Australia’s battery opportunity has doubled in the past 18 months driven by demand, according to a new report by the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC). The report estimates the battery industry could provide $16.9 billion per annum in value-add and support 61,400 local jobs by 2030. The report, Charging Ahead – Australia’s Battery…
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The manufacture of green steel in Australia has moved a step closer with the approval of two new iron ore mining licenses in the Middleback ranges of South Australia. The South Australian government gave operational approval for SIMEC Mining for the Cook’s North and Cook’s North West iron ore mining projects near the steel town…
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Yesterday in our editorial series, Celebrating Australian sovereign capability, Shane West examined procurement, fuel self-sufficiency and the role of the NRF. Today he looks to the future of Bass Strait gas. Australia’s security of supply issue for domestic gas users especially to the east coast has been exacerbated by ExxonMobil Bass Straits gas supply and…
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Our series – Celebrating Australian sovereign capability – explores the space domain, seen by many as critical for everything from national security to environmental monitoring and the industrial internet of things communications. Here Peter Roberts charts Nova Systems journey from services provider to space technology developer and manufacturer. Nova Systems Executive General Manager Mission Solutions…
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Today we publish the second profile of a nominee for our Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers list. Brent Balinski speaks to Miheer Fyzee from Workspace Commercial Furniture. As this series gets started examining innovation among Australian manufacturing businesses, we expect to be overwhelmed by the complexity and sheer volume of what can be and is…
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The half-century-old Monash Institute of Railway Technology has been awarded an $500,000 R&D grant by the Victorian government, which will assist in development of a next-generation recycled plastic product to use in place of concrete sleepers. Monash IRT has been involved in a collaboration with Integrated Recycling since 2015, which has produced the Duratrack sleeper.…
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Four UQ AIBN researchers earn Advance Queensland fellowships Researchers at the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) have won funding totalling almost $1.2 million through Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships for research in precision healthcare, nanomaterials, and the bioeconomy, assisting projects with industry partners. Dr Ping Chen will work with Brisbane-based…
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An international team, led by RMIT University researchers, has reviewed the production methods and current applications of zinc oxide nanocrystals in the journal Chemical Reviews, publishing findings that suggest a high potential for the material in electronic products.
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By Pi-Shen Seet, Edith Cowan University and Janice Jones, Flinders University Australia continues to grapple with acute skills shortages. Businesses are struggling to find workers with the skills they need. Meanwhile, workers struggle to get jobs because of the mismatch between available training and occupations. There is currently a high-profile debate about the university sector’s…
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Metals and energy industries manufacturer Fortescue has come out in full support of the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. Earlier this week the world’s climate scientists issued what is seen as a “final warning” before global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees Celsius. The IPCC said it was “unequivocal” that climate is…
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