Rocket manufacturer and launch provider Gilmour Space Technologies has announced the passing of a major milestone at its north Queensland spaceport, ahead of the planned maiden launch of its Eris rocket this year. According to a statement from the company on Monday, the wet dress rehearsal test at Bowen Orbital Spaceport saw an Eris rocket…
The Queensland government has announced more than $150 million of investment in infrastructure to boost the region’s innovation economy. The SEQ Innovation Economy Fund is part of the $1.8 billion SEQ partnership between the Australian Government, Queensland Government and Council of Mayors (SEQ), which aims to improve the accessibility, prosperity and liveability of the region…
Lincoln Minerals has announced it has made a comprehensive submission to the South Australian Government aimed at developing an end-to-end domestic green iron and steel supply chain, including the construction of a government endorsed 2.5 million tonne per annum (Mtpa) green steel plant. The plant, to be located on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia…
Chemical engineering company Hazer Group has extended the number of hours in continuous operation achieved by its commercial demonstration plant (CDP), which converts methane to hydrogen and graphite, as testing of its reactor nears completion. In a statement on Monday, Hazer told investors that 362 hours of continuous operation had been achieved at the CDP,…
Vanadium developer Tivan said it had received significant third-party interest in in its Tivan hydrometallurgical mineral processing technology since the publication of the CSIRO testwork results in May 2024. The company is developing the technology, based on IP licenced from CSIRO, to extract battery material vanadium and other minerals at its Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-magnetite iron…
Funding of $827,000 has been awarded to 13 Victorian businesses to help them better compete for and win projects as part of the supply chain for Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA) and other major defence businesses. The grants, in rounds three and four of the Victorian government’s Supply Chain Uplift Program (SCUP), are designed to create…
