Treasury Wine Estates, the maker of Penfolds, is accelerating its move towards premium and luxury brands, announcing adjustments to its operating model and organisational structure. As well as announcing a stronger focus on ‘priority brands’ Wynns, Pepperjack, Squealing Pig and 19 Crimes, the company also revealed it would close a Victorian winery used to make…
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Channel Infrastructure and Fortescue Future Industries announced their investigation into a green hydrogen manufacturing facility at Marsden Point for synthetic Sustainable Aviation Fuel (eSAF) has progressed, with Fortescue to begin a pre-feasibility phase study. According to a statement from the two companies on Wednesday, the eSAF factory could supply approximately 60 million litres a year,…
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Brisbane-based electric vehicle charging products company EVOS has announced completion of a $5 million funding round, supported by existing investors. In a statement on Wednesday, the fleet energy management and AC charging specialist said the round will enable it to begin commercialise new technologies “ideal for a number of EV charging use cases to address…
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Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed new methods to solve a major source of future waste from the automotive, aerospace and renewable industries. They have developed a new recycling method for carbon and glass fibre composites in a bid to prevent end-of-generation materials going to landfill. Published in the journal Composites Part B:…
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By Linda Stalker, CSIRO Hydrogen comes in an ever-increasing range of colours. Green hydrogen, made by cracking water into oxygen and hydrogen. Blue hydrogen, made from natural gas with the carbon emissions captured and stored. Grey hydrogen, using natural gas with carbon dioxide emissions released to the atmosphere. But there’s one type few people have…
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@AuManufacturing concluded its Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers campaign this week with an event at the Clayton Hotel on Tuesday. Below is the introductory speech, reflecting on what came out of our four-month effort. I thank everyone in this room for coming out to this breakfast event, to meet with your peers, and to celebrate…
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Industrial technology company Calix and Pilbara Minerals have made ‘significant progress’ in the development of their mid-stream lithium processing demonstration plant which aims to be a model for a full-scale lithium processing industry. The companies have been developing a demonstration plant at Pilbara’s Pilgangoora Project in Western Australia (pictured) to produce lithium salts from ores…
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Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has signed a Plan of Action with Indonesia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) during the Republic of Indonesia President Joko Widodo’s visit to Australia. The agreement will further strengthen Western Australia’s economic ties, trade, and supply chain opportunities with Indonesia, including cooperation in critical minerals sectors. It follows the…
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In a world-first, Adelaide-based Glaciem Cooling Technologies has deployed its groundbreaking energy-efficient refrigeration solutions to help leading Australian retailer Coles reduce CO2 emissions in line with its sustainability ambitions. The company today demonstrated how it can provide large industrial and commercial businesses with heating and cooling solutions that support decarbonisation by installing the company’s unique…
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The federal government has teamed with TAFEcyber to better train experts to guide federal government departments, critical infrastructure, and industry to improve their cyber security. The nation’s top cyber security agency, the Australian Signals Directorate, has developed a new cyber training course that will be delivered nationally by TAFEcyber from August this year. The Essential…
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