The historic return of railcar manufacturing to Perth is a step closer with work starting on the new $46 million facility which will make Perth’s next generation Metronet railcars. The Bellevue facility will manufacture the trains under a $1.25 billion contract, of which half will be delivered locally, awarded to Alstom. Western Australian Premier Mark…
Perth materials technology group FYI Resources has announced a positive result from its definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Western Australian high purity alumina (HPA) project. The company, which plans a kaolin mine at Cadoux, WA and a processing plant at Kwinana south of Perth, has also secured $80 million in development equity financing for…
An analysis of plastic wastes on Australia’s beaches has found that the ocean itself is now a source of much of the plastic waste on Australia’s beaches. The study by CSIRO found plastic waste in the ocean is making its way back to land where it is trapped by coastal vegetation. This explains why estimates…
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Technology development compay the Hazer Group has received a R&D tax incentive refund of $1.3 million for its development activities in the 2019 financial year. The Perth company is commercialising the Hazer process, a low-emission hydrogen and graphite production technology. Hazer CEO Geoff Ward said the funds, together with a capital raising in November, put…
Comment by Peter Roberts I was at lunch the other day and out came the familiar theme – Australia should go nuclear to de-carbonise the economy. Well, a just-released report from the NSW Parliament’s State Development Committee should put an end to such talk – it is just too expensive and problematic. The report, detailed…
By Matthew Neagle of the Naval Shipbuilding College Congratulations to the more than 5500 dedicated workers from the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance team who have contributed to the success of the Air Warfare Destroyer Program. Three great ships, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Brisbane and the soon-to-be HMAS Sydney (pictured) are the result. Hobart has just been…
Poker machine and gaming manufacturer Ainsworth Game Technology has bought US-games developer MTD Gaming Inc for an initial consideration of US$13 million. The Sydney company will pay an additional US$13 million to MTD’s private owners on the delivery of financial targets and contract renewals. Ainsworth, founded by Len Ainsworth who started the world’s second-largest gaming…
Quantum computing materials development company Archer Materials has begun performing measurements required to build an operational, room-temperature quantum computing chip. The company said today in a statement that measurements related to control of qubits, the basic unit of quantum information, on ‘components’ of its future quantum chip, known as a CQ chip. Archer expanded its…
An ambitious international/Australian partnership is seeking to build Australian sovereign industrial capabilities in three key areas of technology to be installed on Australia’s future Attack class submarines. Issartel – HIFraser is calling for manufacturers skilled in high precision machining, boiler making, welding, surface and heat treatment services. The company is a combination of Sydney-based H.I.…