Industry News
Rio Tinto to increase solar power to Weipa bauxite operations
New solar farm and battery storage to power the Amrun bauxite operations on Cape York. [ + ]
Opportunities exist to create a new industry around mine closures: report
Australia has a unique billion-dollar opportunity to create a new industry to support mine closures, according to CSIRO. [ + ]
Siemens and AWS collaborate further on IT/OT convergence
Siemens and Amazon Web Services have announced a further collaboration on IT/OT convergence. [ + ]
Rockwell Automation invests in Industry 5.0 fund
Investment in the Momenta Industry 5.0 venture capital fund gives Rockwell early access to innovative technology that promotes resiliency, agility and sustainability. [ + ]
House Standing Committee tables report on developing advanced manufacturing
A bipartisan report makes 10 recommendations designed to support manufacturers' Industry 4.0 capabilities. [ + ]
Fortescue and HTEC to build Canadian green hydrogen supply chain
Fortescue and HTEC have announced they will work towards building Canada's first multi-use export and domestic green hydrogen supply chain. [ + ]
Innovative robotic technology empowers pipe inspection
Researchers have demonstrated a novel method for inspecting large pipe structures using mobile robots equipped with guided acoustic wave sensors. [ + ]
Siemens and Swinburne partner for net zero
Siemens Australia and Swinburne University of Technology have collaborated in a cross-country project designed to explore the role of AI in achieving net zero. [ + ]
Government opens $392 million Industry Growth Program
The Industry Growth Program has been opened to help startups and small businesses commercialise and grow their companies. [ + ]
GMV and ANYbotics partner on industrial inspection technology
Strategic partnership to increase efficiency in automated inspections through the use of autonomous robots. [ + ]
Australia is at an AI inflection point: report
Australia is at a crossroads with developing AI technologies, with the potential to become a leader or laggard in technical and regulatory innovation. [ + ]
ARENA funds AGL dynamic energy load trial
AGL to develop and trial a price intensity forecasting tool to support dynamic load flexing in the commercial and industrial sectors. [ + ]
Report gives first overview of Australian robotics industry
A new report reveals how Australia's robotics industry is leveraging the country's unique strengths in the global robotics race. [ + ]
CSIRO and Swinburne launch renewable hydrogen refuelling station
CSIRO and Swinburne University of Technology's Victorian Hydrogen Hub (VH2) have launched a state-of-the-art clean hydrogen refuelling station. [ + ]
element14 Community launches industrial automation design challenge
Design challenge encourages participants to explore, showcase and experiment with components used in industrial automation systems. [ + ]