NSW to announce $750 million support for “clean industrial revolution”
The NSW government will announce a $750 million program to run over the decade, aimed at cutting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by a third.
The US jumps on board the electric vehicle revolution, leaving Australia in the dust
The Morrison government on Friday released a plan to reduce carbon emissions from Australia’s road transport sector. Controversially, it ruled out consumer incentives to encourage electric vehicle uptake. The disappointing document is not the electric vehicle jump-start the country sorely needs.
Carbon fibre composites – reuse, repair or recycle?
Fibre-strengthened materials are not easy to recycle, but should this even be the goal? Brent Balinski spoke to Dr Anastassija (Stacey) Konash from Swinburne University’s Factory of the Future.
Low carbon economy can spur Australian “manufacturing boom”: Albanese
Anthony Albanese will seek to marry a strong commitment to a low carbon economy that can fuel a “manufacturing boom”, with firm support for coal, in his first “vision statement”, to be delivered in Perth.
Micro-X brings carbon nanotube production in house
Hi-tech company Micro-X will bring the design and manufacture of its next generation of carbon nanotube X-ray tubes in house to give it greater control over its operations.
Speedpanel attracts $876,569 grant for project to develop next-generation, low-carbon product
Speedpanel, Swinburne University’s Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure and other industry partners have announced an Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre-backed project to develop new materials and processes for building industry products.
Geelong events in May will celebrate Ford Australia’s centenary, legacy in the city
Eleven years after it confirmed it would end car assembly in Australia and nearly nine years after the last locally-made Ford vehicle rolled off the line, the car company’s legacy will be noted at a special event in Geelong. The City of Greater Geelong announced on Monday that two events will be held, on May…
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Diraq opens commercial laboratory in Sydney Silicon-based quantum computing company Diraq opened its new commercial laboratory, located UNSW’s campus at Sydney, on Tuesday. The company, which announced a successful Series A-2 capital raise of $29 million (US$15m) last week, said the lab is “a critical step” in its plans “to leverage today’s semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure…
Merry Australian made Christmas 2023
Merry Australian Made Christmas to all at our Australian Manufacturing Forum Linkedin group members and readers, partners and clients of @AuManufacturing news. 2023 is coming to a close, and at this time of year it is our tradition to salute Party Werks who are a proud supplier of quality Australian made tinsel. According to the…
Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, December 4 – 8, 2023
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) Australian government, Hanwha sign IFV contract The federal government has signed contracts with Hanwha Defense Australia for 129 locally built Redback infantry fighting vehicles, to be built in Geelong for the Australian Army. Hanwha was announced as…