Emeritus Professor Roy Green, the Special Innovation Advisor at the University of Technology Sydney, will deliver a review of the Net Zero Economy Authority’s Energy Industry Jobs Plan (EIJP) by the end of the year. Net Zero Economy Authority CEO David Shankey announced the appointment of Green (pictured) to lead the statutory review of the…
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Tindo Solar will supply 30 megawatts’ worth of solar PV panels, made at the company’s Adelaide factory, for installation at the Bowen Water Pipeline project. In a statement on Friday, the nation’s only solar panel manufacturer said it will supply these to the North Queensland project – managed by the Bowen Pipeline Company – over…
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The Australian Industry Group’s Centre for Education and Training has released new research on the experiences of the employers of Australian apprentices, showing they believe the system is “becoming increasingly costly and complex” at a time where the nation risks “falling well short of delivering the skilled workforce needed to lift our flagging productivity”. The…
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Research supported by an Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) grant aims to convert waste from the dairy industry into renewable biofuels. According to a statement from University of Southern Queensland – which is part of the team behind the work – the project will develop “scalable technology” for turning nutrients from dairy manure “into high-volume biomass…
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CSIRO, HILT CRC announce $10 million green metals initiative A $10 million Green Metals Innovation Network (GMIN) — led by CSIRO in partnership with the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) – was announced on Tuesday. According to a statement from CSIRO, the federal government-funded initiative will bring together research, government and…
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The Victorian government has announced $10 million in grants to help the state’s food and beverage makers upgrade to electric alternatives for their equipment.
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Chemical manufacturing is an energy-intensive industry. A team of chemists is designing a technique that could power the necessary reactions with sunlight or LEDs.
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A new $10 million initiative has been launched to grow Australia’s domestic green metals sector for the iron, steel, alumina and aluminium industries.
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The Queensland Government is injecting nearly $600 million to boost its industries and regional and rural areas as part of its latest budget.
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Emerging mineral processing technology company Zeotech announced on Monday the completion of its preliminary feasibility study for Australia’s first metakaolin production facility for low-carbon concrete. The study delivered what the company described as a compelling business case for its AusPozz project, which would establish a manufacturing facility at the Port of Bundaberg in Queensland. The…
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