Small robot, big environmental savings

March 26, 2020

This recent article from one of my favourite sources is a great Regenerative Business case study – in a part of the supply chain most people never see.

Plastic upcycled into road surfaces

November 13, 2019

Upcycling plastic into road surfaces recycles 100% of the surfacing and uses plastic waste to make it stronger. Emissions are reduced too.

Energy storage reinvented

November 13, 2019

There’s way more to energy storage than chemically-based batteries. Here are a few storage options that have been mentioned recently.

Intelligent Transport, systems optimisation and regeneration

November 12, 2019

A common thinking pattern is “more is better” – the best way to solve a problem is to add something more to it. So the answer to traffic congestion?  Traditionally, it’s been “Build another highway…” However, the evolution of smarter technology is changing all that.

Win the climate change battle by winning the economic war

October 9, 2019

Smart, AI-enabled technology has now been combined with paradigm-shifting business design and entrepreneurial thinking deliver a more renewable grid, faster.

Food court food waste – new system, big reductions

August 23, 2019

Food waste handling upgrade in Sydney shopping centre – recognising the cost of waste AND providing alternatives.

Ocean plastic swimwear

August 9, 2019

Lovely example of Circular Economy products and The Blue Economy principle of “meet local needs from local resources creating local jobs”.

Optimising city-fringe food bowls

March 27, 2019

This recent article “To protect fresh food supplies, here are the key steps to secure city foodbowls” in The Conversations highlights “thinking local” as a key regenerative design opportunity.

Meet the bottom up revolutionaries of Yackandandah

March 15, 2019

Innovation comes up from the bottom and in from the sides. Local innovators in Yackandandah are leading a quiet revolution (or two).

The future of HVAC-R in a post-zero world

September 23, 2018

The Australian Institute of Refrigeration Airconditioning and Heating gathered in Melbourne in September to discuss “The Future of HVAC”.   This industry is a powerful player in reversing global climate disruption, with the ability to deliver on solutions comprising nearly 15% of the action.

Talking Drawdown and optimism with Climactic.fm

September 19, 2018

An awesome conversation with podcaster Mark Spencer on the solutions side of sustainability, from The Blue Economy to Project Drawdown.

Are you interested in $trillions in opportunity?

April 1, 2018

The op sustainability solutions offer business trillion-dollar opportunities IF you know where to look