Stanwell hydrogen project gets $1.25 million grant
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced a $1.25 million grant to assist a feasibility study for a renewable hydrogen demonstration plant next to Stanwell Power Station.
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New report recommends Plan B for “dangerously off track” submarine program
A report commissioned by Submarines For Australia will be released today at the National Press Club by Professor Hugh White, saying there’s “high risk” the Attack Class project will fail and recommending a Plan B to “inject competition into the process” among other responses.
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FYI Resources moves ahead on Kwinana alumina plant, secures new equity
Perth materials technology group FYI Resources has announced a positive result from its definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Western Australian high purity alumina (HPA) project. The company, which plans a kaolin mine at Cadoux, WA and a processing plant at Kwinana south of Perth, has also secured $80 million in development equity financing for…
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Oceans now sending back plastic pollution
An analysis of plastic wastes on Australia’s beaches has found that the ocean itself is now a source of much of the plastic waste on Australia’s beaches. The study by CSIRO found plastic waste in the ocean is making its way back to land where it is trapped by coastal vegetation. This explains why estimates…
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Uncertainties lead to event postponment
Coronavirus uncertainties have hit the operations of even @AuManufacturing news.
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Hazer Group gets R&D refund
Technology development compay the Hazer Group has received a R&D tax incentive refund of $1.3 million for its development activities in the 2019 financial year. The Perth company is commercialising the Hazer process, a low-emission hydrogen and graphite production technology. Hazer CEO Geoff Ward said the funds, together with a capital raising in November, put…
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Aussies chopper in on Norway defence market
Nova Systems is growing its global reach after winning a $25.9 million Norwegian defence contract to support a maritime helicopter program.
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Nuclear prices itself out of the future
Comment by Peter Roberts I was at lunch the other day and out came the familiar theme – Australia should go nuclear to de-carbonise the economy. Well, a just-released report from the NSW Parliament’s State Development Committee should put an end to such talk – it is just too expensive and problematic. The report, detailed…
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World-first study demonstrates ultra-fast, biologically-inspired lithium extraction technique
A study led by Monash University has demonstrated a world-first method to technique to extract lithium from brine.
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Australian-made IoT offering enables ‘digital birth certificates’ for wine throughout $350 billion global market
An Australian company has developed an electronic solution embedded in bottle caps to provide wine authentication and other information to customers.
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