By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University In the 1980s, a global race was underway: to find a more efficient way of converting energy from the sun into electricity. Some 30 years ago, our research team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) came up with a breakthrough, called the PERC silicon…
BlackRock, the mega funds manager which this week announced an exit from coal investments, has joined the share register of the producer of the iconic Australian red wine Penfolds Grange. The company has bought 7.3 million shares worth $250 million in Australia’s leading wine producer Treasury Wine Estates (ASX: TWE) over recent weeks. The global…
Metastatic cancer treatment biotech Noxopharm (ASX NOX) has successfully listed its Nyrada Inc spin off on the Australian Stock Exchange. Noxopharm, which is focusing on commercialising its Veyonda treatment for late-stage cancers, listed Nyrada to develop non-oncology drug prospects developed by the group. Nyrada is listed as a foreign company on the ASX through the…
Energy storage company 1414 Degrees (ASX: 14D) has successfully integrated its GAS-TESS energy storage system with a SA Water wastewater treatment plant. The system is the first in the world to store energy from biogas created in the waste treatment industry in molten silicon, recovering the energy later to generate electricity. As reported in @AuManufacturing,…
Resources and chemicals group Australian Vanadium (ASX: AVL) has signed an agreement which could see its services and products sold into the China market. The company, which is developing large-scale vanadium deposits and manufactures vanadium battery electrolyte, signed agreements with Hebei Yanshan Vanadium and Titanium Industry Technology Research Co to allow the negotiation of a…
Off grid security and IoT solutions provider Spectur (ASX: SP3) has reported its best quarterly sales performance as uptake of the company’s products begins to accelerate. Spectur, which makes IoT connected solar powered security camera installations for unpowered areas, booked its first positive quarterly cash flow in the latest quarter with cash flow from customers…
Recently-listed carbon fibre wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution (ASX: CBR) is on track to become profitable this year, increase annualised production to 32,000 units by June, and grow its workforce to 1,000 “within the next three to five years.”
Comment by Peter Roberts Australia’s $50 billion deal to buy submarines from the French Naval Grup looks to be on shakey ground with the release of a highly critical report from the Commonwealth Auditor-General. Far from being a great deal, the federal government began planning to walk away from the deal during the torturous negotiation…
By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University In the 1980s, a global race was underway: to…
Grants totalling $4.7 million and shared among nine companies under the federal Accelerating Commercialisation program have been announced.
BlackRock, the mega funds manager which this week announced an exit from coal investments, has joined the share…
Metastatic cancer treatment biotech Noxopharm (ASX NOX) has successfully listed its Nyrada Inc spin off on the Australian…
Energy storage company 1414 Degrees (ASX: 14D) has successfully integrated its GAS-TESS energy storage system with a SA…
A new Australian-made medical device, a balloon for drug delivery for atherosclerosis sufferers, is moving closer to commercialisation.
The future of yet another Australasian aluminium smelter is coming under threat because of unsustainable energy prices, according…
A digital welding platform for an earthmoving attachment manufacturer is among projects being assisted through round two of…
Nerve technology developer Orthocell (ASX:OCC) has received a $2.9 million R&D tax incentive refund for the 2018/19 financial…
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