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7th Sep 2023

Science and Research Innovation Grants and funding

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

Applications are now open for Round 15 of the CRC-P program and close 14 September 2023.

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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).

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