Greensteel Australia announced on Thursday that it has placed an order with steelmaking infrastructure company Danieli Group, “valued in excess of $1.6 billion”, representing stages two and three of a proposed “ultra-low-carbon steel mill”. The order includes a direct reduced iron (DRI) plant, two electric arc furnaces, a structural steel rolling mill, and a second…
CSIRO has shared details of teams making up the ninth cohort of its ON Accelerate program, featuring technologies including 3D printing for flexible ceramic solutions, a new therapeutic for treating pneumonia, and energy-efficient ammonia production. In a statement on Thursday, the nation’s scientific organisation described the program as a “structured three-month accelerator” helping entrepreneurial researchers…
The iMOVE Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has launched a $2 million second round for its Impact Extension Program, which is open to organisations including established businesses, universities and startups “looking to fund their transport related innovation.” In a statement launching the program on Thursday, iMOVE said the initiative aims to “to identify and support Australia’s…
A free, 45-minute event focussing on “how artificial intelligence tools are being used to increase productivity in industry” will be held in Adelaide’s CBD on Friday, April 11, from 2 — 2:45 pm. Flinders University’s City Campus will host the Innovation Bytes session, titled AI for Manufacturing Productivity. The session is part of the Innovation…
RMIT University says a new pyrolysis method developed with South East Water, Intelligent Water Networks and other water authorities could enable better-priced, more sustainable bio-oils for industrial use. According to a statement from the university on Thursday, the PYROCO process can turn biosolids (treated sewage) into biochar with the right properties to act as a…
Sydney-based MicroTau, which is commercialising sharkskin-inspired riblet films designed to reduce both drag and fuel use for planes, will have its technology tested on Delta Air Lines’ Boeing 767 fleet. According to a statement from the US carrier on Wednesday (US time) MicroTau has been added to Delta’s Sustainable Skies Lab innovation incubator. “[The program]…
