The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced on Monday that it will provide $6.6 million from its Emerging Energy Program for an Edify Energy-led project to build a 25 megawatt / 50 megawatt hour battery adjacent to the 275 megawatt hour Darlington Point solar farm. Darlington Point is run by Edify, is the largest solar…
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AI robotics, and navigation technology manufacturer Advanced Navigation today announced its ambition to be the first Australian company whose products operate on the Moon through its development of unique navigation systems. CEO Xavier Orr said the company’s years of R&D had culminated in two systems that would deliver breakthroughs in performance, reliability, size, weight and…
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Last week in our series Frontiers in additive manufacturing, Peter Roberts discussed the similarities between the impact of then-new CNC technologies in the 1980s to today’s growth in additive manufacturing. Today he talks with Bruce Rowley, whose company CNC Design was a pioneer in Australia’s adoption of both technologies. As Australian manufacturers first moved to…
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Advertisement Over the past weeks the Australian Manufacturing Forum and @AuManufacturing’s partners Cahoots and David Koch’s AusBiz have been out talking to manufacturers about our new video series How it’s Made – Australia. The reception has been positive as manufacturers warm to the potential of a service modelled on the Discovery Channel’s hugely successful How…
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Mineral processing technology company TNG Limited has received export finance funding for its Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project project in the Northern Territory. The company received a conditional letter of support for up to $300 million in debt funding from Export Finance Australia. The funding will underpin financing of the project, one of 15 projects recognised…
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International Atomic Energy officials have given a positive assessment of Australia building nuclear submarines in terms of threats of nuclear proliferation, and given general support to nuclear’s role in decarbonising the economy. IAEA director-general Rafael Grossi, speaking at the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney, said he his visit to Australia had underlined the need…
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In the second episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations With Brent Balinski, Brent speaks to Henry Bilinsky (no relation), the founder and CEO of MicroTau. Henry founded his company in 2016 after proposing an approach he calls “Nature’s 3D printer” in response to a US Air Force challenge to reduce fuel use for transport aircraft. Out of…
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In the final day of our Frontiers in additive manufacturing series, Glenn Rees, Head of Engineering at Conflux, discusses the many challenges that come with design freedom, the commercial sweet spots for metal AM, and more. You’ve come from a Motorsport background – can you tell me a bit about the differences and similarities in…
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@AuManufacturing’s editorial series, Frontiers in additive manufacturing, looks at an Australian innovation for printing surfaces that borrow from nature. Brent Balinski speaks to Henry Bilinsky of MicroTau. (A podcast of the interview is available at this link, and through Spotify and other platforms.) As in the examples of Carbon Revolution and Tritium –…
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Greenwashing is on the rise, and Australia’s regulations system for monitoring ‘green’ claims by manufacturers is not fit for purpose. Here Helen Millicer dissects the issues, and points to a system where claimed environmental benefits can be trusted by consumers and companies alike. Every day we see yet another company claiming environmental benefits with their…
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