The Victorian government has said that Alcoa’s Portland smelter has restored production capacity lost following a power outage in December last year that they say will boost the confidence for manufacturing
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Shareholders agree to $102b Praxair, Linde merger
Praxair has announced that it’s shareholders approved the business combination with Linde AG at Praxair’s special meeting of shareholders. This approval completes a key milestone in combining two
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New beginnings for former Hazelwood workers
The Victorian Government’s worker transfer scheme has helped its first 25 former Hazelwood power station workers secure new jobs at other Latrobe Valley power stations.
Minister for Industry and Employment
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BOC, CSIRO collaborate on hydrogen project
BOC (part of the Linde Group) is set to support CSIRO during its $3.4 million ammonia to hydrogen cracking and membrane purification project that is set to revolutionise the global supply chain for hydrogen.
As
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ADDE launches Australia’s first automated, collaborative palletising system
Andrew Donald Design Engineering (ADDE) has developed the first end-of-line automated palletising system for Australian standard pallets, which incorporates Universal Robots’ UR10 robot to create a collaborative
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Independent panel recommends methods to drive down Victoria’s energy prices
The Victorian government has released a report by an independent panel investigating Victoria’s gas and electricity retail markets. The panel has recommended a range of measures to drive down power
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GE, Engie partner for SA wind farm
GE Renewable Energy is set to enter an agreement with Engie in Australia to supply and install 32 wind turbines at the Willogoleche wind farm in South Australia, 160km north of Adelaide. Upon completion
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Horizon Power to power the Pilbara
According to an official release by the WA government, Horizon Power will soon be supplying Pilbara customers with energy from the most efficient gas power station in the region with the successful commissioning
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NERA project fund goes live
National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) has announced that more than $15 million is now available to collaborative projects that they say will help Australia’s energy resources sector become more
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Victorian government to fund solar battery kits pilot project
The Victorian Government has said in a news release that it will provide $825,000 towards a pilot project to develop solar battery storage kits and create local jobs.
A consortium of five companies,
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APA chooses Clarke Energy for Gruyere Gold Project
GE has announced that Clarke Energy, GE’s distributor and service partner, will provide 11 of GE’s Jenbacher J624 gas engines to Australian energy infrastructure business, APA Group, for its new 45-megawatt
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Collaboration for the future of Smart Cities
Swinburne researchers have joined forces with the Federal government to help determine the future of Smart Cities in Australia after Minister for Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg, toured the University’s
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130 jobs created for Kennedy Developmental Road upgrade
Works officially kicked off today on the $53.32 million Kennedy Developmental Road (Hann Highway) upgrades between Mount Garnet and Hughenden, with the project set to deliver a more reliable freight and
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Gas prices still rising for manufacturers
Chemistry Australia CEO Samantha Read has said that manufacturers in the Australian chemistry industry are not seeing an end to rising east coast gas prices.
“While there has been some important Government
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Redflow welcomes Tesla battery project
Redflow CEO Simon Hackett has welcomed today’s announcement that the South Australian Government has awarded a contract to deploy a 129 megawatt hour (MWh) battery farm to help solve the State’s power
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World’s most critical industries ranked
Utilities, including electricity, gas, nuclear power and water treatment, are the most critical industries in the world according to a new report from Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power.
In Ranking
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Remote monitoring solution
Temporary power generation and temperature control specialists, Aggreko, have introduced Aggreko Remote Monitoring (ARM) to Australia.
ARM has been designed to improve productivity and reduce costly downtime
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ABB motor sets world record in energy efficiency
ABB has achieved almost 100 per cent energy efficiency with its synchronous motor.
Tests carried out on a 44 megawatt 6-pole synchronous ABB motor shortly before delivery showed an efficiency 0.25 percent
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Australian Paper’s waste to energy plan for Latrobe Valley
Australian Paper has received a combined $5 million from state and federal governments, to be used for a feasibility study into a plant to turn waste into energy at its Maryvale paper mill.
If approved,
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Granville Harbour wind farm proposal gathers momentum
An in-principle agreement by Hydro Tasmania to buy electricity from the proposed Granville Harbour wind farm on Tasmania’s west coast is gathering momentum.
According to a press release by Hydro Tasmania,
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