The federal government has confirmed $50 million in funding to assist Nyrstar with a major $400 million upgrade at its Tasmanian zinc smelter, to be delivered in Tuesday’s budget. Federal assistance of that value for the smelter was announced by the previous federal government before its election loss, along with $20 million in Tasmanian government…
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What were the five biggest stories during the week just finished? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. GREEN HYDROGEN IS ELECTRIFICATION A number of people contacted me last week after the remarks of Saul Griffith on television and in print media that have been reported as an attack on green hydrogen. I have responded individually…
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The Geelong region has proof of what was until now only supported anecdotally – Australia’s regions are growing manufacturing jobs. Census data available this week from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals an extraordinary story about Geelong manufacturing – manufacturing employment in the Geelong and Colac regions grew for the first time in recent memory.…
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Northern Territory insulation manufacturer Arctic Solutions has developed a novel range of insulating panels designed for the unique climatic and weather requirements of tropical regions. The solution is set to displace fully imported material via a co-invested project from the Northern Territory’s (NT) Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund (AMEF). The NT-developed panels, used in cool rooms…
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Defence and Babcock have signed a contract to provide the Australian Defence Force with “an enhanced high-frequency communications system” to support regional and global operations. In a short statement from defence industry minister Pat Conroy on Friday, the news was called “a major boost to Defence’s strategic high-frequency communications capability”. Conroy said the federal government…
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Victoria aims for 95 percent green power by 2035 The Victorian government will restart the former state-owned State Electricity Commission as a 51 per cent owned public enterprise if re-elected, reversing privatisation. The plan is for the new SEC to create 4.5 gigawatts of power to replace lost capacity when Loy Yang A coal-fired power…
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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced support for two new dispatchable electricity projects on Friday, involving the use of thermal energy and compressed air to store and release energy. On Friday the federal government agency announced $422,582 in support for a feasibility study at AGL Energy’s Torrens Island Power Station B in South Australia.…
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Leading roofing products manufacturer Bristile is to offer householders a range of Australian engineered – and soon – Australian made solar PV roof tiles. The Volt solar tiles (pictured) are engineered by the Melbourne building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) developer Leeson Group, and will also be distributed overseas by Spanish roof tile manufacturer La Escandella. Volt solar…
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Australia’s largest ceramic tile producer National Ceramic Industries Australia (NCIA) has made headway in beating the current energy crisis distressing Australian manufacturers. The company, which produced its first tile in Rutherford in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley in 2004, is one of the largest single-site users of natural gas, and hence exposed to energy price…
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By Peter Roberts Governments both state and federal are rightly crowing at the announcement of a new electric transmission cable to be laid from hydro-rich Tasmania to Victoria, boosting connectivity and energy security as mainland coal fired power stations continue to reach the end of their lives. The Marinus Link will now progress towards a…
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