By Andrew Dempster, Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; UNSW In the wake of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s meeting with US President Donald Trump, the Australian government announced on Sunday a commitment of A$150million “into our local businesses and new technologies that will support NASA on its inspirational campaign to return to the…
Artificial bone 3D printing company Osteopore (ASX: OSX) burst onto the stock market this week, its shares rising rising four times in price on debut. The company’s shares rose a further 10 cents in its second day of trading. The Perth and Singaporean company, which prints bone scaffold implants designed to fit individual patients, raised…
Comment by Peter Roberts It has been difficult for many years to say anything too positive about our federal industry ministers. How could I? With six serving in the position in a similar number of years none have been round long enough to make an impression. But these pictures of industry minister Karen Andrews visiting…
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra (ASX: FSF) has offloaded its shareholding in pharmaceutical supplier DPE Pharma as it reorganises its businesses to cut debt. The company sold its 50 per cent shareholding in the international suppliier of dry inhalation powders for $589 million (NZD$633 million), ending its association with milk-based pharmaceuticals. The purchaser was capital…
By Andrew Spence An Australian state with and abundance of renewable energy has unveiled a plan to become a leading global exporter of certified green hydrogen. South Australia is already a world leader in wind, solar and battery storage to the point where excess renewable energy is often shed during peak production…
New figures from Bloomberg new energy finance show the continuing fall in the cost of solar and wind generated electricity, which is now the cheapest form of power in two thirds of the world. Their report, New Energy Outlook 2019, shows that price is driving a shift in global energy mix, with solar and wind…
A new online learning tool featuring advice from some of Australia’s manufacturing success stories was launched on Tuesday.
The first Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) being built for Australia in a $3 billion order has been unveilled by the army. The first of 211 vehicles made its debut at a ceremony at Enoggera Barracks in Brisbane today attended by defence officials. Defence minister LindaReynolds said: “They will be able to undertake a range…
Brisbane-headquartered fast DC charger maker Tritium has opened a new Los Angeles facility and announced a new 175 kW charger designed for the US market.
Despite being such a sunkissed country, Australia is still lagging behind in the race to embrace solar power. While solar panels adorn hundreds of thousands of rooftops throughout the nation, we have not yet seen the logical next step: buildings with solar photovoltaic cells as an integral part of their structure.
