Australia’s largest personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer, Softmed, has begun producing one million sterilisation wraps per month which are used to wrap and seal surgical trays and instruments prior to surgical procedures. The company, which in August invested $30 million in a new Victorian factory, began local production in response to a critical worldwide shortage…
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French owned defence contractor Thales has conducted a safe test firing of a sovereign rocket motor (pictured), adding to the momentum building behind the manufacture of guided weapons in Australia. The testing of a locally designed and manufactured Jones rocket motor evaluated local rocket motor nozzle design and materials. The Mulwala manufactured Jones rocket motor…
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Federal goovernment pressure on the energy industry to construct new gas-fired power plants or face government-funded competition has resulted in EnergyAustralia announcing a new gas-fired peaking power station. The company said it would build a 300+ megawatt Tallawarra B power station in New South Wales and open it in time for summer following the retirement…
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Australia’s public universities are world-class research bodies. But, unlike many universities in places like Europe and the United States, they are not good at building on that research for commercial returns. Australia’s level of research commercialisation is one of the worst in the developed world.
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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced conditional approval of $103.3 million grant support for three large-scale green hydrogen projects through its Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round. The successful projects: Engie Renewables Australia Pty Ltd (Engie): ARENA will provide up to $42.5 million towards a 10 MW electrolyser project to produce renewable hydrogen in…
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Leigh Creek Energy Limited has kick-started the construction of a urea fertilizer plant based on the Leigh Creek coal deposits in South Australia. The company told investors it had entered into a binding heads of agreement with South Korean engineering and construction firm DL E&C Co. Ltd for a feasibility study, engineering design and procurement…
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Deloitte has delivered a series of reports to the federal government on supply chain resilience, as money continues to pour into manufacturing and building Australia’s sovereign capability.
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Sydney-based SME contract electronics manufacturer Circuitwise has announced two appointments, Dimitrije Grasar as Operations Leader and Sean Ross as CTO.
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The NSW government has announced an $83 million funding agreement for a “dual fuel capable” gas/hydrogen power plant in the Illawarra, which will see the operator use a minimum of 5 per cent green hydrogen from 2025.
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Electric truck drive train manufacturer SEA Electric is to display five of its truck models assembled in Australia from kits for the first time at the upcoming Brisbane Truck Show. The company’s first range as an OEM supplier includes the its’ latest – the SEA 300-45 EV and SEA 300-85 EV. All are powered by…
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