The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $50 million for two funding rounds targeting research and development (R&D) for renewable hydrogen and low emissions iron and steel. Funding for successful research projects will be provided over two phases, with an initial laboratory-based research phase followed by a commercialisation phase aimed at scaling up and…
As manufacturers nationwide cry out for staff the federal government is tackling one of the root causes of the problem – a lack of foundational learning skills in the Australian workforce. Minister for Skills and Training, Brendan O’Connor announced a new foundational skills study by Jobs and Skills Australia into critical skills such as the…
The South Australian government will introduce a statewide innovation model, which it says will link its knowledge and manufacturing hubs, with the framework to be developed by Lot Fourteen State Project Lead Di Dixon. In a short statement on Wednesday from premier Peter Malinauskas, the upcoming model was described as a “national first” that would…
Fast DC electric vehicle charger manufacturer Tritium DCFC has announced that EV charger installer KuroEV has purchased Tritium fast chargers to be deployed across Malaysia. With only 600 charging stations currently available for the over 10,000 EVs registered in the country, Tritium’s entry into the Malaysian market comes at a crucial time. However did not…
Mining group Iron Road has selected Amp Energy as lead green hydrogen developer for its Cape Hardy green hydrogen project located on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The hub, which is expected to attract billions of dollars’ worth of investment and more than 1,000 jobs when fully operational, will accommodate the green field development…
AI offers a number of new applications for engineers in the manufacturing industry. In order to provide full value, the AI model needs to be integrated into the whole manufacturing process, which is running nonstop, seven days a week.
By Dominic Zaal, CSIRO Australia’s transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there’s a looming problem with storage. We will need much more long-duration storage to get us through the night, once coal and fossil gas exit the system. We also need to find new and better ways to create heat for industrial processes. Renewables…
Silex Systems has announced successful completion of its three-year, $8 million ZS-Si Project, with its focus now on scaling up to production of 5 kilograms of ZS-Si (zero-spin silicon) annually at a target purity of 99.995 per cent. In an ASX announcement on Wednesday, Silex said it had submitted a final report to the federal…
Ukraine asks for more Bushmasters, Hawkeis Ukraine has made new calls for Australia to send more Bushmaster protected military vehicles to the war torn country, as well as some of the lighter weight Hawkeis. Government organisation Defense of Ukraine went on social media and said: “Our soldiers absolutely love Australian Bushmasters. But now they have…
Sharemarket analysts Pitt Street Research have released a positive appraisal of medical imaging company Imagion Biosystems and its MagSense non-radioactive and safe diagnostic imaging technology. Specialised MagSense nanoparticles are coated with tumour targeting antibodies and can be administered by simple intravenous injection. Weak, but highly sensitive magnetic fields are used to locate the nanoparticles which…