$180 million third round of Industrial Transformation Stream program opens for regional companies

Manufacturing News

Applications have opened for the third round of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Industrial Transformation Stream (ITS), with $180 million in grant funding available for emissions reduction projects at regional industrial businesses. According to a statement from ARENA on Thursday, it is currently seeking businesses with projects aiming to transform operations to support Australia’s…

Australian-first bimetal rocket thruster printed at CSIRO for Space Machines Company vehicle

Technology

A project supported by the iLAuNCH Trailblazer program has yielded a bimetal rocket thruster printed using multi-material additive manufacturing, which is claimed to be an Australian first. According to a statement from iLAuNCH – part of the federal Trailblazer Universities Program – on Thursday, the thruster was developed by Space Machines Company (SMC) and made…

Goodbye petrostates, hello ‘electrostates’: how the clean energy shift is reshaping the world order

Analysis and Commentary

By Niusha Shafiabady, Australian Catholic University and Xiaoying Qi, Australian Catholic University For more than a century, global geopolitics has revolved around oil and gas. Countries with big fossil fuel reserves, such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, have amassed significant wealth and foreign influence, helping shape the world order. But the global shift toward renewable…

Nourish Ingredients opens Netherlands site, targets Europe as “next stage of our growth”

Technology

Food tech company Nourish Ingredients, which makes animal-free fats via precision fermentation, has established a global commercial hub in the Netherlands, which it expects to be “fully operational by 2026”. According to a statement from the company on Wednesday, the site at BioPartner 5 in Leiden (pictured) will include a demonstration kitchen – enabling food…