The CSIRO has released the 2023-24 version of its annual GenCost report, which has been running since 2018 and provides analysis on the cost of building out energy generation and storage, backing renewables as the cheapest category of new energy. According to a statement from the scientific agency on Wednesday, GenCost incorporates changes based on…
Beverage manufacturer Suntory Oceania has begun work adding solar PV panels to its new facility at Ipswich in Queensland which is now nearing completion. The company is building the $400 million facility to bring together the Australian operations of Suntory Global Spirits and Suntory Beverage & Food, uniting alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage manufacturing in one…
Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear has announced the completion of its acquisition of the Oticon Medical cochlear implant business from Demant, following the end of a protracted battle with competition authorities. The business, which has 20,000 implant patients, became available following Demant’s decision to discontinue work on hearing implants. Cochlear’s CEO & President Dig Howitt welcomed…
The NSW government has awarded $3.2 million in new funds to Transgrid and $5.2 million to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to hire more technical staff, which it says will help fast-track grid connections for four battery projects. The Transgrid grant will fund extra technical staff on grid connections to reduce the risk of…
Jindera, NSW-based grain silo maker SilOz goes back to the 1970s and is almost a year into its current ownership. As a maker of products based on Australian steel, its history reflects some of the shifts in the local steel sector over the decades. “It used to be a part of the Smorgon Group, which…
The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen believes the government’s future made in Australia policies could ultimately see 20 percent of Australia’s solar PV panel needs satisfied by domestic production. Bowen was speaking on ABC Adelaide where visited Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer, Tindo Solar which has a one percent market share today.…
Amp Energy has finalised commercial agreements for the development of the Cape Hardy Advanced Fuels Precinct incorporating electrolysers to produce green hydrogen, as well as green ammonia and other advanced fuels. The agreements were executed with Iron Road which is developing the Cape Hardy Industrial Port Precinct on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia into…
Sacha Leagh-Murray (pictured) has been announced as the new General Manager at building products company Laminex. In a statement on Tuesday, Laminex – which manufactures at seven sites in four Australian states and is owned by New Zealand-listed Fletcher Building – said Leagh-Murray had been at the company for over six years and repositioned it…
Autonomous uncrewed vessel developer Ocius Technology has announced the sale of two Bluebottle USVs to the USA for $2.4 million and the signing of a Teaming Agreement with US Defence Prime contractor ThayerMahan to develop its Outpost System on Ocius’ Bluebottle USVs. Previously the two companies had combined to demonstrate the Bluebottle, which is designed…
Green Steel of WA, which plans to have a steel recycling plant at Collie running in 2026, has said it has been granted State Planning Approval. GSWA officially began its project in July last year and lodged a development application in December last year. According to an announcement on Linkedin by the company on Tuesday,…