The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has celebrated the successful sign off on $2 billion in funding since its establishment on July 1, 2012. On December 5, 2022, 10 projects started with ARENA committing a total of just over $48 million, taking the sum of all ARENA funding to $2.04 billion. While it’s not possible…
Wide Open Agriculture has progressed site selection for its commercial scale factory to manufacture buntine protein derived from sweet lupin. The company told investors this followed positive feedback from potential partners and sales prospects for the product’s versatility as a food ingredient in multiple high value food categories. CEO Jay Albany said the company had…
By Peter Roberts The federal government’s big promise to manufacturers at last year’s election, the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund will become a reality after the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill passed the Senate last night. The National Reconstruction Fund is seen by the government as a key part of ensuring Australia is a country…
The federal government and rail industry stakeholders have signed an agreement to standardise rail systems and bring Australia’s rail network into the 21st century. The Australian and Victorian governments and the Australasian Railway Association on behalf of rail industry leaders signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to make rail more competitive and interoperable across Australia. The…
Australia lacks the hydrogen skills and training capabilities it needs to achieve its newly-legislated carbon reduction targets, according to new research by Swinburne University of Technology’s Victorian Hydrogen Hub (VH2). Over the long term, delivering education and training through registered organisations can protect workers transitioning into the hydrogen economy from being locked out of the…
Australian solar PV panel manufacturer Tindo Solar is exporting to Vietnam as the Southeast Asian nation signals it will prioritise high-quality renewables hardware in its energy system. The Adelaide manufacturer finalised an initial order for rooftop panels last week, bound for the residential and commercial market of Ho Chi Minh City. The 410w panels come…
Additive manufacturing technology company Titomic has successfully installed a first of type glass mould coating system to Austrian manufacturer Vetropack. The system, which was developed in collaboration with glass research organisation, the International Partners in Glass Research (IPGR), scans the moulds and, using AI software, produces a robotic programme to automatically coat and repair moulds.…
The thaw in China Australia’s trade relationships is continuing with Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Assistant Minister for Trade Senator Tim Ayres among a group of Australian ministers attending a high-level meeting in China this week. Only the second minister to visit China since the election – following the visit by Foreign Minister Penny Wong…
As our Celebrating Australian sovereign capability editorial series comes to a close, Graeme Sheather looks at the big picture, where we stand today and the challenges and solutions ahead. A new global order is emerging and it is imperative that Australian manufacturing businesses and government get their act together to create advanced high-tech products and…
University of Melbourne research into new inks has has raised the prospect that the use nanoparticles has the potential to play an important role in reducing our reliance on energy production. According to the university’s Dr Mohammad Taha, lead research report author, these inks can adjust the amount of radiation that can pass through them,…