Hazer hydrogen-from-sewage site to go ahead: WA government
A plant to create 100 tonnes of fuel-grade hydrogen and 380 tonnes of graphite annually from sewage has received the “green light,” the West Australian government has announced.
Aristocrat to pay out big in US Court
Slot machine manufacturer and online gaming business Aristocrat Leisure is to settle a US class action by paying out $47.4 million (US$31 million). The Sydney company has entered into an in principle agreement with plaintiffs who took action in Washington State over Aristocrat’s purchase of Big Fish social gaming platforms from Churchill Downs Inc in…
Austal expands as Vietnam yard launches first ship – photos
Perth shipbuilder Austal has continued its international expansion with Austal Vietnam successfully launching its first-ever vessel, the passenger vehicle ferry A.P.T. James. The 94 metre high-speed vessel, an Austal Auto Express 94, is an all new aluminium catamaran that will carry 926 passengers and 250 cars at speeds up to 37.5 knots. Built for the…
Hitting the marc: Australian work aims to salvage value from winery waste
An Australian company estimates there’s $600 in valuable material sitting unused in every tonne of winery waste. Brent Balinski spoke to Professor Enzo Palombo about what’s trapped in there, and how to get it out.
Canberra hooked on fossil fuels, damn the climate
Comment by Peter Roberts It was business as usual for the federal coalition last week as its denial of climate change and determination to burn fossil fuels – no matter the consequences – were on show. In a series of actions the government stated clearly that it was not its policy to decarbonise the economy…
Foodmach installs Covid mask machine in record time
Food machinery manufacturer, Foodmach has been tasked with building another four mask production machines for Victorian producer, Med-Con, bringing the total to seven. The seven machines will increase Med-Con’s annual production of the protective masks from two million to 160 million a year, with delivery of the first 60 million to the Federal Government by…
Australian quantum technology could become a $4 billion industry and create 16,000 jobs
Quantum technology is set to transform electronics, communications, computation, sensing and other fields. In the process it can create new markets, new applications and new jobs in Australia.
Dear Minister, for sovereign manufacturing capability – start with steel
Comment by Peter Roberts Dear industry minister Karen Andrews, Your government is to be commended for supporting key sovereign industrial capabilities in defence and, now in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, extending that thinking to broader strategic national manufacturing capabilities. With respect, there can be no manufactured product more crucial to Australia’s national sovereign…
CAE awarded $26 million Hercules simulator project
Systems integrator CAE Australia has earned a $26 million contract to upgrade a C-130J aircraft training simulator and training systems at the Richmond air force base in western Sydney.
The pieces of Australia post-coronavirus are falling into place
Australia won’t be the same post-coronavirus, but parts of the picture are falling into place. One concerns our approach to trade. It’ll be a reset, not a rejection.