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Small businesses will be able to access low-cost finance to support the adoption of renewable energy, in a partnership between the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and councils in NSW and South Australia. The program follows the model set out by the City of Melbourne, where upgrades to buildings could be finances through the council. … Continue reading Low-cost finance scheme for solar extended →

A new school that will equip students with the skills needed for the future will use entirely locally produced structural steel. The school, located in Whyalla, South Australia, is a $100 million project, and will source 650 tonnes of structural steel from the Whyalla Steel Mill, at a purchase price of $3.5m. Whyalla steelworks is … Continue reading Whyalla school utilises locally produced steel →

Rubber manufacturer Derby Rubber has moved its operations from NSW to South Australia, with their new site opened by the SA Premier, Steven Marshall, on November 29. The company supplies high-performance ballast regulator broom elements, which are used in new ballast bed rail track installations, and for maintenance of existing rail tracks. According to general … Continue reading Rubber manufacturer moves to SA →

A report commissioned by the South Australian government and produced by Flinders University has found that moving submarine maintenance to Western Australia would not be in the national interest. Currently, full cycle docking of Australia’s submarine fleet, when submarines undergo their most extensive maintenance and upgrades, occurs at the Osborne shipyards in SA. The federal … Continue reading Moving submarine maintenance to WA not in national interest: report →

The NSW government will encourage more high school students to pursue future education through TAFE through a new program to embed trade education in senior secondary schooling. The move comes as part of an overhaul of the curriculum in NSW, with an interim review by Professor Geoff Masters recommending that students have a greater focus … Continue reading Curriculum overhaul to drive VET enrolments →

Four collaborative research centres at the University of Adelaide have received a boost in funding from the South Australian government and the University of Adelaide. Both the South Australian government and the University of Adelaide will each contribute $6.77 million in funding for advanced manufacturing, defence, resources, biomedical and agriculture research. Specifically, the organisations that … Continue reading SA and University of Adelaide partner for research infrastructure →

Canadian energy storage company, Eguana Technologies, has announced it will produce its home battery systems in South Australia, following approval of its application to the state’s Home Battery Scheme and the CEFC’s home battery financing, which provide access to $100 million in subsidies and low interest loans for residential battery storage. Eguana Technologies will invest … Continue reading Canada’s Eguana Technologies to produce battery systems in SA →

The South Australian government has appointed Nova Systems chairman Jim Whalley as the state’s first Chief Entrepreneur, as part of its effort to build a new “support model” for entrepreneurs and start-ups. The appointment is soon to be followed by the establishment of an Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, which is to have oversight for the Innovation, Incubation, … Continue reading SA appoints Chief Entrepreneur →

Last week, Toyota Australia reported that its last Toyota Aurion has rolled off the line at Toyota Australia’s Altona manufacturing base after 11 successful years, racking up over 110,000 sales domestically, as well as 70,000 that were built for the export market. It was Toyota’s answer to the big-Aussie V6 family sedan that broke cover … Continue reading Last Toyota Aurion rolls off the line →

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 problems. Mr Hackett said the ambitious Tesla project demonstrated the growing maturity of energy storage systems. “We believe that batteries have an integral … Continue reading Redflow welcomes Tesla battery project →

Tesla will build the world’s biggest lithium ion battery, to be installed at a wind farm in South Australia before the end of the year. The successful tender was announced as a partnership between Tesla and French renewable energy company Neoen, for the 100MW/129MWh battery at Neoen’s Hornsdale Wind Farm in Adelaide’s Mid North. Tesla CEO Elon … Continue reading Tesla building world’s biggest battery in SA →

The closure of the Walker exhaust manufacturing facility in Adelaide will leave 128 workers without jobs. South Australian government officials have promised to be on site at the facility this week to provide workers with advice and assistance to transition to new jobs. According to the facility’s owner, Tenneco Australia, the facility will shut when … Continue reading SA government to help displaced Walker employees →

From July 1, South Australia will surpass Denmark as having the most expensive power in the world. Energy companies AGL, EnergyAustralia and Origin Energy will all be increasing their electricity prices this Saturday. On average, AGL will be increasing its prices by 18 per cent, EnergyAustralia by 19.9 per cent, and Origin Energy by 16.1 … Continue reading SA power prices to become world’s most expensive →

Adelaide recycling business Plastics Granulating Services (PGS) has been forced to close due to power bill increases of $100,000 over the past 18 months. According to managing director Stephen Scherer, 35 jobs were lost as a result of the closure. The facility, which processed 10,000 tonnes of plastic waste, was the only recycling service of … Continue reading SA plastic recycling facility shut due to power prices →

Future submarine building jobs are at stake in SA, after French company DCNS retracted its statement that 90 per cent of the construction of its next fleet would occur in Australia. Speaking to a Senate committee on Tuesday night, DCNS said it had no formal agreement with Adelaide company ASC (which had been promised the … Continue reading Submarine jobs at stake as DCNS backtracks on promises →

Western Australian shipbuilder Austal is teaming up with government-owned counterpart ASC in South Australia to win the contract to build the Navy’s nine new frigates. Three international designers have been shortlisted for the $35 billion program – British BAE, Italian firm Fincantieri and Spanish company Navantia. The Government is expected to make a decision in … Continue reading SA and WA shipbuilders join to win frigates contract →

AGL has announced plans to invest $295 million to develop a 210mW gas-fired power station alongside the company’s Torrens Island plant, near Adelaide. Construction of the Barker Inlet power station is scheduled to begin later this year, with full operation expected to be underway in early 2019. “Our decision to move ahead with this development reflects … Continue reading AGL announces development of $295m gas-fired power station →

Staff have begun work at a new milk powder plant in South Australia. Owner The Union Dairy Company (UDC) has confirmed the factory is on target to begin production in July. Construction of the facility in Penola, in SA’s south east is almost complete, and 40 staff have begun training, according to Daniel Aarons, managing … Continue reading New milk powder factory opens in SA →

Tasman Sinkware has partnered with Australian company Ailytic to deliver improvements in its manufacturing efficiency with automation, artificial intelligence and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The company is investing in the further development of its South Australian manufacturing plant and securing South Australian jobs. Manufacturing under the Oliveri brand name, Tasman Sinkware produces a range … Continue reading Australia’s only sink manufacturer growing through automation →

The Weatherill government and Nick Xenophon believe that South Australia was deliberately slighted in this year’s Federal Budget. The politicians have suggested the Liberal Party purposefully excluded SA from infrastructure spending because the state voted Labor in the last election. According to Senator Nick Xenophon, SA would have been far worse off had he not made … Continue reading SA snubbed in Federal Budget, politicians claim →