Industry News
Electricity from the sun and water in French Guiana
A consortium of French companies has launched the construction of what is expected to be the world's largest hydrogen power plant. [ + ]
Hawk Measurement receives award for GWR level transmitter
Hawk Measurement has announced that it has received Chemical Processing’s Vaaler Award for its CGR guided wave radar level transmitter. [ + ]
IEC holds General Meeting in Dubai
The IEC is holding its General Meeting in Dubai on the theme 'Leading Industry 4.0 through standardization'. [ + ]
Ampcontrol engineer awarded M A Sargent engineering medal
Dr Ian Webster, Group Engineer Manager at Ampcontrol, has been named as joint winner of the esteemed M A Sargent Medal. [ + ]
BHP delivers first crystals from Kwinana nickel sulfate plant
BHP has produced the first nickel sulfate crystals from its nickel sulfate plant in Kwinana, south of Perth in Western Australia. [ + ]
Apprenticeship program to develop new-generation technicians
Rather than complain about the ongoing skills shortage, compressed air company Kaishan Australia has decided to become part of the solution. [ + ]
AI research centre to partner with Australian business
The centre will bring national and global industry partners together with AI experts and researchers from across disciplines. [ + ]
Gold Fields orders ABB integrated system for Chilean project
Digital solution to help to overcome remote location and climatic instability challenges at the Salares Norte mining project in the Atacama Desert. [ + ]
Industry brokers to build Australia's manufacturing future
Science & Technology Australia has a plan to propel a new wave of home-grown advanced manufacturing industries. [ + ]
Getting ready for the festive plant shutdown
For those industries that shut down over the Christmas and New Year period, planning will now be well under way for any shutdown maintenance required. [ + ]
CSIRO and partners scope NT CCUS hub
CSIRO, the Northern Territory Government and industry are partnering to develop a path towards rapid emissions reduction across the energy sector in Northern Australia. [ + ]
Swisslog celebrates 25 years in Australia and New Zealand
Swisslog is celebrating 25 years in Australia and New Zealand, where it continues its expansion into intelligent automated warehousing technologies. [ + ]
ECU developing microplastics filters for wastewater plants
Researcher receives $410,000 funding to tackle microplastics problem. [ + ]
Fugro partners with Nexxis to operate robots via satellite
The partnership in WA has demonstrated how a remote operations capability can be applied to space through satellite-controlled robots. [ + ]
Australia claims historic top two spot in the 'Robot Olympics'
A team led by CSIRO has beaten teams from NASA, California Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University to claim second place in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge. [ + ]
