Australian access control system wins global acceptance
24 November, 2014AccessPack, from Western Australian company CASWA, uses smart card technology to prevent unauthorised operators from using high-risk or critical equipment.
China to accept Brazil's super-sized iron ore carriers
29 September, 2014China has lifted its ban on the massive Valemax iron ore bulk carriers owned by Brazilian mining giant Vale.
UN wants coal to stay in the ground
23 September, 2014The federal government says coal will serve as an affordable, dependable energy source for decades to come. But this is at odds with the views of the UN, which in the lead-up to the New York climate summit warned that coal has no future in the world's energy mix.
High-tech manufacturing gets $2.2m boost
04 September, 2013AquaHydrex has received $2.2 million to produce a competitive alternative to fossil-fuel-based hydrogen. The company says the funding will develop high-tech manufacturing that will drive employment and economic prosperity in the Illawarra region.
ANCA Motion - exporting from Bayswater North to the world
29 May, 2012ANCA Motion has opened new headquarters in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
Holden to develop cars for China
17 April, 2012Holden has signed an agreement to develop new vehicles for SGM for the Chinese market.
ABB launches new concept for concentrating solar power plants
30 November, 2011New concentrating solar power plants developed by ABB use 70% less material, require 40% less land and consume 80% less water per megawatt generated than parabolic trough designs.
Australia on track to become world's largest LNG producer
28 September, 2011Australia is on the path to rival Qatar as the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer after US energy giant Chevron signed off on its $29 billion Wheatstone project.
Schneider Electric and Solar Sailor ferrying for energy efficiency
01 July, 2009Solar Sailor and Schneider Electric have signed a commitment to provide 190/25 kW Hybrid Marine Power (HMP) systems for four hybrid solar electric ferries for the Hong Kong Marine Department.
Tapping into the African mining boom
05 February, 2008Australia's role in Africa's mining sector will be showcased at Mining Indaba 2008, one of the world's largest mining conferences, held in Cape Town this week
