Fortescue Zero has announced its plans to begin operations at its U.S. Advanced Manufacturing Center in Detroit, by producing a HV Marine Battery Pack, made using its Scalable Battery Module technology. The standardised subpack has been designed, engineered and will be used by EVOA, a leader in the field of advanced marine propulsion, to power…
Mineral processing company Cobalt Blue Holdings has released updated project cost estimates and revenue analysis for its proposed Kwinana, Western Australia Cobalt Refinery (KCR) to support financing processes and transition to construction. The company plans KCR Stage One capacity at 3,000 tonnes per annum cobalt as cobalt sulphate and ~ 500 tpa nickel metal. Construction…
The NSW government has said that the next generation of Sydney’s Freshwater ferries will be locally-made, with Transport for NSW beginning “market sounding” for a zero-emissions fleet, contrasting this with previous decisions to purchase three overseas-made vessels for the Circular Quay to Manly route. In a statement on Tuesday, the government said the upcoming Freshwater…
Shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has revealed the completion of the major construction phase of its build of what will be the world’s largest battery electric powered vessel. Known as Incat Hull 096, the final passenger deck module was lifted into place atop the vessel, signalling the structural completion of the vessel. The successful placement of the…
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made its first investment into greening Australia’s ports through electrification. A $70 million CEFC investment in Flinders Port Holdings (FPH) is the first-ever green financing of container stevedoring operations in Australia and will reduce emissions and help cut costs. The shipping industry is traditionally a hard to abate…
Australian Vanadium (AVL) has completed factory acceptance testing (FAT) of a vanadium flow battery (VFB) – the first to be manufactured using Australian manufactured vanadium electrolyte. The 220kWh VFB, to be installed at a Horizon Power site in Kununurra, Western Australia, can deliver up to 78kW of power for long duration energy storage. The battery…
High flying electric vehicle charger manufacturer Tritium DCFC has become the latest Australian manufacturer to fall to overseas control, with its purchase by Indian-based charger company Exicom Tele-systems Exicom subsidiary Exicom Power Solutions B.V. Netherlands entered into a definitive agreement to acquire business and assets of Brisbane based Tritium. With over 13,000 DC Fast Chargers…
A pre-feasibility study (PFS) of Tivan Ltd’s Speewah fluorite project in the Kimberley region of Western Australia has positioned the company to deliver another critical minerals project reducing the dominance of China in global supply chains. The PFS released today described the project as geo-strategically significant, with high criticality for important supply chains in Asia…
Dovetail Electric Aviation unveiled the latest version of its hydrogen-electric powerplant prototype for aviation in Seville, Spain, marking a historic milestone in sustainable aviation. Dovetail Electric Aviation’s Open Day event showcased the company’s hydrogen electric powerplant and follows its demonstration at an Australian airport. It comes as the company advances plans to take its technology…
Rex Airlines-backed electric aviation company Dovetail Electric Aviation (Dovetail) has announced that it is using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software to design its propulsion systems, which will be retrofitted to small aircraft. Dovetail was established in 2020 as a joint venture between Sydney Seaplanes and Dante Aeronautical, and is based in Melbourne — with…
