Industry News
UQ technology a promising PFAS solution for wastewater plants
A magnetic resin invented at The University of Queensland will be trialled at wastewater treatment plants to remove PFAS, so sewage can be safely reused as fertiliser. [ + ]
South East Melbourne claims title as nation's top manufacturing hub
A report by Deloitte Access Economics reveals that South East Melbourne supports more manufacturing jobs and businesses per capita than any other part of Australia. [ + ]
Victoria approves its largest grid battery system to date
The Victorian Government has approved what it says is the state's largest ever battery storage project, at 1 GW capacity. [ + ]
Yokogawa technology to go to the Moon
Yokogawa has signed agreements with Toyota for the R&D of the control platform for a manned pressurised lunar rover. [ + ]
Government announces $1.1bn for cleaner fuel production
The federal government has announced it is investing $1.1 billion to develop economic opportunities from low carbon liquid fuels. [ + ]
ABB Robotics invests in vision AI company
ABB has made a strategic investment to secure the use of LandingAI's vision AI capabilities, such as LandingLens, for robot AI vision applications. [ + ]
Green Gravity and Wollongong City sign MOU for clean energy innovation
Green Gravity and Wollongong City Council have announced an MOU that establishes a strategic collaboration to advance renewable energy storage in the Illawarra. [ + ]
Haigh's Chocolates opens new SA facility
The new $120m facility in South Australia will allow for future growth, including increasing production to 2000 tonnes of chocolate per year. [ + ]
Tilt Renewables opens major BESS project in Victoria
A new 100 MW battery energy storage system in the Latrobe Valley aims to strengthen Victoria's grid reliability. [ + ]
Boral trials concrete with aggregates recarbonated via carbon capture
In what it says is an Australian first, Boral has announced the successful trial of concrete manufactured with aggregates recarbonated with carbon capture technology. [ + ]
FieldComm Group announces unified device integration roadmap
An updated FDI technology specification aims to pave the way for single device integration for process and factory automation device management. [ + ]
Livium and UoM partner on microwave technology for REE extraction
Livium Ltd has and the University of Melbourne will partner to explore the use of the UoM's microwave technology for the extraction of rare earth elements (REE) from waste. [ + ]
Australia moves towards Horizon Europe membership
The Australian Government is in negotiation with the EU to join Horizon Europe, the world's largest collaborative R&D platform. [ + ]
WA announces legislation to drive industry investment
The WA Government has announced it is introducing legislation to fast-track approvals for major strategic projects around the state. [ + ]
Mitsubishi Electric to acquire Nozomi Networks
In what is said to be the largest operational technology (OT) security acquisition, Nozomi Networks will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric. [ + ]
