Georgina Ryan, Author at Innovation News Network /author/georginaryan/ Science, Research & Innovation News Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:44:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 The Australian lithium industry and the global battery supply chain /australian-lithium-industry-global-battery-supply-chain/24081/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=australian-lithium-industry-global-battery-supply-chain /australian-lithium-industry-global-battery-supply-chain/24081/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:45:56 +0000 /?p=24081 Curtin University’s Professor Jacques Eksteen explores the Australian lithium industry and its role in the global battery supply chain. Lithium is most commonly used for rechargeable batteries in our mobile phones, laptops, digital cameras, home and grid energy storage, and electric vehicles (EVs). And while Australia is currently the world’s biggest lithium exporter, can the […]

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]]> /australian-lithium-industry-global-battery-supply-chain/24081/feed/ 0 MGH Offshore: Specialist in engineering and staffing for the energy sector /mgh-offshore-specialist-engineering-staffing-energy-sector/23602/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgh-offshore-specialist-engineering-staffing-energy-sector /mgh-offshore-specialist-engineering-staffing-energy-sector/23602/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:54:29 +0000 /?p=23602 Matthew Lynn, Founder and Managing Director of MGH Offshore, outlines the importance of partnering with the right staffing specialist in the energy sector. There has been a significant global shift in the world of recruitment as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and recruiting and retaining staff at present has never been so challenging – […]

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]]> /mgh-offshore-specialist-engineering-staffing-energy-sector/23602/feed/ 0 Restoring a legacy: Regenerating graphite production in Sri Lanka /restoring-legacy-regenerating-graphite-production-sri-lanka/22789/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=restoring-legacy-regenerating-graphite-production-sri-lanka /restoring-legacy-regenerating-graphite-production-sri-lanka/22789/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:47:46 +0000 /?p=22789 Graphite exploration and development company Ceylon Graphite is working to rapidly increase graphite production in Sri Lanka and resecure the country’s place in the global graphite supply chain. The Innovation Platform spoke to the company’s CEO, Don Baxter, to find out more. Once heralded as a leading global producer of vein graphite, Sri Lanka faced […]

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]]> /restoring-legacy-regenerating-graphite-production-sri-lanka/22789/feed/ 0 Developing an innovative amphibious artificial vision system /developing-innovative-amphibious-artificial-vision-system/23945/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developing-innovative-amphibious-artificial-vision-system /developing-innovative-amphibious-artificial-vision-system/23945/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:51:26 +0000 /?p=23945 Researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology have developed an amphibious artificial vision system with a panoramic field-of-view capable of imaging both land and underwater environments. Artificial vision systems are valuable for a large variety of applications, such as self-driving cars, smart cameras, crop monitoring and object detection. Overcoming limitations in current artificial […]

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]]> /developing-innovative-amphibious-artificial-vision-system/23945/feed/ 0 Britishvolt Gigaplant in Northumberland receives final grant offer /britishvolt-gigaplant-in-northumberland-receives-final-grant-offer/23693/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=britishvolt-gigaplant-in-northumberland-receives-final-grant-offer /britishvolt-gigaplant-in-northumberland-receives-final-grant-offer/23693/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:22:13 +0000 /?p=23693 The UK government has presented Britishvolt, a leading battery technology development company, with a final grant offer through the Automotive Transformation Fund for its planned Gigaplant in Northumberland. The government has provided Britishvolt with a final grant offer through the Automotive Transformation Fund for its planned Gigaplant in Northumberland. The factory is anticipated to create […]

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]]> /britishvolt-gigaplant-in-northumberland-receives-final-grant-offer/23693/feed/ 0 Boosting innovation in 5G and 6G with new technology partnership /boosting-innovation-5g-6g-technology-partnership/23574/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boosting-innovation-5g-6g-technology-partnership /boosting-innovation-5g-6g-technology-partnership/23574/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:12:13 +0000 /?p=23574 The UK government is facilitating innovation in 5G and 6G through new plans that will see the launch of a telecoms technology partnership between the UK and South Korea. This novel government boost will pave the way for 5G and 6G innovation, enable the development of secure and resilient telecoms networks, and ensure that at […]

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]]> /boosting-innovation-5g-6g-technology-partnership/23574/feed/ 0 Magnet materials refiner to secure the UK’s magnet metals supply chain /magnet-materials-refiner-secure-uks-magnet-metals-supply-chain/23494/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnet-materials-refiner-secure-uks-magnet-metals-supply-chain /magnet-materials-refiner-secure-uks-magnet-metals-supply-chain/23494/#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:56:26 +0000 /?p=23494 The announcement of funding for the UK’s first magnet materials refiner, alongside the publication of Britain’s first Critical Minerals Strategy, is paving the way for a secure magnet metals supply chain. Today, 22 July 2022, a groundbreaking £145m investment in the UK’s first magnet materials refiner has been launched, ensuring hundreds of jobs in East […]

