriculture businesses is a method for distributed fertiliser generation without the use of fossil fuels.Read moreRead less
Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100257
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$430,000.00
Summary
Phase Change Materials for Renewable Energy Storage. This project aims to develop a new generation of phase change materials (PCMs) and their scaled-up, sustainable production processes to advance the technology of thermal energy storage. The significance of this proposal stems from its potential to boost renewable energy penetration and uptake by creating inexpensive and reliable energy storage technologies based on PCMs and thermal batteries. Working with partners Boron Molecular P/L and Energ ....Phase Change Materials for Renewable Energy Storage. This project aims to develop a new generation of phase change materials (PCMs) and their scaled-up, sustainable production processes to advance the technology of thermal energy storage. The significance of this proposal stems from its potential to boost renewable energy penetration and uptake by creating inexpensive and reliable energy storage technologies based on PCMs and thermal batteries. Working with partners Boron Molecular P/L and Energy Storage P/L the anticipated outcomes of this project will be practical and accessible energy storage devices that can be implemented at various distributed levels and integrated into existing supply networks, providing cheap energy in the form of heat and electricity from zero-carbon sources.Read moreRead less
Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100200
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$387,057.00
Summary
Advanced separation membrane for sustainable lithium mining and recycling . The project aims to develop and commercialise a novel membrane-based technology based on a newly invented lithium-selective ceramic-polymer membrane for low-cost and environmentally friendly lithium recovery and recycling from various sources. The project expects to generate deep knowledge in the design and scaling up of lithium ion separation membranes, and create a lithium extraction prototype for on-site lithium extr ....Advanced separation membrane for sustainable lithium mining and recycling . The project aims to develop and commercialise a novel membrane-based technology based on a newly invented lithium-selective ceramic-polymer membrane for low-cost and environmentally friendly lithium recovery and recycling from various sources. The project expects to generate deep knowledge in the design and scaling up of lithium ion separation membranes, and create a lithium extraction prototype for on-site lithium extraction testing. Expected outcomes of the project include full commercialisation of the lithium separation membrane and new intellectual property for establishing a new membrane manufacturing industry that is critically needed for transforming lithium mining and recycling industries.Read moreRead less
Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100476
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$465,237.00
Summary
Development of rapid-response thermal batteries for the global market. In collaboration with Isothermix, this project aims to develop and commercialize cost-effective, rapid-response thermal batteries to meet the air conditioning peak demand of buildings. This project expects to generate new knowledge about the phase change materials which can be used to store thermal energy across a range of temperatures and the highly thermal conductive materials which can be used as a heat exchanger. Expected ....Development of rapid-response thermal batteries for the global market. In collaboration with Isothermix, this project aims to develop and commercialize cost-effective, rapid-response thermal batteries to meet the air conditioning peak demand of buildings. This project expects to generate new knowledge about the phase change materials which can be used to store thermal energy across a range of temperatures and the highly thermal conductive materials which can be used as a heat exchanger. Expected outcomes include the development of rapid response thermal batteries which can cool buildings across a range of temperatures and site conditions. This should provide significant benefits by reducing primary heating and cooling plant capacity and thereby our reliance on fossil fuels.Read moreRead less