Technology developer Sparc Technologies has increased its funding commitment to its Sparc Hydrogen green hydrogen development joint venture with the University of Adelaide and Fortescue Future Industries. The company has committed an additional $1.1 million in funding for Stage 1 of the project aimed at producing low-cost green hydrogen on a commercial scale, representing a…
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Melbourne-based Ascent Vision Technologies Australia’s (AVTA’s) CM234 sensor gimbal system has emerged as a key part of the STRIX Tactical Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) launched this week (main picture) at the 2023 Avalon Airshow. The CM234 sensor (pictured below) supplied by AVTA for the STRIX concept demonstration is of light-weight design and provides advanced optical,…
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Aerospace manufacturer Boeing and CSIRO are partnering on a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Roadmap to explore how Australia can establish itself as a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) producer in the Asia Pacific region. SAF is a key enabler for both the aviation industry’s commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and Australia’s Jet Zero…
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As a sales engineer not long out of Monash University, Kheang Khauv had early exposure to a new technique for visualising stress and understanding metal fatigue in aircraft. It was the mid-2000s. Researchers at Defence Science and Technology Group’s Fishermans Bend labs – wanting to better understand the fatigue life of ageing F/A-18 Hornets –…
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A road at Penrith in western Sydney has become the first in Australia to include recycled coffee cups, the result of a project between State Asphalt Services and Closed Loop Environmental Solutions, the operator of the Simply Cups recycling program. The PAK-PAVE Roads product was developed through a Cooperative Research Centres Program, and also involved…
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Electrolyser maker Hysata has announced Dean Dalla Valle, an experienced resources industry leader, as its first chairman. Dalla Vale has held roles including Chief Commercial Officer at BHP and Chief Executive Officer at Pacific National over a four-decade career in resources and infrastructure. He joins the company – which closed a $42.5 million round in…
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FFI Gladstone takes shape Fortescue Future Industries’ new green manufacturing hub is taking shape in Gladstone, Queensland (pictured), according to construction material supplier Bosfa Pty Ltd. The company is supplying its Dramix steel fibre reinforced concrete to help build FFI’s new green energy production facilities. According to Bosfa: “This new 14,600m2 facility is the first…
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Building-integrated photovoltaics company ClearVue Technologies has been awarded a tender with the Hong Kong government for a 12-month measurement and verification study of the company’s glazing systems. The study covers installation of five of ClearVue’s integrated glazing unit (IGU) panels at the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) offices in Kowloon. The panels cover approximately…
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Defence Industry minister Pat Conroy has hit back at extraordinary comments by opposition leader Peter Dutton again throwing his weight behind the purchase of US rather than UK designed nuclear submarines. In a departure from the bi-partisanship shown by politicians to this sensitive defence purchase, Dutton told journalists at the Avalon Air Show that American…
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Air conditioning and water heating manufacturer Seeley International’s Climate Wizard air conditioning technology has been successfully installed to meet the difficult challenge of the refurbishment of Adelaide Central Market which features wide openings to the outside. The 32 rooftop-mounted Climate Wizard CW-H15S Plus units (pictured, below) provide 51,200 litres per second of 100 percent treated…
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