Project Update
Research continues across the project’s seven trial sites, with the second round of basalt just applied to the banana site and the team preparing the second round of basalt spreading for the northern grain and avocado sties. The first harvest has been completed in the avocado, northern grain, cotton and rice trials and the first […]
Congratulations Carbonaught!
The Australian Government has just announced that it will grant Carbonaught $10 million from its Carbon Capture Technologies Program to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) through enhanced rock weathering on agricultural land. This will advance the pathway to broader deployment in Australia. Latest news on DCCEEW Carbon Management Technologies
Highlights from ERWRANZ Symposium and Field Trial Visit
The Enhanced Rock Weathering Research in Australia and New Zealand Symposium brought together 60 researchers, practitioners, early-career researchers and collaborators in person at JCU’s Nguma-bada Campus in Cairns, with a further 20 participants joining online, to discuss the latest developments in enhanced rock weathering (ERW). On the following day, participants, students and members of the […]
Media Release: Enhanced Rock Weathering Symposium
Enhanced Rock Weathering Symposium James Cook University will host Australia’s first Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) Symposium tomorrow (25 June 2026), bringing together leading researchers and practitioners to accelerate the emerging technology. JCU’s Professor Paul Nelson leads ERW trials around the country with Adelaide University’s Dr Binoy Sarkar. Professor Nelson said Australia’s soils are generally highly […]