South Australia

Space tech innovators have proposed solutions to world-changing problems from climate change to healthcare supply chain management across the globe, as part of round 03 of the GRAVITY Challenge. 

APS Industrial has announced they have relocated their Adelaide office to 159-163 Caulfield Avenue in Clarence Gardens, effective from 4 October.

Ahrens’ local silo manufacturing line at Sheaoak Log goes against the grain to provide complete package for farmers.

Renascor Resources’ $209 million Siviour project has been granted Major Project Status. Under the project, a graphite mine and concentrator will be built in the Eyre Peninsula, as well as a downstream purified spherical graphite (PSG) manufacturing facility in Port Adelaide. 

Renascor Resources have signed a Mou with the world’s largest lithium-ion battery materials supplier, POSCO, to build a manufacturing facility for a Siviour Mine and Concentrator at Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, and battery anode material. 

Regulatory approval has been granted by the federal government for a commercial rocket launch to take place later this year, from Southern Launch’s Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in South Australia. 

Commonwealth approval has been granted for a second rocket launch facility licence, awarded to space company Southern Launch in South Australia, further growing the country’s civil space sector. 

SAGE Automation, an electric engineering company, will commercialise a software tool in South Australia to better enable real-time monitoring and management of Adelaide traffic flows, called Addinsight. 

The federal government will provide $100 million via the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Grants program in South Australia, to integrate clean energy into heavy manufacturing industries like steel, aluminium and cement and support the growth of the marine bio-products sector. 

MTX Group has announced it will establish its first service hub in Adelaide, creating around 500 jobs within the next three to five years. The service hub is the first of its kind to be set up in Australia by the Texas company.  MTX Group is a leading global technology transformation company run by Maverick Quantum (mavQ) Artificial Intelligence … Continue reading MTX Group’s new service hub to create 500 jobs in South Australia →

The federal and South Australian governments have signed a $1.08 billion State Energy and Emissions Reduction Deal that will deliver secure, reliable and affordable energy to South Australians and help Australia continue to meet and beat its emissions reduction targets. Under the agreement, the governments will pursue initiatives that create additional dispatchable generation to help … Continue reading Federal and SA governments agree to $1.08bn energy agreement →

Raytheon Australia’s Centre for Joint Integration was officially opened today by the Prime Minister and the Premier of South Australia in Adelaide’s Mawson Lakes. The company’s Centre for Joint Integration is amongst the most advanced integrated air and missile defence precincts in the world and is now ready to serve Australia’s defence organisation across some … Continue reading Raytheon Australia’s new Centre for Joint Integration officially opens in Adelaide →

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 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 →

The SA state government has welcomed the federal government’s announcement accelerating delivery of the critical $1.5 billion Project Energy Connect interconnector. This significant energy project in South Australia will deliver cheaper and more reliable energy for the South Australia and New South Wales. This crucial project will create jobs and unlock further investment in renewable … Continue reading $1.5bn energy project welcomed by SA government →

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $8.2 million in funding to Tesla Motors Australia (Tesla) to deploy residential battery and rooftop solar systems at 3000 properties owned by Housing SA across Adelaide.   As part of the South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant (SA VPP), Tesla will … Continue reading ARENA announces $8.2 million funding to Tesla for battery and solar systems deployment in SA →

The SA government has announced that more than 18,700 South Australian small businesses and not-for-profit organisations have benefited from a $10,000 emergency cash grant to help them survive and trade through the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting nearly 100,000 local jobs. Treasury analysis shows the significant financial stimulus – part of the SA government’s $1 billion economic … Continue reading 100,000 local jobs supported in small business cash boost →

Toolcraft Australia is one of 95 South Australian businesses to receive funding as part of the SA state government’s new eCommerce Accelerator Program (eCAP). Recipients will share in more than $930,000 in grants that are designed to help exporters sell more of their products or services digitally through channels both here and abroad, by embracing … Continue reading SA aerospace manufacturing business receives export funding grant →

The manufacturing landscape is at the peak of the global industry 4.0 shift. As the employment focus swings from production to spreading the workforce along a new and complex value chain, OEMs and operators are having to play a dual role as they upskill current workers and keep their competitive edge in a rapidly changing … Continue reading Skills Lab industry-based diploma boosts manufacturing 4.0 skills revolution →

Australia’s first Mission Control Centre is one step closer to lift off with local company Saber Astronautics chosen to establish the state-of-the-art space hub in Adelaide. The Mission Control Centre will provide facilities for space businesses and researchers to control satellite and space missions, and include a live link to the International Space Station so visitors can watch … Continue reading Saber Astronautics chosen to set up Mission Control Centre →