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A new report from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) forecasts there will be no gas shortage in the coming years, amid federal government plans to support new gas projects. The Gas Statement of Opportunities suggested that the Port Kembla import terminal will ease supply concerns, and highlights how measures such as electrification of homes … Continue reading There will be no gas shortfall, says AEMO →

The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) has thrown its support behind a reported plan for the government to secure gas from east coast producers and make it available at lower prices for manufacturers, deeming it necessary to save Australian manufacturing from imminent crisis. The AWU has put forward a variety of proposals aimed at achieving the … Continue reading AWU supports government’s plan to guarantee affordable gas and save manufacturing →

The Queensland government has announced that joint venture partners Australian Pacific LNG and Armour Energy have been granted a petroleum lease near Chinchilla in south-west Queensland, with the gas produced to be directed to local manufacturing operations. State mines minister Anthony Lyndham said the lease would help boost east coast gas supplies and help secure … Continue reading Newly leased Qld gas field to supply local manufacturers →

A new large-scale solar farm will be built in order to power South West Queensland’s gas plants, the Queensland government has announced. Construction has already begun on Shell’s 120 megawatt solar farm according to Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Dr Anthony Lynham. The solar farm will generate clean energy for QGC’s natural gas … Continue reading New solar farm to power Queensland gas plants →

A new report by Energy Quest, prepared on behalf of the NSW Business Chamber, highlights that the Illawarra will face gas shortages if supplies are not increased. Titled “Running on Empty”, the report investigates forecasts from the Australian Energy Market Operator, and how they will apply to regions such as the Illawarra. “Illawarra gas users … Continue reading Gas supplies cut into Illawarra manufacturing: NSW Business Chamber →

Gas will soon begin flowing to building products manufacturer CSR in Queensland, as Project Atlas comes on-line. The project, delivered by Senex Energy will first supply state-owned power generator CleanCo. The next customer will be CSR, followed by other manufacturers in South East Queensland. Other manufacturers set to benefit from the new source of natural … Continue reading Gas flows to manufacturers in Queensland →

An electronic capsule that measures gases in the gut is now undergoing clinical trials. The Atmo Gas Capsule, a product of research first conducted at RMIT, is now being used in human trials at Monash University and the Alfred Hospital. Atmo Biosciences is managing the commercialisation of the technology, after signing an agreement with RMIT … Continue reading Industry takes step to commercialise capsule to measure gas →

With the federal government announcing measures to reduce the price of electricity and gas for industrial consumers, the manufacturing industry confronts a number of alternate pathways to a green energy future. Connor Pearce reports. When the federal government announced on August 6 that is was going to act to reduce gas prices across Australia, a … Continue reading Flicking the switch to a powered manufacturing sector →

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will investigate opportunities for the utilisation of renewables in process heating for manufacturing. ARENA will support the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) with $460,500 in funding to deliver the $900,500 project to replace fossil fuelled heat with heat generated from renewable power sources. Currently, process heating accounts for … Continue reading ARENA selects manufacturing sites for process heat alternatives trial →

Work towards developing a hydrogen industry in Western Australia is now able to gain support from the $10 million Renewable Hydrogen Fund. Projects which range from feasibility studies, demonstration, or capital works are able to apply for grants for between $300,000 to $3m. “Renewable hydrogen could be the next big job-creating industry for Western Australia, … Continue reading Grants to develop hydrogen strategy in WA →

Putting the customer at the centre of manufacturing processes has been a change that Amber Burdett-Dow has been happy to lead. Manufacturers’ Monthly reports. Reflecting back on a career in customer service for gas and welding equipment firm BOC, Amber Burdett-Dow remembered her initial confrontation with the stereotypes and assumptions that she and her friends … Continue reading Taking a chance: the changing face of manufacturing →

The NSW government has declared a terminal for the importation of liquified natural gas (LNG) in Newcastle to be Critical State Significant Infrastructure. The proposed terminal, at Kooragang Island in the Port of Newcastle, would allow for the direct import of gas to the NSW network via a connecting pipeline. The proposal, by Newcastle GasDock … Continue reading Gas import terminal gets Critical State Significant status →

After many years, Air Liquide came back to National Manufacturing Week (NMW) in 2019. Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks to Arnaud Voisin, marketing manager of Air Liquide Australia, about the buzz around its booth. 2019 has been significant for Air Liquide in Australia because they have decided to announce their return to centre stage with a large … Continue reading Back to the front: Getting the best out of welding gases →

On August 6, the federal government released a major announcement on gas pricing. The body of changes hopes to bring down gas prices for domestic and industrial consumers. Industry and manufacturers will play an important role in the plan. In a statement to Manufacturers’ Monthly, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor, said that, … Continue reading Government announces reforms to gas pricing →

Applications for $2 million in funding towards future energy technologies are now open, and must be received before 30 September 2019. Administered by National Energy Resources Australia (NERA), the funding will support innovation in the energy resources sector. Applicants who are pursuing projects in the remote operations, robotics, and Artificial Intelligence areas, as well as … Continue reading Government funding to support future energy technologies →

Fitting together the pieces of the hydrogen puzzle, as Alison Reeve, taskforce leader of Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy, puts it, will take more than commitments from governments, it requires customers. At a session conducted as part of the Australian Clean Energy Summit, panel members discussed the future of hydrogen in Australia, both as an export … Continue reading Growing hydrogen’s potential to be more than just hot air →

More than a century of achieving excellence is plenty of reason to celebrate for a company that offers compressor solutions by thinking outside the box. BOGE Compressors sees innovation as the key to driving continued success and it recognises this innovation is one of the main reasons that BOGE can celebrate 111 years. The BOGE … Continue reading Innovative solutions drive 111-year success for BOGE Compressors →

Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke to Mitch Connelly, business development manager, Auschem about the need for a safe lubricant in manufacturing applications. For industries such as wire drawing, aluminium extrusion and smelting, glass packaging, flat glass, glasswool, cardboard manufacturing, petrochemical, metalworking, mining, drilling and quarrying, etc Condat has a great range of lubricants. Specialising in difficult applications … Continue reading Safety in lubricants – why it matters →

Senex Energy has agreed to a domestic gas sales agreement for up to 10.5 petajoules (PJ) of natural gas with glass-packaging manufacturer Owens-Illinois (O-I) Australia. Under the five-year agreement, which commences 1 January 2021, Senex will supply 1PJ of gas a year over a five-year term, providing O-I’s Australian East Coast manufacturing plants with additional … Continue reading Senex signs gas sales agreement with Australian glass manufacturer →

Nitrogen generators can be used onsite in order to save a company money and time. Manufacturers’ Monthly explains. Compressed air is considered the fourth utility being used in many industries after water, gas and electricity, according to Atlas Copco Compressors. The company has nitrogen generator solutions that can help manufacturers produce nitrogen on-site. Salena Estate … Continue reading Taking nitrogen onsite →