Altech Batteries has reported significant progress in manufacturing its CERENERGY ABS60 BatteryPack prototypes in partnership with the German Fraunhofer institutes research and development organisation. The company told investors that all 240 cells for the first ABS60 BatteryPack Prototype had been assembled and initialised at high performance ceramics R&D institute Fraunhofer IKTS, Hermsdorf, Germany (pictured). The…
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Modular relocatable carpark manufacturer PARKD has completed a prefabrication and assembly line for its modular car park systems which allow up to six parking levels to be fabricated offsite. The facility manufactures PARKD slab modules using Fielders Slimdek structural formwork and PARKD’s Metal Deck Support System. PARKD Managing Director Peter McUtchen said: “The establishment of…
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Chemicals and explosives manufacturer Orica is to deploy tertiary emissions abatement technology at a second site – its Yarwun chemicals and ammonium nitrate facility in Gladstone, Queensland (pictured). Orica expects to eliminate an estimated 200,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) annually once the project is complete. The installation of two tertiary abatement reactors at…
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Fleet on hiring spree Small satellite business Fleet Space Technologies is hiring for 11 positions, the company’s co-founder and CEO announced on Monday. In a statement on Linkedin, Flavia Tata Nardini posted about the positions vacant, listing Key Account Executive – Salt Lakes (US)m Senior Sales Executive – Macquarie Arc (AUS), Sales Engineer (APAC), Data…
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Sparc Hydrogen has significantly progressed the design and engineering of a pilot scale photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) reactor to produce green hydrogen at cheaper cost than traditional electrolysis. The company, a joint venture between Sparc Technologies, Fortescue and the University of Adelaide, has been working collaboratively with a linear Fresnel equipment supplier to ensure the…
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A new initiative between industry organisation CropLife, its not-for-profit stewardship subsidiary Agsafe, and plastic recycler and manufacturer Pact Group could see nearly a million plastic agricultural chemical containers recycled a year, according to those involved. According to a statement from Pact on Wednesday, Drums-to-Drums is a new part of the drumMUSTER initiative, which has been…
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Defence and space manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has announced that its Space Technologies business has secured a $9 million contract with the Australian Defence Force Joint Capabilities Division to further develop space capabilities. The contract follows an earlier $5 million contract announced in April which the company said at the time should be completed in…
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The Australian National University, Axiom Space and Aqacia are partnering through a project supported by the iLAuNCH Trailblazer to develop a wearable space health device. According to a statement from iLAuNCH on Tuesday, the device “will sense, transmit, and real-time assess health data in remote areas including sub-orbital flights” and help “enable real-time simulation, diagnosis,…
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A new $45 million research effort, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2) was launched at the University of Queensland on Tuesday. The GETCO2 has a seven-year term and involves seven Australian universities and industry partners. Its focus is on converting carbon dioxide “into products such as fuels and…
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When the federal government came to office it promised a timetable for announcing which competing group of businesses and research institutions would be funded to perform R&D under the hugely successful Cooperative Research Centres scheme. Bids cost big dollars to put together, says Dr Tony Peacock, with business now dismayed that the latest deadline for…
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