Industry News
NSW Government to fast-track renewable energy projects
The new law will allow the NSW Energy Minister to identify and streamline the highest-priority renewable energy projects in the planning pipeline. [ + ]
ARENA shortlists renewable hydrogen projects
Round 2 of Hydrogen Headstart builds on ARENA's existing support of renewable hydrogen. [ + ]
Titomic to redomicile to the United States
An innovative Australian manufacturer is leaving Australia to become a US company. [ + ]
Mars invests $200m to boost its local manufacturing capacity
The investment will be used to expand the capacity and improve the operational efficiency of its Wodonga pet food factory. [ + ]
Critical minerals facility opens in Sydney
A new critical minerals facility in Sydney was opened last week at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) at Lucas Heights. [ + ]
Battery tech startup establishes R&D facility in Port Melbourne
Australian battery technology startup Voltavate is moving from lab-scale development to pilot-scale manufacturing. [ + ]
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners leads Pacific PET circularity program
CCEP has announced that the first shipment of community-collected PET from Vanuatu has arrived in Melbourne for processing at its facility in Altona North. [ + ]
Adversaries leveraging public AI tools to target OT systems
Evidence has been found of an adversary leveraging commercial AI tools to identify and target an operational technology environment during an intrusion. [ + ]
ABB Robotics launches automated surface finishing cell
By automating repetitive sanding and polishing tasks, the cell is designed to increase throughput and reduces the traditional scrap and rework. [ + ]
Siemens expands digital water solutions
Siemens has expanded its digital water range with SIWA Quality Inspector and SIWA Treatment Optimizer. [ + ]
Government announces expanded minerals cooperation with Japan
The government has announced stronger cooperation with Japan on critical minerals, with greater support for onshore processing, refining and manufacturing. [ + ]
Belden demonstrates 5G industrial switch
Developed in partnership with Qualcomm Technologies, the Belden BRS-5G industrial switch was demonstrated recently at Hannover Messe. [ + ]
Federal government invests in solid rocket motor manufacturing
The federal government has announced it is investing an initial $126.9m to establish solid rocket motor production in Australia. [ + ]
Supply chain dependencies pose risks to renewable energy goals: study
A university study has found that the biggest risk to Australia's renewable energy ambitions is not generation, but the supply chain behind it. [ + ]
Building grid resilience with quantum timing
Swinburne University of Technology and Siemens are leading the first Australian study on quantum timing to strengthen the future of power grids. [ + ]
