By Peter Roberts Anyone looking for the federal government to put emissions-producing exports behind it and focus on zero emissions exports of green hydrogen and ammonia would be disappointed at a major speech just delivered by Resources Minister Madeline King to Japanese industry leaders at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo. In a long speech King…
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The Chief Executive Australian Steel Products, BlueScope Steel Tania Archibald (pictured) has confirmed BlueScope will invest $1.15 billion to reline and upgrade its idled No. 6 Blast Furnace at Port Kembla. However at a media conference with Climate Change and Energy minister Chris Bowen, Archibald said the company remained committed to achieving net zero by…
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Battery developer Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL) and Technology Metals Australia have completed their merger, creating a stronger business developing a mine to battery value chain for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs). The merger also brings together the companies’ adjoining mining leases at Gabanintha, south of Meekatharra in Western Australia, where AVL plans mining which will…
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The calibre of nominees has been high so far, and there are only five weeks left to apply for a spot on this year’s prestigious Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers list. This year we have profiled: EMVision, a brain scanning device manufacturer addressing the world’s second-biggest killer, stroke; Scimita Ventures, a commercialisation specialist working the…
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JAG Welding has been awarded $794,146 in grant funding by the Queensland government, which the company says will help it invest in installing a new robotic welding arm and software. According to a statement on Wednesday from state manufacturing minister Glenn Butcher, the project will create an estimated “15 new full-time jobs and up to…
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Clean technology developer Hazer Group has announced the production of the first hydrogen and graphite at its commercial demonstration plant (CDP) in Perth. The plant at the Western Australian Water Board’s Woodman Point wastewater treatment plant will be ramped up during Q1, 2024 to achieve full production. Performance testing will focus on achieving continuous production…
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Zero Carbon Hydrogen Australia, an initiative within industry body the Smart Energy Council, has announced the launch of its Hydrogen Innovation Challenge. The challenge offers the winner free publicity in the council’s magazine, a showcase at its Smart Energy Conference and Exhibition in Sydney next month, and a 12-month membership with the organisation. Nominations opened…
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By Thomas Longden, Western Sydney University How long does it take to build a solar or wind farm? It’s a simple question with wide implications. To reach our ambitious 82% renewable energy target by 2030, we have to build many new projects – and start them soon. In 2022, renewables hit a new high of 36%…
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The federal government’s signature manufacturing initiative, the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, is progressing with the appointment of an inaugural CEO and a new form for submitting proposals added to its website. The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation board was appointed in August last year, with a search for a CEO announced in October. The board…
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Twenty eight Queensland small businesses will share in $1.9 million to help them grow through the latest round of the state’s Business Growth Fund. Through the fund, eligible Queensland small businesses can access grants of up to $75,000 to purchase specialised equipment to accelerate growth, increase production and expand their workforce. Business Growth Fund recipients…
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