Clean energy technology company AnteoTech has revealed that its battery anode technology is to be incorporated into prototype batteries being developed by a major electric vehicle manufacturer. The company, which recently held discussions with battery manufacturers at the 14th international Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) in Strasbourg, France, met with the project management team from…
Turquoise Group has successfully produced hydrogen and graphene powder from methane or natural gas at its commercial demonstration plant (pictured) at Darra, Brisbane. The announcement, from Pure Hydrogen Corporation which owns 40 percent of Turquoise, said that the company’s CDP has used its proprietary methane plasma pyrolysis technology to break down methane (CH4) into its…
The federal government has called for applications from industry-research teams for the new $36 million Critical Technologies Challenge Program, aiming to “capture the power and potential of quantum technologies to address nationally significant challenges”. In a statement from industry minister Ed Husic on Wednesday, it was said that the program will speed up commercialisation for…
By Kylie Turner, Climateworks Centre and Luke Brown, Climateworks Centre In the budget last week, the government was keen to talk about its efforts to turn Australia into a renewable superpower under the umbrella of the Future Made in Australia policies. Future Made is a framework that sets out how to target green subsidies to…
The CSIRO has released the 2023-24 version of its annual GenCost report, which has been running since 2018 and provides analysis on the cost of building out energy generation and storage, backing renewables as the cheapest category of new energy. According to a statement from the scientific agency on Wednesday, GenCost incorporates changes based on…
The NSW government has awarded $3.2 million in new funds to Transgrid and $5.2 million to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to hire more technical staff, which it says will help fast-track grid connections for four battery projects. The Transgrid grant will fund extra technical staff on grid connections to reduce the risk of…
The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen believes the government’s future made in Australia policies could ultimately see 20 percent of Australia’s solar PV panel needs satisfied by domestic production. Bowen was speaking on ABC Adelaide where visited Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer, Tindo Solar which has a one percent market share today.…
Amp Energy has finalised commercial agreements for the development of the Cape Hardy Advanced Fuels Precinct incorporating electrolysers to produce green hydrogen, as well as green ammonia and other advanced fuels. The agreements were executed with Iron Road which is developing the Cape Hardy Industrial Port Precinct on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia into…
Sacha Leagh-Murray (pictured) has been announced as the new General Manager at building products company Laminex. In a statement on Tuesday, Laminex – which manufactures at seven sites in four Australian states and is owned by New Zealand-listed Fletcher Building – said Leagh-Murray had been at the company for over six years and repositioned it…
Autonomous uncrewed vessel developer Ocius Technology has announced the sale of two Bluebottle USVs to the USA for $2.4 million and the signing of a Teaming Agreement with US Defence Prime contractor ThayerMahan to develop its Outpost System on Ocius’ Bluebottle USVs. Previously the two companies had combined to demonstrate the Bluebottle, which is designed…