SA research attracts national funding
A vote of confidence in South Australia’s research capabilities, the Australian Government has awarded our state significant funding through Round 14 of its Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) program.
Of the 24 successful projects nationwide, four CRC-Ps involving South Australian universities, research institutes and industry members received grants totalling $6.79 million – a total value of around $15.9 million including matched funding from other sources.
Project partners and summaries are listed below.
Research on the production of low alcohol and calorie wines that exceed consumer expectations.
Project partners included:
- Australian Vintage Ltd
- Drinkwise Australia Limited
- The University of Adelaide
- The Australian Wine Research Institute
- Flavourtech Pty Limited
- Tarac Technologies Pty Ltd
- S. Smith & Son Pty Limited
- Treasury Wine Estates Vintners Limited
- Danstar Ferment AG
- Mauri Yeast Australia Pty Limited
- Chr. Hansen A/S
Developing a flowsheet to produce ultra-pure, spherical graphite to feed the growing renewable energy and battery materials market.
Project partners included:
- iTech Minerals
- METS Engineering Group Pty Ltd
- University of South Australia
Investigates the feasibility of mining selective minerals without moving the rock mass to the surface through In-Place Recovery.
Project partners included:
- Orica Australia Pty Ltd
- The University of Adelaide
- OZ Minerals Limited
- Core Resources Pty Ltd
Research into extraction solutions of natural hydrogen, which is 75% cheaper than manufacturing hydrogen.
Project partners included:
- H2EX Pty Ltd
- Black & Veatch Australia Pty Ltd
- The University of Adelaide
- Australian National University
Cooperative Research Centres and Projects are Australian Government initiatives funding industry-led collaborations between industry, researchers and end users.
The Australian Government established CRCs and CRC-Ps to support research of national priority – pooling resources to help solve major industry problems and exporting these solutions to the world.
The South Australian Government provides additional support to the 10 Cooperative Research Centres that are either headquartered or have a significant node in South Australia (5 headquarters and 5 nodes).