Wellnex Life gets access to medicinal cannabis market Health and wellness product company Wellnex Life has gained access to the medicinal cannabis market, with its joint venture partner OneLife Botanicals acquiring medicinal cannabis producer MediPharm Australia. Wellnex hopes to enter the market by the end of 2022 and be one of the first to market…
Australian science and industry leader Dr Katherine Woodthorpe has been named the next President of Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. A chemist, Dr Woodthorpe is a leading company director and has been instrumental in guiding numerous science and technology businesses and public sector research organisations. Dr Woodthorpe said she was honoured to have been…
Leading fellows of the Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) have called for a rapid deployment of new technologies to decarbonise energy systems. Here, Peter Roberts exposes the industry backdrop to their calls. Australia is in the throes of an energy crisis, with electricity generation prices around 115 per cent above the previous highest average…
The giant Silicon Aurora renewable energy park planned for the upper Spencer Gulf area of South Australia may yet live to emerge as a showcase of cutting edge Australian solar generation and energy storage technologies. The delayed, then sold off, then cut in size and scope project to a Stage 1, 140MW battery project got…
By Peter Roberts Major announcements of federal grants and financing support are coming thick and fast with the news over the weekend of cash and support for industrial developments in regional cities Maryvale, Whyalla and Port Augusta. Opal Australian Paper is getting cash to support its energy from waste project at its Maryvale mill in…
Li-S Energy and Kea Aerospace signed a collaboration agreement on Tuesday at the Avalon International Airshow to integrate lithium sulfur battery technology into high altitude UAVs. The partnership aims to significantly enhance flight endurance and operational efficiency of Kea’s stratospheric aircraft, which operate between 55,000 and 65,000 feet. Kea’s solar-powered ATMOS aircraft functions as a…
By Timothy Weber, Australian National University and Andrew Blakers, Australian National University Australia’s energy policy would take a sharp turn if the Coalition wins the upcoming federal election. A Dutton government would seek to build seven nuclear power plants at the sites of old coal-fired power stations. The Coalition says its plan makes smart use…
By Geoffrey Brooks, Swinburne University of Technology Whyalla is a proud steel town. The steelworks physically dominates the townscape, and most jobs in the town are either directly at the steelworks or heavily reliant on it. In recent months, however, the steelworks have lurched from one setback to another, from serious technical problems that forced…
Tariff exemption consideration a welcome first step: Ai Group The agreement by US president Donald Trump to consider an exemption for Australian steel, aluminium and iron from a 25 per cent tariff is “a welcome first step to protect vital industries with more than 100,000 mostly regional jobs,” Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the Australian…
The federal government has scheduled to introduce the Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2024 to Parliament today, with its focus the global net zero transformation. The legislation implements the government’s production tax incentives for renewable hydrogen and critical minerals, and also expand the role of Indigenous Business Australia. The…
