Energy infrastructure company Lochard Energy has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to support a $6.3 million feasibility study involving hydrogen-based long duration energy storage in Victoria’s Otway Basin. In a statement on Friday, ARENA said the study represents the second stage of Lochard’s H2RESTORE project, which aims…
Defence contractors BAE Systems and ASC have welcomed a federal government decision to name them as constructors of the SSN-AUKUS nuclear powered submarines to be constructed in Adelaide. BAE Systems global Chief Executive Charles Woodburn said the company was proud of its role in the delivery of the tri-nation programme to build next generation submarines.…
By Peter Roberts BAE Systems Australia and submarine builder ASC are the big winners in the federal government’s decision to name the companies that will build SSN‑AUKUS submarines in Adelaide. As predicted by @AuManufacturing news, BAE Systems and government owned ASC Pty Ltd will work together to establish the complex project and form a collaborative…
As we await the judges’ verdicts, we continue to profile some of the companies vying for a spot on @AuManufacturing’s Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers list. Next up is NH Micro. Technical Director Josh Hacko tells Brent Balinski about why you need to spend a little time in a sandbox. As is often the case…
Australia has consummated its biggest ever defence export deal, with the federal government entering into an agreement to supply Australian-made Boxer armoured vehicles to Germany. Under the agreement, more than 100 Boxer Heavy Weapon Carrier vehicles will be built by Rheinmetall at its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence in Redbank, Queensland and exported for use…
Quickstep’s new drone order from Carbonix Composites manufacturer Quickstep has announced a significant follow-on order from Australian partner and advanced drone development company Carbonix. The urgent requirement for 40 Volanti airframes and associated non-recurring engineering is the largest yet received from Carbonix for this drone type. Valued at $1.35 million the order is scheduled to…
Rare earth miner and metals producer Australian Strategic Materials has received backing for its Dubbo, NSW rare earths project from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (USEXIM). The bank has signed a non-binding and conditional Letter of Interest (LoI) to provide a debt funding package of up to US$600 million ($923 million) for the…
UNSW researchers’ new recycling technique able to convert various plastic types into polymer nanoparticles and remove dyes is being commercialised, leading to deals with Arnott’s Group and coffee company Pablo & Rusty’s. According to a statement from the university on Thursday, the technique is low-energy, and polymers dispersed in water can be either extracted for…
National peak body Science & Technology Australia has announced Ryan Winn (pictured), the current Chief Executive Office at the Australian Council of Learned Academies, as its incoming CEO. In a statement from STA on Wednesday, the organisation describes Winn as having a long and distinguished career within the Australian Public Service — including within both…
The Australian Army has joined allies and partners in Project Convergence which is testing and developing networks, robotic and autonomous systems, air defence and strike related systems. Project Convergence is a US-led campaign of learning through experimentation. The project was designed to aggressively advance and integrate technology across all warfighting domains, to overmatch an adversary…
