Reduced-emission technology company Environmental Clean Technologies has signed a five year deal for the supply of lignite from deposits at Yallourn in Victoria to supply its Coldry ‘low and zero emission’ char project. The deal will involve the recommissioning of lignite delivery infrastructure including the outfeed conveyor at the former Yallourn power station (pictured) to…
A welcome focus on growing Australian capability Industry-research collaboration advocate Cooperative Research Australia (CRA) has praised the focus on growing Australia’s science and technological performance, continued support for Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) funding, and plans to transform Australian R&D. Budget 2024 “has put education, research, manufacturing and industrial transformation at its core” said CRA CEO…
Sponsored article By Stephane Marouani, Country Manager ANZ at MathWorks As countries worldwide begin to establish AI regulations, manufacturing engineers designing AI-enabled systems must meet these newly introduced specifications and standards. On October 30, the United States White House issued an executive order on AI regulation, highlighting the importance of robust Verification and Validation (V&V)…
Rio Tinto spends up big with local suppliers Rio Tinto increased its spend with suppliers and local businesses in Australia to more than $16.1 billion in 2023, as part of the company’s commitment to support communities where it operates. This was an increase of five per cent on the previous year and was spent with…
Sponsored article Join Australia’s largest clean energy and recycling advanced manufacturing ecosystem – Deakin University’s REACH – to accelerate a cleaner, greener future for Australian manufacturing with an unprecedented investment in research-led innovation projects. As the nation’s most progressive university, we’re ready to work with you through our Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH)…
By Mohan Yellishetty, Monash University Australia’s nickel industry has been granted access to billions of dollars in federal funding as well as relief from royalty payments after a collapse in the global price of nickel that threatens thousands of jobs. On Thursday BHP wrote down the value of its West Australian nickel division Nickel West…
By Mitchell Scovell, CSIRO and Andrea Walton, CSIRO Hydrogen can play a key role in Australia’s energy transition by giving us additional ways of storing and moving energy around. As the world shifts towards cleaner energy production, there’s a push to make hydrogen production cleaner as well. In Australia, low-emission hydrogen is produced in two…
The federal government has committed $51 million to support collaboration between industry and researchers under Round 15 of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P). The 21 grants support industry-led projects with promising commercial potential that solve a wide range of community and economic challenges, from diagnosing life-threatening infections more quickly to innovative environmental recycling processes.…
MBCRC announces new Research Director The Marine Bioproducts CRC (MBCRC) has announced the appointment of Dr Mike Patane as its new Research Director. According to MBCRC, Patane will be responsible for guiding and advancing the organisation’s research strategy and initiatives and driving innovation in the marine bioproducts industry, and brings a wealth of global experience…
The young New South Wales government perplexed many when it axed the role of Commissioner for Modern Manufacturing. Here manufacturer Julie Harrison asks ‘where are we headed?’, and offers a way forward. The decision of the New South Wales government to axe the role of Commissioner of Modern Manufacturing just weeks ago came as a…
