The federal government has announced the next stage in the development of continuous naval ship building with commencement of the construction of the first of six planned Hunter Class Frigates. This milestone was marked today by the Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and the Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas cutting the first piece of…
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A piece of research from the early days of the pandemic, involving a team including Swinburne University researchers and additive manufacturing company SPEE3D, has received recognition from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in the United States. According to a short statement from the university on Friday, Director of Swinburne’s Manufacturing Futures Research Platform Professor…
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Around 30 fires per day are being caused across Australia’s recycling and waste facilities due to batteries, according to new research from the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) and the Waste Contractors and Recyclers Association of NSW (WCRA.) According to a joint statement from the pair on Friday, there have been somewhere between 10,000 and…
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Australian Vanadium receives $14.7 million grant Battery materials company Australian Vanadium has received a milestone payment of $14.7 million from the federal government under the Modern Manufacturing Initiative – Manufacturing Collaboration Stream. The grant provides up to $49 million to support the company’s Australian Vanadium Project to enable new critical mineral production which will support…
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By Ty Christopher, University of Wollongong and Michelle Voyer, University of Wollongong On the weekend, an area 20km off the Illawarra coast south of Sydney became Australia’s fourth offshore wind energy zone. It’s the most controversial zone to date, with consultation attracting a record 14,211 submissions – of which 65% were opposed. The zone’s declaration…
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The maker of Penfolds wine Treasury Wine Estates has issued new, higher earnings estimates for the company following its resumption of sales to China in March and a price hike timed for 1 July. The company expects Penfolds’ earnings margin to be approximately 42 percent with the resumption of China sales, reflecting the reestablishment of…
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Drone detection and countermeasure manufacturer DroneShield has received an order of $4.7 million from a new non-government Swiss international customer to provide multiple vehicle-based counterdrone (C-UxS) systems. The vehicle-based solution offers a C-UxS platform that can be operated in both static and On-The-Move (OTM) missions for convoy and mobile VIP protection, according to the company.…
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Business Chamber Queensland and the state government have launched ecoBiz, an online programme to help the state’s 450,000 small businesses cut energy costs, emissions and waste. The free ecoBiz digital platform and carbon module will assist businesses with fewer than 200 full-time workers to become environmentally responsive, supply-chain ready and economically sustainable. The initiative includes…
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The government of Western Australia has announced the signing of an agreement with the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) to deliver an industry support program aiming to lift the participation of businesses in wind energy supply chains. The industry support program is part of the Wind Turbine Manufacturing Initiative. News of an $8 million funding…
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Technology development company Sparc Technologies’ ecosparc enhanced coatings will be trialled on steel processing plant infrastructure at the Golden Grove mine site in Western Australia (pictured). Sparc and Golden Grove Operations Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of precious metals miner 29Metals Limited, have executed a binding trial agreement under which Sparc and 29Metals will conduct a…
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