University of NSW has established what it says is the first university-based service in Australia providing technical expertise to help businesses, particularly startups, solve electrical engineering problems quickly. According to a statement from the university on Wednesday, its new Technology Translation Squad provides “critical engineering support to green tech startups” to speed up commercialisation of…
By Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University In a decision surprising very few people, Australia’s new environment minister Murray Watt has signed off on an extension for the gas plant at Karratha, part of the enormous North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project. The decision had been deferred until after the federal election, given significant environmental concerns…
Electronics design-to-manufacture business REDARC Defence & Space has announced a strategic teaming agreement with Projects Unlimited Inc. (PUI), a USA-based aerospace and defence electronics manufacturing services provider, which the Australian company says “directly contribut[es] to the shared objectives of the AUKUS partnership”. In a statement on Thursday (Australian time), REDARC said the collaboration will extend…
Sponsored article GridBeyond, a global smart energy company, has launched an improved version of its Forecaster software, which consistently delivers more accurate results than AEMO, the Australian national grid operator. When GridBeyond’s Forecaster was run against the AEMO forecasts for the first Quarter of 2025 it delivered predicted pricing that outperformed AEMO in terms of accuracy…
The nation’s hopes of becoming a major exporter of critical minerals are suffering due to risks to onshore lead and zinc refining, according to research commissioned by Nyrstar, which processes these and other metals in Australia. According to a statement from Nyrstar Australia on Thursday, the new research from economics firm Mandala in The Economic…
Big Sister mentoring program aims to get more women into male-dominated industries The federal government says it is supporting more women get into clean energy and construction jobs through a new “by women for women” apprentice initiative, titled the Big Sister: Advanced mentoring program. Announced last week, the program “will bolster the number of women…
The Waste and Recycling Industry of Queensland (WRIQ) has launched a competition in the hope of unearthing new solutions to the growing problem of fires caused by lithium ion batteries. In a statement on Wednesday, WRIQ said “Challenge Waste – the Lithium–ion Battery Challenge” covers six categories and is open to “entrants of all ages,…
Prefabricated data centre manufacturer and operator DXN has announced a $2 million contract with logistics company DP World Australia to deliver two data centres for Port Botany. DXN said in an ASX statement on Tuesday that the contract involved design, manufacture, and delivery of the two centres and backup systems, “including full design and engineering,…
Kleenex, the toilet paper brand made at Kimberly-Clark Australia’s Millicent Mill in South Australia, has partnered with Bowel Cancer Australia on a new awareness campaign urging people to watch for early signs of the nation’s second-deadliest type of cancer. In a statement on Tuesday, Kleenex said the pair were urging Australians to “Check your poo”…
Five million dollars in grants has been awarded to eight projects under Queensland’s Circular Economy Investment Program, including a robotic pallet dismantler, oyster shell waste in render and plaster products, and newly-developed materials from rigid plastic waste. According to a statement from the state environment department on Monday, the grants awarded were worth between $250,000…