Australia’s most valuable manufacturing company CSL has appointed Dr Paul McKenzie as its new CEO replacing Paul Perreault who has been in the role for 10 years. Perreault navigated the global vaccine and blood products company through the Covid pandemic, as well as further globalising the business. McKenzie previously served as CSL’s chief operating officer,…
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Chief Scientist of CSIRO Professor Bronwyn Fox (pictured) will head a new National Robotics Strategy Advisory Committee to help guide Australia’s strategy for emerging automation technologies. The committee, which meets for the first time today, will work to develop a National Robotics Strategy that ensures Australia harnesses the opportunities from robotics and automation, from advanced…
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Boundary Power has successfully delivered the first onsite deployment of Solar Qube renewable power generation unit in regional New South Wales. Boundary Power, a joint venture between Horizon Power and Ampcontrol, said the installation was the first time an Ampcontrol manufactured onsite, renewable Stand-Alone Power System (SAPS) had been deployed on the Australian East Coast.…
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An RMIT University team that has developed a new technique using sound waves to greatly boost the output of hydrogen from electrolysers is currently seeking industry partners to scale up the invention. According to a statement from the university on Tuesday, the researchers had achieved a 14-fold improvement in hydrogen production through electrolysis. The sound…
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Nature-based technologies such as permanent plantings and forestry, as well as soil carbon had significant potential to sequester carbon to help Australia meet its climate goals according to a study released by the CSIRO. The study, of twelve carbon sequestration technologies and the role they could play in helping Australia reach net zero emissions, was…
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The stealthy extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle programme (XL-AUV) being developed by Anduril Australia has been formally named the ‘Ghost Shark’ by the Department of Defence in a ceremony in Sydney. The name references Boeing’s successful development of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Ghost Bat for the RAAF. The ceremony at Anduril’s Sydney base featured a…
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Saber space traffic microservices program certified in US Saber Astronautics’ microservices program, COSMOS, completed security reviews to deploy to military operators at the US Space Force (USSF). Saber said over the weekend that that program includes a number of microservices, including tools allowing operators to analyse and visualize the space domain using live data from commercial…
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Research undertaken by the fertlisers division of Incitec Pivot has demonstrated what it says is a path to reduced greenhouse gas emissions in the form of nitrous oxide from nitrogen fertilisation. According to a statement from Incitec Pivot Fertilisers on Monday, their results demonstrated using a nitrification inhibitor formulation containing DMPG in combination with urea…
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The American Bureau of Shipping has approved the design of Provaris Energy’s proposed 26,000 cubic metre H2Neo compressed hydrogen carriers (pictured). The approval for the green hydrogen transporter, the first of its kind to be approved globally at this level, will allow shipbuilders to provide firm quotations for the construction of a fleet of H2Neo…
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The federal government has continued rolling out its plan for extra free-fee TAFE places with a new agreement signed with the Queensland Government. The 12-month Skills Agreement will inject more than $200 million into the Queensland skills and training sector to support access to over 37,000 Fee-Free TAFE and vocational education and training (VET) places…
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