Resources and chemicals group Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL) will receive a $49 million grant from the federal government to support a major project in Western Australia to produce critical battery metals and electrolyte for vanadium redox storage batteries. The grant, under the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative Collaboration Stream, will fund development of the company’s…
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University of Wollongong green hydrogen spinout Hysata has published a paper in Nature Communications that it says earns global recognition for their new electrolyser approach, which is “on a clear pathway” to commercialisation and gigawatt-scale production.
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The Australian Made Campaign is encouraging consumers to help local businesses fight back across flood devastated Queensland and New South Wales through its new ‘Flood Fightback‘ product page. While rain is finally easing Australian Made is featuring almost 900 businesses across flood-affected communities, providing consumers with a way to discover new and exciting Australian Made…
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Medical device innovator Epiminder has raised $18 million in bridging funding to support the development of its lead product Minder, which aims to revolutionise the lives of millions of people suffering from epilepsy and seizures. The raising was supported by existing shareholders Cochlear, the Bionics Institute, the University of Melbourne, Seer Medical and private investors.…
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Nuclear science and technology organisation ANSTO has been licensed as the Australian manufacturing partner of a new non-invasive treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Radioisotope developer OncoBeta and ANSTO will establish local manufacturing of the company’s epidermal radioisotope therapy, Rhenium-SCT (Skin Cancer Therapy) for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer. ANSTO operates the OPAL nuclear…
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Aerospace and defence company Boeing has announced that it has committed over $5 million to an 18-month development program involving seven suppliers on a team which intends to build satellites under the JP9102 program.
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The Clean Energy Finance Corporation will provide up to $8.5 million in finance in a joint venture with Octopus Australia for the Gippsland Renewable Energy Park (GREP.)
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By Peter Roberts The federal government has announced funding will be earmarked in the upcoming Budget for a $4.3 billion dry dock to be located at the Henderaon marine precinct (pictured) in Western Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement today in Perth, saying the new dry dock would turn Henderson into a world-class…
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Hydrogen technology company Star Scientific has won its category at the 24th Annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Innovation Awards at Austin, Texas. Star made the final of the New Economy category, with finalists demonstrating their projects to judges and show-goers over the weekend. It won the award for its HERO (hydrogen energy release optimiser) product,…
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BAE Systems Australia will create 55 new skilled engineering jobs in the Hunter region of New South Wales through support provided by the state government’s $250 million Jobs Plus Program. BAE Systems will expand the company’s Williamtown base, building additional bays at the aircraft sustainment hub, which will complement the new bays planned to be…
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