Australia has committed to building nuclear submarines (SSNs) at ASC Adelaide. Here Scott Elaurant sets aside military matters to focus on the constructability aspects of the choices – cost, time and employment. Since AUKUS was announced the UK has advised that Astute Class SSNs are not available. This leaves the choice of SSN between the…
By Peter Roberts French renewable energy storage developer Neoen is showing how a new element of the electricity industry is emerging as highly profitable, taking the shine off traditional generation, distribution and retailing. The company owns the original big battery the Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia of 150MW/193.5MWh, as well as the Victorian Big…
Hunter Valley electrical engineering manufacturer Ampcontrol has showcased a mine specification DC Electric Vehicle Charger at mine innovation event the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Sydney, NSW. The company displayed a range of mining electrification solutions including Electric Vehicle Charging for mine sites at IMARC. A number of DC chargers and DRIFTEX, the…
A research project that will utilise satellite technology to aid in disaster response is one of four initiatives to receive funding in the latest round of grants from South Australia’s Defence Innovation Partnership’s Collaborative Research Fund (CRF). The research introduce a new technique for satellite-based connectivity for emergency services and Defence personnel in hazardous environments…
By Peter Roberts Federal industry minister Ed Husic has talked of a new goal of raising Australia’s R&D spending ‘towards three percent of GDP’. According to a report in Campus Morning Mail, Husic told an audience at UTS, Sydney on Thursday that the goal should be to raise spending from today’s 1.79 percent of GDP…
The Healthy Mummy to be sold through Woolworths Halo Food Co’s The Healthy Mummy sports and diet products are to be sold through Woolworths supermarkets nationally. The retailer will stock three THM powdered smoothie products from the first quarter of 2023. The sales value of the products to Halo is forecast to be $2.5 million…
After a long wait the a2 Milk Company has been told by the US Food and Drug Administration that it has exercised its discretion and will allow the New Zealand company to import infant formula into the United States. The company will now supply its a2 Platinum infant formula product – stage 1 and 2…
The extent of the Australian and state and territory governments’ boost in spending on vocational education and training (VET) during the Covid-19 pandemic has become clear in new figures released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Governments spent $10.4 billion on VET in 2021, according to the report Government funding of VET…
Metal additive manufacturing technology company SPEE3D is demonstrating its WarpSPEE3D printer at Project Convergence, showcasing the benefits of Additive Manufacturing technology to several nations, including the company’s partner the British army. Running until November 9, the U.S. Army Future Command’s Project Convergence 2022 is a multi-national military display that will evaluate approximately 300 technologies, focusing…
The Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) has opened a two-day Australian Manufacturing Innovation Showcase at The Timber Yard in Port Melbourne, Victoria. On display are the innovative outcomes of over 40 collaborative manufacturing research and development (R&D) projects between ambitious Australian businesses and research organisations, including 13 leading universities and the CSIRO. With support…