Lynas Rare Earths is to build a light rare earths separation plant in the United States which will process concentrates from the company’s cracking and leaching plant now under construction in Kalgoorlie. The plant will be subsidised by the US government under its Defence Production Act, recognising the company’s critical importance as the only large-scale…
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group has stunned investors with the announcement it will construct Australia’s first green steel production plant in 2021 and develop massive renewable power resources to produce green hydrogen. Delivering the prestigious Boyer Lecture, Forrest said the time for green hydrogen and green steel had come. Forrest said: “We aim to start…
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has joined in the sod turning ceremony for a new School of Advanced Manufacturing building at Central Queensland University in Gladstone. Morrison, who reviewed plans with Vice-Chancellor Prof Nick Klomp (pictured), made a lightning visit to CQ University’s Gladstone Marina campus to inaugurate the project. Funded by the federal government,…
Sydney firm Lavo has announced a low-price domestic hydrogen electrolyser and storage system, and a range of domestic products in a move which beats many of the world’s largest companies to the punch. The company, which has developed its technology in partnership with the University of New South Wales, will initially target the residential, commercial,…
Chemical engineers at UNSW Sydney and University of Sydney have found a way to make ‘green’ ammonia from air, water and renewable electricity. The process, demonstrated in a laboratory-based proof of concept, does not require the high temperatures, high pressure and infrastructure usually needed to produce what many view as the key energy export for…
South Australia has launched a $6.5 million program with industry, lead by SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre, to design and build a satellite to deliver space-derived services to the state. Premier Steven Marshall announced the government’s SASAT1 Space Services Mission to send the locally manufactured 6U small satellite to low Earth orbit and employ an Internet…
International shipbuilder Austal has launched a range of new electric-powered high-speed passenger ferries dubbed Volta by the company. The three-ship range broke cover yesterday with the Perth-based company highlighting the Passenger Express 46V (pictured, centre), a fully electric-powered 46 metre ferry design. The 46V has a capacity of up to 450 passengers, a maximum speed…
The federal and South Australian governments have signed a National Partnership on Recycling Infrastructure, with each contributing to a $30 million program that will support up to half the cost of new recycling projects.
Australia needs a strong, self-sufficient manufacturing sector for its own economic sovereignty and the security of its society,…
Lynas Rare Earths is to build a light rare earths separation plant in the United States which will…
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group has stunned investors with the announcement it will construct Australia’s first green steel…
Applications are open to NSW companies for grants worth a combined $35 million supporting new recycling projects.
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has joined in the sod turning ceremony for a new School of Advanced…
Sydney firm Lavo has announced a low-price domestic hydrogen electrolyser and storage system, and a range of domestic…
Technology developer Silex Systems continues to further its three-year project to develop production systems to make zero-spin silicon…
Warship Asset Management Alliance has released photographs of HMAS Arunta following the warship’s successful upgrade program at Rockingham,…
The federal government has announced an agreement with gas exporters to offer gas at competitive prices to Australian…
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