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]]> /magnet-materials-refiner-secure-uks-magnet-metals-supply-chain/23494/feed/ 0 Discovering planets in orbit around binary star systems /discovering-planets-orbit-around-binary-star-systems/23440/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=discovering-planets-orbit-around-binary-star-systems /discovering-planets-orbit-around-binary-star-systems/23440/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:15:01 +0000 /?p=23440 A consortium of scientists has discovered a novel technique for discovering exoplanets that orbit around binary star systems known as, Cataclysmic Variables. Over the last few decades, a huge number of exoplanets have been discovered around individual ‘normal’ stars. However, a novel investigation has indicated that there could be exceptions to this general pattern. Now, […]

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]]> /discovering-planets-orbit-around-binary-star-systems/23440/feed/ 0 Astronomers investigate a fast radio burst originating from a distant galaxy /astronomers-investigate-fast-radio-burst-originating-distant-galaxy/23206/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=astronomers-investigate-fast-radio-burst-originating-distant-galaxy /astronomers-investigate-fast-radio-burst-originating-distant-galaxy/23206/#respond Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:42:57 +0000 /?p=23206 Researchers from McGill University, in collaboration with other institutions, have detected a persistent and fast radio burst from a distant galaxy. The astronomers have discovered a fast radio burst from a distant galaxy that seems to be flashing with unexpected consistency. This fast radio burst (FRB) has a signal that continues for up to three […]

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]]> /astronomers-investigate-fast-radio-burst-originating-distant-galaxy/23206/feed/ 0 DOE is commercialising clean energy technologies with $18m funding boost /doe-commercialising-clean-energy-technologies-18m-funding/23189/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doe-commercialising-clean-energy-technologies-18m-funding /doe-commercialising-clean-energy-technologies-18m-funding/23189/#respond Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:59:20 +0000 /?p=23189 The U.S. Department of Energy has declared a staggering $18.4m funding boost for projects commercialising clean energy technologies. On 14 July 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced funding worth $18.4m for national laboratory projects through the Technology Commercialisation Fund (TCF). This funding is being awarded to seven national laboratories in order to facilitate […]

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]]> /doe-commercialising-clean-energy-technologies-18m-funding/23189/feed/ 0 Argentina Lithium uncovers positive lithium results in initial drilling at Rincon West /argentina-lithium-uncovers-positive-lithium-results-rincon-west/23146/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argentina-lithium-uncovers-positive-lithium-results-rincon-west /argentina-lithium-uncovers-positive-lithium-results-rincon-west/23146/#respond Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:57:03 +0000 /?p=23146 Argentina Lithium has revealed the findings of its first exploration diamond drill hole at the Rincon West Project in Salta Province, Argentina, and records positive lithium results from brine samples collected over a 70m thick permeable interval with lithium grades ranging from 225 to 380 mg/litre. The Rincon West project encompasses 2,470 hectares of the […]

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]]> /argentina-lithium-uncovers-positive-lithium-results-rincon-west/23146/feed/ 0 Shell set to build Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant /shell-build-europes-largest-renewable-hydrogen-plant/23056/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shell-build-europes-largest-renewable-hydrogen-plant /shell-build-europes-largest-renewable-hydrogen-plant/23056/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:55:04 +0000 /?p=23056 Shell is preparing to start the construction of Holland Hydrogen I, which is set to be the largest renewable hydrogen plant in Europe. Shell Nederland B.V. and Shell Overseas Investments B.V., both subsidiaries of Shell plc, have taken the final investment decision to develop Holland Hydrogen I, which will be Europe’s biggest renewable hydrogen plant […]

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]]> /shell-build-europes-largest-renewable-hydrogen-plant/23056/feed/ 0 Mitigating water-related natural disasters with new technology /mitigating-water-related-natural-disasters-with-new-technology/15619/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mitigating-water-related-natural-disasters-with-new-technology /mitigating-water-related-natural-disasters-with-new-technology/15619/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:30:30 +0000 /?p=15619 Dr Hamid Mehmood, Senior Researcher at the UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health, spoke to Innovation News Network about the development of a new flood mapping tool to mitigate water-related natural disasters. The frequency and intensity of water-related natural disasters is continually increasing as a result of global warming. According to the World Meteorological […]

