Edge computer manufacturer Spiral Blue has announced what it calls a major breakthrough in the field of space-based Earth observation (EO). The company released operational data from successfully running proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in space, ‘opening up new horizons for AI-powered advancements in monitoring and understanding our planet’. This comes after making history in…
Saunders International has announced it has won a $42 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with bp on tank refurbishment and modification services. According to a statement by the engineering and construction company to the ASX on Monday, the contract is part of bp’s Kwinana Renewable Fuels project, and has a scope involving 25…
South Australian-based packaging specialist Detmold Group has released a list of “six positive impact targets” as part of its sustainability objectives, and will begin including them in their end of year report this calendar year. In a statement making World Environment Day on Monday, Detmold said it aimed to meet these targets by 2025: •…
Concentrated solar power (CSP) developer Vast Solar today announced it has awarded Australian engineering firm Worley key engineering contracts for its VS1 CSP project being built at Port Augusta in mid-northern South Australia. VS1 is a 30MW / 288 MWh CSP plant being built in Port Augusta and utilising Vast’s proprietary modular tower CSP v3.0…
Since 2000, global investment in research and development (R&D) has tripled to $2.4 trillion and, as Australia’s innovation effort has faltered, the top countries just keep on going further and further ahead. The infographic, from Visual Capitalist, ranks the world’s most innovative economies using data from the UN’s WIPO Global Innovation Index. What Defines an…
By Peter Roberts Occasionally a Senator provides a powerful demonstration of the value of Senate Estimates hearings to lay bare the inconsistencies and contradictions that prevent governments from achieving their aims. Last week we witnessed just such a seminal performance by South Australian Liberal Senator David Fawcett who calmly and methodically uncovered the gulf between…
