SIM-PAC LIVE

We interview Heather Bone, ESG Director at Team Global Express. Team Global Express, previously known as Toll Global Express, is an Australian-owned freight and transport logistics business primarily operating across Australia and New Zealand. They operate over 7000 trucks, 41 planes, 2 ships, and 150 properties. The commercial transportation sector is one of the hardest to abate sectors and it ef...

We interview Adrian Jones one of the founders of Blocktexx, an Australian company that has developed leading edge technology that recovers polyester and cellulose from textiles and clothing. Their process can help close the loop for textiles that currently have no end-of-life solution, turning what currently is regarded as waste into high value product again.

We interview Lynelle Johnson MD of E Class Outboards. EClass Outboards is an Australian manufacturer and a pioneer in the electrification of marine outboard motors. The case for electrification of outboard motors is compelling and it’s interesting that development to date has been left to entrepreneurs like EClass Outboards rather than being led by the large incumbent manufacturers…..where have we...

We interview Kristy Battista, CTO Global & GM Australia, of Allume Energy, an Australian company that’s developed the world's first behind-the-meter solar-sharing technology, for multi-tenanted buildings. We open our conversation by discussing the attraction and retention of talent in the renewable energy world, before moving on to Allume Energy’s Solshare technology. Solshare solves the probl...

The first Wave Energy generators have been with us for over 40 years, however the wave energy industry today is almost at a standstill. Last year 10,000 times more wind generation capacity was installed than wave generation capacity. This doesn’t change the fact that wave motion energy is extremely constant and almost limitless, and we need it now more than ever. We talk to a wave motion engineer...

Geoff Matthews discusses waste and recycling with Timothy Brake, a chemical engineer and waste management expert, and questions him on calling our current recycling and circular economy efforts "a fraud". Like climate scientists in the 1990’s, who rang early alarm bells, his opinions are well worth paying attention to.

Geoff Matthews and Dr. Mark Dorreen discuss what the announcement that the first green aluminium has been produced with the use of hydrogen actually means, and discuss what the pathway to zero-carbon looks like for both primary aluminium production and remelt (recycled) aluminium.

AutoGrid creates AI-driven software to enable utilities and other energy market participants around the world to manage the growing complexity of the grid. The AutoGrid Flex™ digital platform is used to manage the largest behavioral demand response program in the world (700,000 households and growing), as well as distributed energy management systems (DERMS), virtual power plants, grid-scale stora...

Episode 5: Dr. David Lim, Vice president of Application Engineering for E1 Marine, talks with Geoff Matthews about the use of methanol as an alternative energy carrier for marine purposes, and E1 Marine’s methanol to hydrogen generators. Hosted by Geoff Matthews, SIM-PAC Live is the broadcast show of Sustainable Industrial Manufacturing Asia Pacific. The show features interviews with the people wh...

The Scaling Green Hydrogen Cooperative Research Centre bid, secured 93 partners contributing $160m of cash and in-kind support. Listen to Paul explain the thinking and strategy behind the bid process. With his Chairman of the Queensland Manufacturing hat on, Paul also talks about the advantages of "hunting in a pack" when it comes to the Queensland Manufacturing sector.

Host Geoff Matthews interviews Ray Tomlinson, Director of JT Group and SummitBWT, about his journey to electrify and decarbonize high-rise window and building washing. Their efforts have resulted in propriety high pressure washes that run from rechargeable batteries and use 85% less water and have zero-runoff to storm water drains.

Host Geoff Matthews interviews Craig Phasey and Garry Harding, Founders of EnergyFlex Australia, about decoupling industry from demand in the grid, industry using its own in-house processes to store energy, and the energy value proposition enabled by flexible power consumption.

Episode 1: Interview with Nadine Bloxsome, Membership and Sustainability Manager, UK Aluminium Federation In the first ever SIM-Pac Live, Geoff Matthews interviews Nadine Bloxsome, Membership and Sustainability Manager UK Aluminium Federation. Nadine is also Editor and Content Director of both Aluminium International Today and Future Aluminium Forum. In a wide ranging discussion, they examine some...