The federal government has continued its run of announcements following the release of the Defence Strategic Review last week, revealing a total shake up of defence innovation and its associated grants systems. The government said it would invest $3.4 billion over the next decade to establish the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA), a rise of…
Rio acquires scandium project in NSW Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Platina Scandium Project near Condobolin in central NSW, from Platina Resources for $14 million. Rio described the project in a statement on Friday as “a long life, high-grade scalable resource that could produce up to 40 tonnes per…
Technology commercialisation company PPK Group announced on Friday morning that an agreement to take a 33 per cent stake in battery company PowerPlus Energy, announced last month, is now unconditional. Melbourne-based PowerPlus is a maker of lithium ferro phosphate (LFP) stationary storage batteries. The material interest in the company was complementary to its battery business,…
Electric drive system manufacturer SEA Electric is adding a hydrogen-power range extending option to its systems powering large commercial vehicles. The company will launch the new SEA-Drive 250 power-system, with an optional hydrogen range extender (RE) considered ideal for heavier duty-cycles at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in California. The SEA-Drive new models are…
By Peter Roberts The federal government has entered into an agreement to buy defence radar systems manufacturer, CEA Technologies, ultimately creating a new Government Business Enterprise (GBE). CEA’s sophisticated radars are standard on board Royal Australian Navy vessels and are currently being retrofitted to Australia’s ANZAC class frigates in a major upgrade by BAE Systems…
@AuManufacturing’s sponsored series reporting on BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event continues today with a profile of disruptive 3D volumetric display manufacturer Voxon Photonics. By Peter Roberts. It is a bit of a cliché – the story of a small company that is founded in a backyard garage and demands international…
