Australia and New Zealand forestry and timber company OneFortyOne has announced a $30 million investment in a renewable biomass power generation project at its Jubilee Sawmill in Mt Gambier, South Australia. One of the largest timber mills in Australia, the company is investing a total of $90 million at Jubilee which includes the installation of…
Australian clothing brand Country Road has announced grant recipients in the second year of its annual Climate Fund, backing four projects aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the fashion industry supply chain. According to a statement from the company on Friday, the three-year, $1.5 million fund announced in 2022 supports projects across four pillars:…
Long servicing CEO and Managing Director and board member Mark Burgess is to leave composites manufacturer Quickstep to pursue other opportunities, according to the Sydney company. The company’s Chief Operating Officer Demi Stefanova will assume the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The Chair of Quickstep Patrick Largier said: “The evolving aerospace market…
Electricity and gas supplier Origin Energy is to abandon its involvement in the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub in a blow for green hydrogen hopes in Australia. The company said it was exiting the proposed 55MW HVHH project and halting hydrogen plans because of uncertainty over the pace and timing of hydrogen market development, and the…
Radiopharmaceutical system manufacturer Cyclopharm has entered into an agreement to supply the Veterans Health Administration (VA), the largest US government health care system, with the pharmaceutical and consumable components of its Technegas imaging system. The Interim Agreement immediately provides the 120 Veterans Affairs hospitals, which have nuclear medicine departments, access to an agreed contract for…
Many Australian manufacturers are wary of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, thinking they have little to offer, or are not yet ready for deployment. Here Lisa Balk looks at how AI can support manufacturers reach net zero. The global manufacturing sector stands at a critical crossroads. On one hand, it is an economic powerhouse that fuels…
Zero emission aircraft manufacturer AMSL Aero has signed a partnership with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) to explore a zero-emissions aircraft industry in the Philippines. AMSL Aero, maker of the Vertiia vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft (pictured), also aims to provide the catalyst for a hydrogen production industry in the Philippines. The…
By Dr Jens Goennemann The passage of time can be unkind. As with any year, you could easily dig up artefacts from 2014 that haven’t aged well. However, the Compete to Prosper report, prepared by McKinsey for the Business Council of Australia, has not aged badly at all. In my view, it remains a relevant document. Its…
Noizend reports progress after one year’s operation Noise reduction company Noizend has developed a relationship with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to develop its Noizend Shields at its Centre for Audio, Acoustics and Vibration. Noizend develops noise-cancelling technologies to reduce the noise pollution at the source from construction facilities, live music venues and factories.…
By Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, Charles Darwin University; Matthew Abunyewah, Charles Darwin University, and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, The University of Melbourne Pollution and waste, climate change and biodiversity loss are creating a triple planetary crisis. In response, UN Environment Programme executive director Inger Andersen has called for waste to be redefined as a valuable resource instead…