IGO has announced that it has secured land at the Kwinana-Rockingham Strategic Industrial Area from the Western Australian government, where it plans to expand its value-adding activities in the global battery value chain. The company’s proposed Integrated Battery Material (IBM) Facility would be on approximately 30 hectares of vacant industrial land leased from the WA…
New companies relocate to Ballarat West Two major businesses have been secured by the Victorian government for Stage 2 of the Ballarat West Employment Zone (BWEZ) – creating another 600 jobs. Minister for Regional Development Harriet Shing toured the 438-hectare precinct to announce that McCallum Disability Services and Dahlsens Ballarat will move into Stage 2…
By Joel Gilmore, Griffith University and Tim Nelson, Griffith University After more than five decades, the last operating units of the Liddell coal-fired power station will close this month. The station’s owner, AGL, is Australia’s largest carbon polluter. Liddell’s closure will reduce the company’s emissions by 17%. Liddell, in the New South Wales Hunter Valley,…
An Australian-developed prostate cancer check described as “revolutionary” has been successfully commercialised, following a collaborative project led by diagnostic technology company Minomic. Minomic’s MiCheck Prostate cancer test uses a blood test, checking for three protein markers, plus a clinical factor to assess the patient’s risk of aggressive prostate cancer and whether or not a biopsy…
The South Australian government will introduce a statewide innovation model, which it says will link its knowledge and manufacturing hubs, with the framework to be developed by Lot Fourteen State Project Lead Di Dixon. In a short statement on Wednesday from premier Peter Malinauskas, the upcoming model was described as a “national first” that would…
AI offers a number of new applications for engineers in the manufacturing industry. In order to provide full value, the AI model needs to be integrated into the whole manufacturing process, which is running nonstop, seven days a week.
By Dominic Zaal, CSIRO Australia’s transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there’s a looming problem with storage. We will need much more long-duration storage to get us through the night, once coal and fossil gas exit the system. We also need to find new and better ways to create heat for industrial processes. Renewables…
Silex Systems has announced successful completion of its three-year, $8 million ZS-Si Project, with its focus now on scaling up to production of 5 kilograms of ZS-Si (zero-spin silicon) annually at a target purity of 99.995 per cent. In an ASX announcement on Wednesday, Silex said it had submitted a final report to the federal…
Ukraine asks for more Bushmasters, Hawkeis Ukraine has made new calls for Australia to send more Bushmaster protected military vehicles to the war torn country, as well as some of the lighter weight Hawkeis. Government organisation Defense of Ukraine went on social media and said: “Our soldiers absolutely love Australian Bushmasters. But now they have…
Japanese car maker Suzuki Motor Corporation and Australian technology company Applied Electric Vehicles have signed a memorandum of understanding which will see the pair co-develop a new four-wheel-drive. Applied EV was formed in 2015 and unveiled its autonomous Blanc Robot platform early in 2021. An agreement with Suzuki followed in September that year, and Suzuki…