Five companies in the state have been awarded $1.25 million in total under the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA) METS Innovation Program. According to a statement from WA mines minister David Michael, the funding of $250,000 per grant is matched by each mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector company, aiding projects that…
The Western Australian government has awarded a $340,000 grant to Gemco Rail through the Local Manufacturing Investment Fund, which will support upgrades to the company’s Forrestfield factory. According to a statement from Stephen Dawson, WA assisting minister for industry development, the modernisation investments will help the company deliver 40 iron ore rail wagons to BHP.…
UNSW Sydney in association with start up Diraq have reached a milestone in the hunt for the perfect quantum computing storage qubit to allow faster and more efficient quantum computing applications. The team demonstrated hole-spin qubits – positively charged particles in semiconductors – using industry standard silicon manufacturing processes. Hole-spins qubits have the potential to…
The Western Australian government has released a refreshed Renewable Hydrogen Strategy for Western Australia, with a major focus on producing green products and value-adding to the state’s resources. The first update in five years, the Australian Renewable Hydrogen Strategy has a strong focus on using renewable hydrogen to produce green ammonia and green iron. And…
Gravitational energy storage developer Green Gravity has begun minesite concept engineering, and local community engagement in Mount Isa, Queensland for the deployment of up to 2 GWh of gravitational energy storage. Green Gravity is working with the Mount Isa City Council and copper mining company Glencore to examine the potential of utilising mineshafts at the…
Food manufacturer Mars Incorporated has announced that its Wodonga, Victoria pet food manufacturing facility will become the first large-scale steam-based manufacturing site in Australia to be powered 100 percent by renewables. The company will complete by 2026 the $39.3 million Mars Wodonga Solar Thermal Plant, including the installation of an 18-megawatt Parabolic Trough Concentrated Solar…
Additive manufacturing machinery manufacturer Titomic has broken into the US ship and submarine construction market, making its inaugural sale of a cold spray repair system. The sale to U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), adds to its recent successes with the Royal Dutch Army and French Navy. Titomic told investors that reseller, Anywise America…
eLumina, which plans to begin production of large-scale lithium batteries and electric vehicle chargers, officially opened its Yatala, Gold Coast factory on Tuesday. According to a statement from the company – which had planned to launch the site in August – the $20 million factory is “set to produce 300 batteries and EV chargers a…
Prefabricated home system manufacturer AltForm is launching its first Victorian prototype in Ormond, Melbourne, which can reduce construction time by up to 45 percent, according to the company. In collaboration with SRH Architecture and Highline Living, the Bayside project will see dual townhouses installed later this month, starting at $2.5 million each. Executive General Manager…
ASX-listed surface coating technology company AnteoTech has been awarded a grant of $3.99 million through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), supporting a three-year, $11.1 million project to commercialise a proprietary silicon anode technology. The project for lithium ion battery anodes is supported through the agency’s Advancing Renewables program, and concerns anodes containing AnteoTech’s AnteoX…