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AspiraDAC launches solar powered Direct Air CO2 Capture
Carbon dioxide capture company AspiraDAC has launched a solar powered Direct Air Capture (DAC) product, with its first customer planning to deploy the system this year. Global financial infrastructure company Stripe is the manufacturer’s first customer, purchasing the system through Frontier, an advanced market commitment launched in partnership with Alphabet, Shopify, Meta and McKinsey. Frontier’s…
AEMO outlines 30 year electricity market investment
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) launched its 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP), outlining a 30-year roadmap of investments for the National Electricity Market (NEM). AEMO has involved more than 1,500 stakeholders – including policy makers, governments, consumers and energy industry representatives – to produce its third ISP, based on rigorous economic and engineering analysis.…
Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed
NERA opens way for energy companies to showcase their technologies Industry growth centre National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) has opened a pathway for energy technology companies to the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) event in Pittsburgh in September. NERA has launched LETs Pitch Australia, a supply chain development program aimed at Australian businesses developing…
It’s 2022. Why do we still not have waterproof phones?
While manufacturers have successfully increased the water-repelling nature of smartphones, they are still far from “waterproof”. A water-resistant product can usually resist water penetration to some extent, but a waterproof product is (meant to be) totally impervious to water.
EOS bolsters capital base, concentrates on defence
Defence, communications and space manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has bolstered its capital position with a new raising from shareholders at the same time refocusing the business on its profitable defence businesses. The Canberra company, currently conducting a strategic review of its diverse and capital-hungry businesses, successfully raised $15 million in a placement with institutions and…
Asparagopsis era begins with first commercial sale by CH4
Industry marketing and research body Meat and Livestock Australia has welcomed the arrival of asparagopsis extract supplements for beef producers, following years of research and development. Asparagopsis is a microalgae that grows in Australian coastal waters. It contains a compound that acts on gut enzymes in the last stomach of cows, significantly reducing the production…
Mildura cannabis facility receives manufacturing licence
Medicinal cannabis grower and manufacturer Cann Group has been granted a manufacturing and GMP testing licence for its Mildura, Victoria production facility (main picture, and below) by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The Mildura GMP Licence enables Cann to manufacture Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), hard capsules, Satipharm capsules for human therapeutic use, and perform in-house…
Boeing opens new distribution centre at Brisbane
Boeing has opened a new site in Brisbane, the company’s largest distribution centre for spare parts and chemicals in the Asia-Pacific region.
Manufacturing news briefs – stories you might have missed
Thales shows off Bendigo armoured vehicle production Thales in Bendigo has welcomed 45 visitors from Defence’s Capability and Technology Management College (CTMC) to its Protected Vehicles manufacturing site in Bendigo (pictured, visiting the Bushmaster production line). “The aim of the visit is to expose CTMC students to some of the practical aspects of military vehicle…