A Queensland University of Technology-led team has been awarded a $2.2 million grant through the Quad Clean Energy Supply Chain Diversification Program to develop a novel battery cathode production method. Australia has committed $50 million to the diversification program, which was announced during May 2023 Leaders’ Summit for the Quad, a diplomatic partnership between Australia,…
QUT has launched an upgrade to its Mackay-based Pioneer BioPilot, which it says has made the facility into the nation’s top pilot-scale fermentation facility. The $18 million investment in the QUT Pioneer BioPilot included support from the federal and state governments and the Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA), and will “empower innovative companies” to…
ACOR welcomes container deposit scheme expansion The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has welcomed new commitments by New South Wales and South Australia to include glass wine and spirit bottles in container deposit schemes (CDS) from 2027. ACOR said in a statement on Wednesday that it has long supported the move, and that these bottles…
Sparc signs distribution agreement for graphene additive Sparc Technologies has executed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CLP Group subsidiary Chin Leong Construction Systems Pte Ltd. The parties will collaborate on marketing Sparc’s ecosparc additive to CLC’s coatings customers in Southeast Asia. Sparc Managing Director Nick O’Loughlin said: “Sparc…hopes to establish this partnership as…
Battery minerals company Lava Blue is to expand its Predictive Research into Speciality Materials (PRiSM) centre which it is developing along with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The centre is developing a process for production of high purity alumina (HPA) from sapphire bearing kaolin clay deposits in North West Queensland. HPA is the essential…
Cori Stewart and a group of eminent Australians have just returned from Europe and the Middle East, discussing growing manufacturing in a fast decarbonising world, and accelerating Industry 4.0 adoption. In the first part of a two-part series, she shares insights into the implications of EU decarbonisation, and the growth of manufacturing hubs in Belgium.…