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]]> /mitigating-water-related-natural-disasters-with-new-technology/15619/feed/ 0 UK shows support for Ukraine’s energy sector with £5m funding boost /uk-support-ukraine-energy-sector-5m-funding-boost/23001/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-support-ukraine-energy-sector-5m-funding-boost /uk-support-ukraine-energy-sector-5m-funding-boost/23001/#respond Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:46:21 +0000 /?p=23001 The UK government has announced a £5m support fund for Ukraine’s energy sector, providing safety and security equipment to Ukraine’s civil nuclear sector. Today, 11 July 2022, Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK’s Business and Energy Secretary, has announced a £5m support fund that has been allocated to deliver safety and security equipment to Ukraine’s civil nuclear […]

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]]> /uk-support-ukraine-energy-sector-5m-funding-boost/23001/feed/ 0 From Independence Day to energy independence in the US /independence-day-energy-independence-us/22944/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=independence-day-energy-independence-us /independence-day-energy-independence-us/22944/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 15:02:03 +0000 /?p=22944 Brent Wilson, the CEO of Galvanic Energy, discusses the necessity of achieving energy independence and the future of lithium battery production in the US. This year on American Independence Day, celebrations of millions of citizens took place. In the backdrop of these celebrations, there are growing fears that the nation’s energy independence may be slipping […]

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]]> /independence-day-energy-independence-us/22944/feed/ 0 Rocks provide new insight into the Earth’s magnetic field /rocks-provide-insight-earths-magnetic-field/22918/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rocks-provide-insight-earths-magnetic-field /rocks-provide-insight-earths-magnetic-field/22918/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:21:30 +0000 /?p=22918 Researchers at the University of Oslo have developed the theory that during the Devonian period, the Earth’s magnetic field was incredibly weak, which may have affected life on the planet. The Devonian period, 420 to 360 million years ago, is surrounded by scientific mysteries. One of the most perplexing of these questions is why rocks […]

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]]> /rocks-provide-insight-earths-magnetic-field/22918/feed/ 0 Electricity Networks Commissioner appointment will facilitate energy independence in Britain /electricity-networks-commissioner-facilitate-energy-independence-britain/22892/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=electricity-networks-commissioner-facilitate-energy-independence-britain /electricity-networks-commissioner-facilitate-energy-independence-britain/22892/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:52:21 +0000 /?p=22892 Nick Winser has been appointed as the UK’s first Electricity Networks Commissioner, a vital new position that forms part of the British Energy Security Strategy and will ensure energy independence in Britain. Today – 6 July 2022 – the British government has announced that Nick Winser CBE will become the UK’s first Electricity Networks Commissioner, […]

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]]> /electricity-networks-commissioner-facilitate-energy-independence-britain/22892/feed/ 0 Addressing cybersecurity challenges in Europe /addressing-cybersecurity-challenges-europe/16078/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=addressing-cybersecurity-challenges-europe /addressing-cybersecurity-challenges-europe/16078/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:30:53 +0000 /?p=16078 Willem Jonker, CEO of EIT Digital, discusses the increasing threat of cybersecurity breaches in Europe and what businesses can do to protect their systems and reputation. In a world of constant digital innovation, where everything from our coffee machines to the central heating can be linked to the internet, the looming threat of cybersecurity breaches […]

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]]> /addressing-cybersecurity-challenges-europe/16078/feed/ 0 Achieving rare earth elements separation and purification through microorganisms   /rare-earth-elements-separation-purification-microorganisms/22833/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rare-earth-elements-separation-purification-microorganisms /rare-earth-elements-separation-purification-microorganisms/22833/#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:04:52 +0000 /?p=22833 Researchers from institutions across the US are collaborating on a new rare earth elements separation and purification strategy that utilises microorganisms.  Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Penn State, Columbia University, Tufts University, the University of Kentucky, and Purdue University, alongside industry partner Western Rare Earths, are participating in this ambitious rare earth elements […]

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]]> /rare-earth-elements-separation-purification-microorganisms/22833/feed/ 0 Modernising US hydropower facilities with $630m funding boost /modernising-us-hydropower-facilities-630m-funding-boost/22814/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=modernising-us-hydropower-facilities-630m-funding-boost /modernising-us-hydropower-facilities-630m-funding-boost/22814/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:54:37 +0000 /?p=22814 The Biden Administration has announced funding worth $630m to modernise the United States’ hydropower facilities. This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a request for information (RFI) calling for the public’s feedback to advise the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $630m investment in hydropower facilities. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests in the ‘Maintaining […]

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