Sparc Hydrogen meets goals for catalytic production of hydrogen

Technology development company Sparc Hydrogen is on track to meet key project milestones in proving the feasibility of an Australian technology that produces green hydrogen through the use of a thermo-photocatalyst and solar radiation, avoiding more traditional and costly electrolysis. Developed by the Flinders and Adelaide universities, the technology has the potential to create significant…

New government puts skills and jobs first

The federal government has demonstrated its priorities by making the very first piece of legislation it introduced to Parliament that which will establish the new body Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA). With Labor introducing more than a dozen substantive pieces of legislation this week, the establishment upfront of a new independent agency, responsible for providing…

Boeing and Ruag team up for maintenance, repair

Boeing Defence Australia and Ruag Australia have signed a component repair framework contract to beef up their aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities. Under the contract locally-owned Ruag will perform enhanced intermediate-level repairs on an initial three components for the RAAF’s F/A-18F and EA-18G Growler aircraft, with the potential to support further components in…

Pure Battery Technologies progresses battery materials hub

Battery cathode materials producer Pure Battery Technologies has appointed resource consulting firm, Worley as the Feasibility Engineering provider for its planned Western Australian (WA) cathode active materials and precursors (pCAM) Hub. The Brisbane company has an existing refinery in Hagen, Germany and is developing the WA hub as part of plans to increase global production…

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Traffic Technologies secures Tasmanian street light contract Traffic, IoT and smart city hardware and software manufacturer Traffic Technologies has secured a contract to supply Tasmanian electricity distributor TasNetworks with LED street lights. The contract, valued at up to $5 million, will see the supply of energy efficient pedestrian and vehicle lights, supplementing the 27,000 smart…