Turbine Solutions is the third company to get backing via the Western Australian Government’s Wind Energy Manufacturing Co-Investment Program, receiving $453,230 in support. According to a statement on Wednesday from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC), which administers the program, the co-investment will support the company’s transition into the wind energy sector. It will also…
UNSW researchers have developed a novel, water-based spray coating that makes cotton materials slower to catch fire, though “without altering the fabric’s softness or breathability”. According to a statement from the university on Wednesday, the formula has been developed over two years by a team led by Professor Guan Yeoh, and has been supported through…
The federal government has announced funding budgeted at $1.1 billion “to help unlock the vast economic opportunities” offered by low-carbon liquid fuels, and claiming that the nation “has the ingredients needed to make cleaner liquid alternatives to fossil fuels” made from materials such as agricultural waste. Citing Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) estimates, the government…
A new project aiming to improve how women “are hired, supported at work, and promoted into leadership roles” at manufacturing companies has been launched at the Central Coast. According to a statement from skills minister Andrew Giles (pictured) and others on Tuesday, the ManufactHER: Empowering Women, Transforming Advanced Manufacturing project is being delivered and led…