Our electricity workforce must double to hit the 2030 renewables target. Energy storage jobs will soon overtake those in coal and gas

By Jay Rutovitz, University of Technology Sydney; Chris Briggs, University of Technology Sydney, and Elianor Gerrard, University of Technology Sydney The electricity workforce will need to double in five years to achieve Australia’s 2030 renewable energy target, our new report finds. More than 80% of these jobs will be in renewables. Jobs in energy storage…

Halocell, First Graphene announce supply deal ahead of release of Wagga-made perovskite cells

First Graphene has announced a two-year agreement with Halocell to supply graphene used in solar cells, ahead of the release of Halocell’s first commercially-available perovskite solar module this month In a statement to the ASX on Thursday, First Graphene said its customer had been able to “expedite its manufacturing process and enhance [the] light absorbing…

Manufacturing Alliance opens new Canberra site

The Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance (Manufacturing Alliance), one of the federal government’s ten Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs), has established a new office in Canberra, co-located with the JSC for transport and logistics, Industry Skills Australia (ISA.) The Melbourne-headquartered, industry-owned not-for-profit, said in a statement that the new site at Barton will help foster broader…

Codan enters US with communications acquisition

Defence communications and metal detection manufacturer Codan Group is expanding into the United States with the acquisition of 100% of US-based networking communications specialist SKT2 LLC dba Kägwerks (Kägwerks). The acquisition, made through subsidiary Codan US Inc., is valued at $33.6 million together with royalty payments for five years post-closing based on agreed annual sales…