CSIRO is inviting SMEs and startups developing solutions in digital technologies and artificial intelligence to apply for its latest Innovate to Grow program, a free eight-week, online course assisting companies with R&D. According to a statement on Thursday from the national science agency, expressions of interest have opened for the round, which will provide successful…
Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) and Veolia Recycling & Recovery have each been fined $9,880 over a “smelly mess that attracted a swarm of insects to a factory” at Dandenong South in Victoria earlier this year, the state’s Environmental Protection Authority has said. According to a statement from EPA Victoria on Tuesday, complaints had been made…
The Tasmanian government has celebrated the uptake of the state’s new container deposit scheme, with a million containers returned in the first four days. According to a statement from environment minister Madeleine Ogilvie on Tuesday, the milestone was reached at a refund point within Bridgewater’s Cove Hill Precinct. “I thank Tasmanians for getting behind Recycle…
Research with potential use in more comfortable respiratory scans has received a boost, with a University of Queensland School of Chemical Engineering expert awarded a $1.6 million Investigator grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC.) According to a statement from the university on Tuesday, the work by Associate Professor Jingwei Hou and…
Rewiring initiative set to “drive down power bills” Non-profit electrification advocate Rewiring Australia said that election result paves the way for meaningful commitments, such as the home battery subsidies made by Labor, to be implemented. The 30 per cent government subsidy, which is set to come in in July, “is good policy, which is going…
By Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne On Saturday, Labor won a thumping victory in the House of Representatives, and this has carried over to the Senate results. Only 35% of enrolled voters have been counted in the Senate so far, compared with 71% in the House. It’s likely that the current Senate count is…
Western Downs Regional Council will hold its fourth annual Accelerate Manufacturing Conference, a free event to be held on May 21 at the Dalby Events Centre. According to its organisers, the event will “bring together government officials, industry experts, investors, and innovators”, and feature a keynote from Martin G. Moore, host of the No Bullsh!t…
Adelaide-born industrial automation company SAGE Group Holdings has been acquired by NASDAQ-listed consulting and engineering services business Tetra Tech for an undisclosed amount. According to a statement from SAGE on Friday, the deal will provide international expansion opportunities across water, energy, transportation, defence, and manufacturing. It is subject to Foreign Investment Review Board approval and…
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KBR selected for Samsara factory Houston, US-headquartered engineering firm KBR has been announced as a partner on Samsara Eco’s plastics and textile enzymatic recycling plant, scheduled for completion in early 2028. Samsara is commercialising an enzymatic recycling technology for processing “some of the most common types of plastic and synthetic fibre – materials that have…
