Australia

AGL has announced that energy storage technology companies, Wärtsilä and Fluence have been secured under non-exclusive framework agreements to supply up to 1000MW of grid-scale battery storage. AGL COO, Markus Brokhof said Wärtsilä and Fluence were chosen through a competitive tender process for their capability, experience and pricing as well as their alignment with AGL’s … Continue reading AGL announces suppliers for grid-scale battery plans →

The Queensland state government will partner with a Sunshine Coast aerospace company to deliver a large-scale, state-of-the-art aircraft manufacturing and modification facility at Caloundra. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said HeliMods would accelerate the $10.3 million expansion of its current facility by almost five years thanks to support from the state government’s Jobs and Regional Growth Fund. … Continue reading New aerospace facility to boost jobs on the Sunshine Coast →

Over 100 companies in Australia have applied to Naval Group to manufacture 23 specialised items of submarine equipment for the federal government’s Attack Class Submarine Program. This follows the call for expressions of interest from Australian industry for hundreds of millions of dollars in work packages for the program. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon … Continue reading $900m submarine supply program attracts over 100 applications from Australian companies →

Thousands of SA small businesses and not-for-profit organisations that continue to be impacted by COVID-19^ will be eligible for a second $10,000 cash grant. The cash grants are part of the SA government’s $4 billion in economic stimulus to help protect thousands of local jobs. And, for the first time, the state government has introduced a $3,000 cash grant for … Continue reading New round of small business cash grants as $4 billion in COVID-19 stimulus extends to sole traders in SA →

The New South Wales state government has announced a new Manufacturing Renewables Taskforce to find ways to drive the use of NSW materials in building the state’s Renewable Energy Zones. Deputy Premier John Barilaro said we need to support our NSW manufacturers by putting the policies in place that create local jobs and support local … Continue reading Manufacturing renewables taskforce to boost regional jobs and local industry →

The South Australian government has signed a new energy supply contract that will help with the COVID recovery, create 800 construction jobs and make electricity cleaner, cheaper, and more secure. In a decade-long deal with South Australian company ZEN Energy, the contract has also secured construction of South Australia’s largest solar farm and the state’s … Continue reading New contractor to deliver big solar farm and battery in SA →

The Kingdom of Tonga received their second Australian-built Guardian-class Patrol Boat at a ceremony in Henderson, Western Australia late last month. This is the eighth Guardian-class vessel to be delivered under the Program. The High Commissioner to Australia HRH Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku’aho and His Majesty’s Armed Forces’ Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Siu Fifita accepted the … Continue reading Second Australian-built Guardian-Class patrol boat delivered to Tonga →

Minister for Training and Skills and Higher Education Gayle Tierney announced this week a $274 million  guarantee to lock in funding at pre-pandemic levels so that Victoria’s training system can continue to deliver world class training through to 2021. Up to $274 million will be available for business continuity grants to TAFEs, dual sector universities, … Continue reading Boost for TAFE and training sector in Vic →

The federal government is backing Australian businesses to develop and launch new products into space, as part of a plan to get more local companies to be part of NASA’s Moon to Mars program. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the Demonstrator Feasibility grants – between $50,000 and $200,000 are available under … Continue reading Grants for Australian space capabilities →

The State Government will today launch its hydrogen prospectus, detailing three hydrogen hubs to position South Australia at the forefront of global clean hydrogen production and exportation. The three hubs are located at Port Bonython, Port Adelaide and Cape Hardy/Port Spencer. Just one of the hydrogen hubs could at least double the current installed capacity … Continue reading Hydrogen Prospectus shows promise for SA Renewables →

A study by Monash University engineers has demonstrated improvements in the fatigue life of high strength aluminium alloys by 25 times – a significant outcome for the transport manufacturing industry. Published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, researchers demonstrated that the poor fatigue performance of high strength aluminium alloys was because of weak links called “precipitate … Continue reading Monash engineers improve fatigue life of high strength aluminium alloys by 25 times →

A collaborative research project involving QUT and Defence aims to develop a printable ultrathin layer of carbon to shield sensitive electronics from electromagnetic radiation. Professor Nunzio Motta, from the QUT Centre for Materials Science, and Dr Kamal Gupta, from Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group are investigating the use of graphene, a form of carbon … Continue reading QUT and Defence collaborate to develop graphene layer to protect communication systems →

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $250,000 in funding to ERM Power, a subsidiary of Shell Energy Australia, to help Queensland manufacturing businesses better understand what’s needed to make the switch to clean energy.   Twenty Queensland manufacturers will participate in the program, undergoing energy assessments that … Continue reading Reducing emissions and costs for Queensland’s manufacturing sector →

ASC Shipbuilding has signed contracts with three more Australian companies on the Hunter Class Frigate Program as part of its approach to growing local industry capability. The contracts follow the recent announcement by the Commonwealth Government that the Hunter program had received approval to begin prototyping in December this year as planned. The new contracts … Continue reading ASC Shipbuilding signs contracts with three more Australian companies for Hunter Class Frigate Program →

Small Sydney-based business Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems has been awarded a three-year, $7.5 million contract to improve the Royal Australian Navy’s training system capacity. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the new contract extends Cirrus’ role in delivering Tactical Electronic Warfare (TACEW) simulation training systems. Cirrus has previously provided high-tech simulation workstations to … Continue reading Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems delivers high-tech training systems to Defence →

Energy Renaissance, Australia’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturer, announced today that it will build Renaissance One, a new $28 million battery manufacturing facility in Tomago. The company produces batteries that are safe, affordable and optimised to perform in hot climates. Energy Renaissance’s batteries can be used to power infrastructure, buildings, businesses and homes. “We have settled … Continue reading $28m lithium-ion battery factory to be built in Tomago →

Manufacturing, tourism and processing jobs are the focus of the McGowan Government’s third round of Regional Economic Development (RED) Grants in the Great Southern. Eleven recipients from the lower and upper Great Southern will share in a total of $911,634 from Round 3 of the RED grants program. Gnowangerup transport equipment manufacturer Duraquip will use … Continue reading RED Grant boost to Great Southern manufacturing, tourism →

The second biggest contract ever awarded by the Defence Innovation Hub is among nine new contracts worth more than $28 million to have been signed with organisations across Australia. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the contracts were further evidence that the Morrison Government is continuing to back defence industry during COVID-19 by investing in innovative businesses … Continue reading Innovation Hub invests $28 million in Australian Industry →

Queensland will be taking a big step in aerospace and advanced manufacturing with an opportunity to be the final production home for unmanned defence aircraft – the first military aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years. State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said a visionary new partnership with Boeing Australia … Continue reading Qld to assemble Boeing’s first Australian-developed unmanned aircraft →

The Morrison Government is further investing in science and technology to help businesses to grow and create jobs for Australians, with nearly $460 million in additional funding for the CSIRO. The extra injection of funding in the 2020-21 Budget takes the Government’s total investment in CSIRO to $3.8 billion over the next four years – … Continue reading Additional $460m in funding for CSIRO →