Case study project summary details
| Project type | Ref # | Project description (Geography; scale in AUD$m; workforce size; duration; stage at interview) |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable energy technology development | 1 | Solar photovoltaics for ultra-low-cost solar (Australia; $320m; 250; 2012–2030; mature research) |
| 2 | Electric vehicle orchestration (Australia; $7m; 30; 2020–2023; completed) | |
| 3 | Novel grid-connected solar energy generation and long-duration energy storage (Australia; $30m; 200; 2021–2024; implementation) | |
| 4 | Conversion of disused mine into pumped hydro storage facility (Australia; $800m; 1,000; 2014–2025; construction) | |
| 5 | Advancement of synchronous generator, synthetic inertia and battery operation technologies utilising AI virtual machines, auto-bidders and energy optimisation (Australia; $44m; 100; 2022–2044; handover) | |
| 6 | Solar photovoltaic deployment technology (Australia; $1m; 7, 2021–2024; proof of concept pilot) | |
| Climate mitigation in the built environment | 7 | Passive house certified building of unprecedented scale and application (Australia; $170m; undeclared; undeclared-2020; occupied) |
| 8 | Electrification of hot water heating systems at scale (Australia; $1m; 30; 2021–2022; completed) | |
| 9 | Passive house certification of unprecedented wooden mass accommodation structure (Australia; $30m; 350; 2017–2019; occupied) | |
| 10 | Precinct-scale microgrid development, demonstrating technology and market mechanisms, including AI-enabled generation and consumption prediction (Australia; $4m; 10; 2018–2022 completed) | |
| 11 | Novel stormwater harvesting systems (Australia; $7m+; 10; 2014-ongoing; ongoing for new builds) | |
| 12 | Community in–home energy efficiency upgrades (Australia; $4m; 30; 2023–2026; early implementation) | |
| Environmental restoration | 13 | Co-design of integrated water and waste solutions in a living laboratory on an Asia Pacific river system (Indonesia; $20m; 36, 2019-approx. 2029; pilot) |
| 14 | Processing of plastic waste within a polluted Asia Pacific river system (Indonesia; $<1m; 6; 2023–2024; implementation) | |
| 15 | Waste-to-resource processing of village-scale solid waste in an Asia Pacific riverine community (Indonesia; $<1m; 20; 2023–2024; multiple stages across elements) | |
| 16 | Knowledge hub network for sustainable urban transformation collaboration, including initiatives such as AI digital twin township planning (Indonesia and Malaysia; $<1m; 14; 2024–2025; Concept) | |
| 17 | Archaeological and microbial aspects of indigenous aquaculture restoration for sustainable food production, biodiversity and ecological resilience (Hawaii; $<1m; 12; 2020–2025; implementation) | |
| Climate adaptation and resilience | 18 | Pathways for change applying modified resilience planning processes in natural disaster impacted areas (Australia; Undeclared; 25; 2022–2025; implementation) |
| 19 | Innovative resilience enhancement project working with communities pre, during and post natural disasters (Australia; $70m; 70; 2020–2025; implementation) | |
| 20 | Placemaking as a collaborative and country-centred approach to improving the built and natural environments of natural disaster impacted communities (Australia; $<1m; 31; 2023–2025, implementation) | |
| 21 | Leading methods for resilience assessment in natural disaster impacted communities, including to measure resilience impacts against a baseline (Australia; $<1m; 24; 2023–2024; sharing findings) | |
| Regenerative design | 22 | Project addressing community design elements, roads and water management for a self-supporting sustainable residential development within a fragile ecosystem - Sunrise at 1770 (Australia; undeclared; 100; 2000–2005; occupied) |
| 23 | Project driving a leading example in sustainable development that incorporated conservation/biodiversity protection, sustainable design/technology, together with development of housing and recreational facilities - Sunrise at 1770 (Australia; $35m; 100; 1999–2003; mature) | |
| 24 | Regenerative development project (resort complex) with a range of sustainability objectives (Australia; $60m; 20; 2017–2026; design) | |
| 25 | Establishment of a sustainable rural eco-village, applying the philosophy of the Living Building Challenge (Australia; undeclared; undeclared; 2008–2024; occupied) | |
| Societal resilience and disease prevention | 26 | Project to improve living conditions in informal settlements in the Asia Pacific (Fiji/Indonesia; $50m; 150; 2017–2027; implementation) |
| 27 | Joint Venture up-scaling initiative as part of a global disease eradication program (Australia with international partners; undeclared; 80; 2000-ongoing; implementation) | |
| 28 | Resilience of island-based coastal urban settlements impacted by climate change (Kiribati; undeclared; undeclared; 2022–2032; multiple stages across elements) |
| Project type | Ref # | Project description (Geography; scale in AUD$m; workforce size; duration; stage at interview) |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable energy technology development | 1 | Solar photovoltaics for ultra-low-cost solar |
| 2 | Electric vehicle orchestration | |
| 3 | Novel grid-connected solar energy generation and long-duration energy storage | |
| 4 | Conversion of disused mine into pumped hydro storage facility | |
| 5 | Advancement of synchronous generator, synthetic inertia and battery operation technologies utilising AI virtual machines, auto-bidders and energy optimisation | |
| 6 | Solar photovoltaic deployment technology | |
| Climate mitigation in the built environment | 7 | Passive house certified building of unprecedented scale and application |
| 8 | Electrification of hot water heating systems at scale | |
| 9 | Passive house certification of unprecedented wooden mass accommodation structure | |
| 10 | Precinct-scale microgrid development, demonstrating technology and market mechanisms, including AI-enabled generation and consumption prediction | |
| 11 | Novel stormwater harvesting systems | |
| 12 | Community in–home energy efficiency upgrades | |
| Environmental restoration | 13 | Co-design of integrated water and waste solutions in a living laboratory on an Asia Pacific river system |
| 14 | Processing of plastic waste within a polluted Asia Pacific river system | |
| 15 | Waste-to-resource processing of village-scale solid waste in an Asia Pacific riverine community | |
| 16 | Knowledge hub network for sustainable urban transformation collaboration, including initiatives such as AI digital twin township planning | |
| 17 | Archaeological and microbial aspects of indigenous aquaculture restoration for sustainable food production, biodiversity and ecological resilience | |
| Climate adaptation and resilience | 18 | Pathways for change applying modified resilience planning processes in natural disaster impacted areas |
| 19 | Innovative resilience enhancement project working with communities pre, during and post natural disasters | |
| 20 | Placemaking as a collaborative and country-centred approach to improving the built and natural environments of natural disaster impacted communities | |
| 21 | Leading methods for resilience assessment in natural disaster impacted communities, including to measure resilience impacts against a baseline | |
| Regenerative design | 22 | Project addressing community design elements, roads and water management for a self-supporting sustainable residential development within a fragile ecosystem - Sunrise at 1770 |
| 23 | Project driving a leading example in sustainable development that incorporated conservation/biodiversity protection, sustainable design/technology, together with development of housing and recreational facilities - Sunrise at 1770 | |
| 24 | Regenerative development project (resort complex) with a range of sustainability objectives | |
| 25 | Establishment of a sustainable rural eco-village, applying the philosophy of the Living Building Challenge | |
| Societal resilience and disease prevention | 26 | Project to improve living conditions in informal settlements in the Asia Pacific |
| 27 | Joint Venture up-scaling initiative as part of a global disease eradication program | |
| 28 | Resilience of island-based coastal urban settlements impacted by climate change |
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