Environmental technology company Calix has seen funding for its low-emissions tech evaporate after the government dropped a number of programs in its latest budget. In May this year, Calix received an $11m grant to develop technology with Adbri under the Carbon Capture, Use and Storage (CCUS) Hubs and Technologies Program, which would have been the…
Adelaide’s Supashock Defence Technologies and Germany’s Rheinmetall have signed a major contract to supply Missile Launch Pods (MLP) to the Hungarian Armed Forces. The agreement will see 84 missile launchers exported under a two-year contract, creating approximately 25 jobs within Supashock and a further 85 roles within the local supply chain. Developed in conjunction with…
The steel has been cut for the fifth and last prototype block for BAE Systems massive Hunter Class Frigate project. Work is now on track to begin construction for the first ship, HMAS Hunter in 2023, according to InDaily. The first steel, 140 tonne prototype block was constructed in late August at BAE Systems Australia’s…
Rod Sims, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Virtually every country in the world is facing a crisis in energy costs, yet while other countries can’t do much about it, Australia can. Australia could get its east coast gas producers to supply the domestic gas market for less than A$10 a gigajoule. Earlier…
Steel-making giant ArcelorMittal has partnered with BHP and Mitsubishi to trial carbon capture technology at multiple steel plants across the world. The agreement will see trials at ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Gent, Belgium and another in North America, using carbon capture technology developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering (MHIENG) to reduce emissions at its operations.…
The federal government has introduced legislation into Federal Parliament that shakes up Australia’s workplace bargaining laws, delivering on a range of commitments Labor made at the 2022 election and at the Jobs and Skills Summit. The Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill is the first tranche of the Albanese Labor Government’s workplace relations reforms – designed…
The world’s most technologically advanced automated traffic cone placement truck has been unveiled in Melbourne after two years of real-world testing to prove its safety credentials. The truck’s inventor, Arrowes, joined with stakeholders including the Victorian Government and major infrastructure construction companies to launch the truck at Holmesglen Institute’s Victorian Tunnelling Centre which is training…
Michael Slattery has written in @AuManufacturing previously about the effect the unexpected cancellation of defence contracts has on SME defence manufacturers. Here, he argues that while out of pocket SMEs are still waiting for a solution, decision paralysis has set in in defence. On the morning of September 16, 2021 I had secured two appointments.…
Perth international shipbuilder Austal Australia’s Research and Development (R&D) team has been tapping the power of artificial intelligence to enhance ship operation for many years. The company, the world’s largest builder of aluminium ships, has now revealed in the Ocean Engineering journal the use of AI for accelerating hull form optimisation, to maximise hull form…
An Australian Innovation eXchange (AIX) has been launched to support the translation of Australia’s world leading innovation across all industry sectors. The AIX, a subsidiary of METS Ignited Industry Growth Centre, is a national programme that facilitates partnerships between researchers and technology companies, helping establish new pathways for commercialisation. This will include expanding Australian technology…
