UGL has won contracts worth $180 million to manufacture four railway locomotives and to operate and maintain Adelaide’s north-south tram system. The company, part of the CIMIC Group, will make four locomotives in Newcastle over a period of 18 months for Qube logistics. In a separate contract as part of a consortium, UGL will maintain…
Foreign affairs minister Marise Payne has officially laid the keel for the future USS Canberra at a ceremony (pictured) at Austal’s shipyard in Mobile Alabama. The future Canberra, the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship #LCS30, is one of 19 high-speed multi-mission LCS ships being built by the Perth shipbuilder for the USN. The ship is…
Technology company Xtek has received a $3.2 million order from the Australian Defence Force for parts for small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS). The order follows on from a the Canberra company’s role, cemented in September, in providing long term support to the armed forces. The company, which also manufactures XTclave ballistic protection equipment, partners with…
Orbital Corporation has deepened its relationship with Boeing, signing a memorandum of understanding designating the company as primary supplier of Boeing designed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engines. The Perth company has been designated primary supplier for two engines designed by Boeing subsidiary, Insitu. One of the engines is currently in production (pictured) and the second…
The historic return of railcar manufacturing to Perth is a step closer with work starting on the new $46 million facility which will make Perth’s next generation Metronet railcars. The Bellevue facility will manufacture the trains under a $1.25 billion contract, of which half will be delivered locally, awarded to Alstom. Western Australian Premier Mark…
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.
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…
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…
A study led by Monash University has demonstrated a world-first method to technique to extract lithium from brine.
An Australian company has developed an electronic solution embedded in bottle caps to provide wine authentication and other information to customers.