Cutting manufacturers’ energy bills in focus for Vic gov
Victoria is pushing manufacturers to electrify their operations to help slash energy bills.
WEF: The 7 things reshaping global manufacturing
A global survey by the World Economic Forum has outlined the seven factors reshaping manufacturing and how they create a gap between intent and reality for the industry.
Provaris study backs compressed hydrogen transport system
Green hydrogen developer Provaris Energy has completed a Concept Design Study which reaffirms the low energy use and low capital cost of its proposed bulk hydrogen export and import compression facilities that complement the company’s H2Neo compressed hydrogen vessels (pictured). The Study was based on a 540MW capacity export site producing 10 tonnes of hydrogen…
Net Zero Authority and Agency will guide industry transition
Bills to establish a Net Zero Economy Authority and Net Zero Economy Agency to guide industry and the economy’s transition to net zero emissions have passed the Senate and will soon be signed into law. The Bill establishes a new independent statutory authority to promote orderly and positive economic transformation as the world decarbonises. Billed…
Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed
Right to disconnect from work – what it means Employment and contract law expert Dr Gabrielle Golding will present her research the new right to disconnect for Australian employees at this month’s Research Tuesdays lecture. Golding, a Senior Lecturer in the Adelaide Law School, said: “Work had become almost inescapable, in that the work/private life…
Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel “through to 2050 and beyond”. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuel’s uses would change over time, as energy efficiency improved, renewables were firmed and emissions were…
Towards 3% R&D – why is Australia’s national R&D effort falling?
Today in our editorial series – Towards 3% – turbocharging our national innovation effort – innovation policy analyst Dr John Howard shines light on why Australian R&D is going backwards. In this, the second part of a two-part series, Dr Howard discusses the reasons behind the fall in R&D spending, pointing the finger at a…
Even as the fusion era dawns, we’re still in the Steam Age
By Andreas Helwig, University of Southern Queensland Steam locomotives clattering along railway tracks. Paddle steamers churning down the Murray. Dreadnought battleships powered by steam engines. Many of us think the age of steam has ended. But while the steam engine has been superseded by internal combustion engines and now electric motors, the modern world still…
Unions call for local content in offshore wind power
The federal government has declared a new offshore wind zone for electricity generation in the Southern Ocean off western Victoria with trade unions immediately calling for stronger local content rules. This, the third officially declared offshore wind zone in the country, will generate up to 2.8 GW of offshore wind energy, a fact welcomed by…
Grants for improving SME energy efficiency
The federal government has announced a further $41 million in Energy Efficiency Grants (EEG) for Small and Medium Enterprises to improve energy efficiency, save on energy bills and lower emissions, taking the total size of the scheme to $62 million. The grants between $10,000 and $25,000 can be used to upgrade to more efficient equipment…