Sydney technology developer Barry Westlake has developed and tested a prototype electric vehicle which overcomes many of the problems first faced more than a century ago by motoring pioneer Ferdinand Porsche. Westlake, director of BAAD Concepts Pty Limited, has developed a fully electric, light weight medium compact vehicle capable of driving over all terrain from…
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Four of the largest potato producers in Australia want to convert 100,000 tonnes of potato waste and peelings currently going to waste annually into high value starch-based products. The Mitolo Group, Zerella Fresh, Thomas Foods International Fresh Produce and the South Australian Potato Company will invest $1 million along with the University of Adelaide and…
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Adelaide’s Fleet Space Technologies has selected California-based Tyvak International to mass-produce satellites for Fleet’s Low Earth Orbit nanosatellite constellation. The selection was revealed on social media by South Australia’s Department for Trade and Investment. The Department said: “It’s onwards and upwards for these two companies who are rocketing into space and proving that South Australia’s…
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Australia Post has added its name to the list of companies moving away from virgin polymers, announcing that all of its plastic satchels will be made from recycled plastic by next year.
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Modular data centre specialist DXN has signed a contract to supply its tenth pre-fabricated modular data cable landing station to the Pacific islands. The latest agreement, for $714,000, will see three terrestrial cable landing stations constructed, delivering high-speed broadband communications to Tokelau. DXN announced the contract with Telecommunication Tokelau Corporation which supplies services to the…
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By Jenni Downes, Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia (Monash Sustainable Development Institute), Monash University Australia is still grappling with what to do with the glut of recyclable material after China closed most of its market to our recycling in 2018. Now the Victorian government has released the first major change to state recycling policy: a consistent…
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Packaging company PACT Group has committed to investing $500 million with its partners in existing and new facilities to further the recycling and reuse of plastic materials. Pact chairman Raphael Geminder made the pledge at a National Plastics Summit at Parliament House, Canberra as part of plans to lead the development of a circular economy.…
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Australia’s largest food manufacturer, Nestlé and recycler iQ Renew are to trial the collection and recycling of soft plastics into a resource. The two announced the trial which will collect soft plastics from over 100,000 homes through kerbside recycling an a National Plastics Summit in Parliament House, Canberra. iQ Renew CEO Danial Gallagher said there…
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Innovation was again a front-of-mind theme in Davos at the World Economic Forum’s annual assembly of political and business leaders in 2020. The global conversation centered around the ability of countries to innovate in the face of changing times. An economy’s response to megatrends, such as tech breakthroughs and the risks of climate change, can…
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Perth shipbuilder Austal has unveiled its latest ship – the 83 metre long passenger ferry Queen Beetle. The launch is coming soon but the magnificent vessel has been unveiled after more than eighteen months of expert design and engineering, procurement, construction, project management, logistics and fitout works. Skilfully completed by more than 200 Austal Australia…
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