Green hydrogen produced by electrolysis remains expensive right now, but Hazer Group offers a promising alternative – it is transforming biogas waste into hydrogen and graphite. By Glenn Corrie. The hydrogen sector is at a crossroads, as the recent pullback by Fortescue underscored a critical truth: green hydrogen, while promising, is currently too expensive and…
Household electrical manufacturer Clipsal by Schneider Electric has launched a new premium switch and power point range aimed at blending with architectural and residential design projects. The Solis range incorporates world-class design and premium finishes, backed by research and development, according to Clipsal. Designed by Jim Hannon-Tan and the company’s Asia Pacific Design Lab team,…
The iLAuNCH Trailblazer space research group has announced a partnership with Deloitte Australia, connecting local R&D with international organisations to collaborate on the development and commercialisation of Australian space technologies. Building on the local Trailblazer research programme which fosters partnerships between universities and industry, the iLAuNCH Global Pathfinder Program extends this concept to a larger…
The Research and Development Tax Incentive will be one of the issues discussed during @AuManufacturing News and public accounting, tax, consulting and business advisory BDO’s latest webinar Towards 3% R&D – Where to from here?. Following on from our editorial series and e-book on Australia’s faltering national research effort, the 19 September webinar features Nicola…
Construction has begun at the RNA Research and Pilot Manufacturing Facility at Macquarie University’s main campus, northwest of Sydney’s CBD, with completion scheduled for 2026. In a statement on Monday, the NSW government said the upcoming facility will allow for a “wide range of RNA vaccines, therapeutics and delivery technologies to be independently designed and…
Redox flow battery developer Allegro Energy has announced completion of a $17.5 million Series A funding round, led by The Grantham Foundation. In a statement on Monday, Allegro co-founder and CEO Dr Thomas Nann said the investment round – which also included Origin Energy, Melt Ventures, and Impact Ventures – would help ”rapidly accelerate our…
The 600-megawatt Birriwa Solar and Battery Project in NSW’s central west has been given federal approval, with environment minister Tanya Plibersek claiming this as “another big step” towards the nation becoming a renewable energy superpower. In a statement on Monday, the project west of Dubbo was described as including approximately a million solar panels and…
A couple of years ago, the importance of the semiconductor industry was a hot topic, for businesses, consumers, and policy-makers. The chip shortage of 2020 – 2023 saw companies adopt measures like redesigning products and building extra capacity to hoard supplies. Consumers saw extended wait times on things like cars and appliances. And politicians had…
By Peter Roberts Some years into Australia’s newfound awareness of critical mineral supply chains and their importance to electrification and new technologies, have things changed all that much? Mostly, despite the hype of our being a battery or other materials ‘superpower’, Australia still supplies the raw materials and others do the economic value adding in…
Laser-based anti-drone system maker AIM Defence has expanded into a 4000 sqm facility to support the manufacture and export of AIM’s Fractl Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS) laser. The new facility will house a skilled team of researchers, scientists, and engineers from a range of disciplines and will support the ramp up in production of…