In this, the second in an occasional series about Peter Dutton’s Coalition plans for nuclear power in Australia, Peter Farley finds the earliest conventional nuclear power could be on online in Australia would be 2048-49. Read the first article on reliability here. It has been said that we could have nuclear power plants running in…
Perth shipbuilder Austal’s US arm has celebrated the start of construction for the company’s newest final assembly facility with a groundbreaking ceremony (pictured) at its yard in Mobile, Alabama. The infrastructure expansion, which will be to the south of Austal USA’s waterfront facility, will include a new assembly building, waterfront improvements, and a new shiplift…
The Queensland government is making $8 million available to prepare the Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub (TECH) project for investment readiness. Queensland Treasury will work to provide the grant to company Queensland Pacific Metals in conjunction with the federal government’s recently announced commitment of $8 million. The TECH Project aims to deliver a modern and sustainable…
Work has officially begun on a new larger home of the Walkinshaw Automotive Group with a sod turn ceremony, celebrating the construction commencement in the Nexus Dandenong South precinct in Melbourne. In a partnership with property group Salta, the company is constructing new manufacturing facilities on a 100,000sqm site. To be completed in Q4 of…
Aurora to use new AL250 for commercial printing Aurora Labs has shared progress of its flagship commercial 3D printer, the AL250 laser powder bed fusion printing machine, “one of a handful of sovereign made 3D printing machines available for purchase within Australia.” It said the printer and parts will continue to be promoted to large…
With the federal government and opposition vowing to reduce migration numbers in recent weeks, Australia’s ongoing skills shortages is likely to force businesses to increasingly seek overseas suppliers and put another nail in the coffin for local manufacturing, according to Scott Rawson. A reduction in the number of skilled migrants will place added pressure on…
The federal government has announced $91 million in grants for emissions reduction projects through the Powering the Regions Fund to companies including Incitec Pivot, Viva Energy Australia and the owners of the Boyne Aluminium Smelter. In a statement on Friday from ministers Ed Husic and Chris Bowen, it was said that the projects would lead…
In the latest of our series of webinars on important topics, we will be looking at the unavoidable rise in artificial intelligence and what enterprises are doing to ensure they aren’t left behind. @AuManufacturing and Softlabs are proud to present Mfg and AI – the how and why, to air on Aug 14 at 11:00…
Renewables have surged to become the fastest growing source of electricity globally, however the world risks missing the tripling renewables target pledged at COP28 according to a new report. The Renewable Energy Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows that to stay the course, the world will now have to…
BHP has taken what it calls ‘the difficult but necessary decision’ to temporarily suspend its Western Australian Nickel operation, Nickel West. The company operates open-cut and underground mines, concentrators, a smelter and refinery all located in Western Australia. The company blamed ‘significant and sustained challenges to the Australian nickel industry’, which includes a period of…