Australian vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) developer Thorion Energy has selected Vietnam as the manufacturing site for its batteries. The company and Viettel Manufacturing Corporation inked a co-operation agreement (main picture) to manufacture its vanadium batteries in Vietnam for local market as well as for exporting to the global markets. Thorion’s battery (pictured, below) uses…
In the final part of our The New Reinventors editorial series, we hear from BioCarbon. Brent Balinski speaks to co-founder and Director John Mellowes, whose focus has shifted from agricultural clients to those manufacturing steel. This website regularly reports on the attempts to reduce the greenhouse gas output of steelmaking, which according to the World…
By Alan Finkel, The University of Queensland This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition. Just over a year since US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, it’s becoming clear this strangely named piece of legislation could have a powerful impact…
In this part of our current series, The New Reinventors, Adam Amos from Robotic Systems tells us about why they think before they build. By Brent Balinski. Adam Amos’s company got started with a job for a well-known mining industry client, and a little over a decade later their marketing and messaging are clear on…
By Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Edith Cowan University Picture this: you’re cruising down the Great Ocean Road in your brand new electric vehicle (EV), the ocean to your left and the wind in your hair. But what if I told you this idyllic drive could turn into a nightmare, with the faint smell of something burning?…
In today’s installment of our current series, The New Reinventors, we hear from Bernie Quinn, Engineering Director and Partner at automotive engineering business Premcar. A couple of weeks ago Premcar started the line at a new factory, where it produces its Nissan Navara Warrior and Nissan Patrol Warrior range. First as Tickford Vehicle Engineering, then…
In this first installment of our series, The New Reinventors, we hear from Jarrod Tuxworth from series sponsor Fusion5. People gravitate towards and identify with different industries for different reasons. Jarrod Tuxworth trained as an accountant and became fascinated with business systems, then had a moment where he realised his skills were best applied to…
Imugene raises $18.2 million from investors Clinical stage immuno-oncology company Imugene has closed the Share Purchase Plan component of its capital raising in conjunction with the acquisition of the exclusive licensing rights to the CD19-directed allogeneic cell therapy. The SPP raised a further $18.2 million for the company. Imugene’s Executive Chairman Paul Hopper said: “With…
By Alan Labas, Federation University Australia; Benjamin Matthew Long, Federation University Australia, and Dylan Liu, Federation University Australia Food waste is a global problem with approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food wasted each year throughout the food lifecycle – from the farm to food manufacturers and households. Across the food supply chain, Australians waste around…
Cutting edge solar cars from around the world are assembling in Darwin for the 2023 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) which will test entrants, including from Geelong’s Deakin University, over the grueling 3,000 kilometre race. The Deakin ASCEND team is the only Victorian entry, alongside 41 other teams from 23 countries in the event which…
