By Tien Huynh, RMIT University; Everson Kandare, RMIT University, and Nattanan Chulikavit, RMIT University Australia is no stranger to fire-related disasters. The country experiences more than 17,000 residential fires each year. Each winter brings an increase in potential fire hazards due to the use of heaters and candles. Couple this with our already fire-prone vegetation,…
Cleanaway Waste Management will acquire waste cooking oil collector and preprocessor Australian Eco Oils for $39 million. In FY24 the oils business is expected to generate annualised EBITDA profit of around $6 million. Operating throughout NSW, Queensland and Victoria, the company operates under the Scanline brand, and claims the most advanced collection technology, including containers,…
Aerospace composite manufacturer Quickstep has announced it will expand in the US, with Wichita, Kansas as the preferred location for an upcoming engineering and manufacturing facility. Quickstep has three sites in Australia – at Bankstown in NSW, and Waurn Ponds and Tullamarine in Victoria – as well as a Dallas sales office. The three Australian…
Prime minister Anthony Albanese has pledged a further 30 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine during the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. According to a statement last night (Australian time), this takes the number of Bushmaster vehicles – built by Thales in Bendigo – pledged to 120. The total of military assistance from Australia since…
Liberty Primary Steel (LPS) the operator of the Whyalla blast furnace has announced another step in its journey to lower emissions from its primary steel making operation in South Australia. The company, owned by Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, has started post-coke oven operational trials at the steelworks as the transition to low carbon steelmaking continues.…
ReNu Energy’s Countrywide Hydrogen subsidiary has selected contractors and suppliers for its Tasmanian green hydrogen and green energy projects. The company’s engineering supplier Wood has selected a series of suppliers in preparation for as final investment decision being made on the projects. Countrywide is developing a number of Tasmanian green hydrogen projects including its Brighton…
Australia and New Zealand’s largest greenhouse builder Apex Greenhouses has sold a minority interest in the company to Dutch-based greenhouse construction company GreenV B.V. GreenV is a Dutch-based aggregator of smart greenhouse technology suppliers focused on energy efficiencies and climate change issues, while Adelaide-based Apex manufactures locally and internationally. Apex Greenhouses’ Australian Chief Executive Folco…
