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Homegrown solar pioneer first to be funded for Solar Sunshot

22 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

Funding of up to $46 million will go to Australian company 5B to increase manufacturing capacity of its Maverick automated solar deployment system.


UAE-funded consortium to build a waste‍-‍to‍-‍energy facility in Parkes

21 May, 2025

Tribe Infrastructure Group will lead a consortium with investment from the UAE to invest $1.5 million in a waste‍-‍to‍-‍energy facility in Parkes.


NSW opens industry engagement program for locally manufactured trains

20 May, 2025

The NSW Government has announced an industry engagement program to return to locally manufactured trains, which it says will help revive domestic manufacturing.


Outdated views of engineering are limiting young Australians' career choices: research

19 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Engineers Australia

Engineers Australia says that stereotypes and a widespread lack of understanding are pushing some young Australians away from engineering.


CSL receives global award for automated plasma facility

15 May, 2025

The award from the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering recognises the facility's advanced use of digital technologies and automation in pharmaceutical manufacturing.


RMIT researchers develop device for human‍-‍like vision processing

15 May, 2025 | Supplied by: RMIT University

A neuromorphic vision device detects movement, stores memories and processes information like a human brain, without the need for an external computer.


FoodTech Qld 2025 announces speaker line‍-‍up

15 May, 2025

Registration is now open for FoodTech Qld 2025, and the conference agenda and speaker list are now available online.


Increasing safety in waste sorting plants

14 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS

Sensor-based waste sorting reduces the number of battery fires in recycling plants.


Construction to begin on Fishermans Bend Innovation Precinct

13 May, 2025

Stage 1 of the project will deliver new roads, a public park and the necessary infrastructure to accommodate an advanced manufacturing, engineering and design precinct.


UQ sand mining startup named among top global innovators by WEF

12 May, 2025

A sustainable mining startup backed by University of Queensland researchers has been recognised as one of the top global innovators by the World Economic Forum.


CSIRO invites SMEs to free R&D program to advance digital innovation

12 May, 2025 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head Office

A free eight-week program connects Aussie SMEs with the science, data and people they need to turn good ideas into investable R&D projects.


Engineers Australia appoints new Chief Engineer

08 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Engineers Australia

Engineers Australia has appointed Rear Admiral Katherine Richards AM CSC as its new Chief Engineer.


Bega Group to close Victorian cheese factory

08 May, 2025

Bega Cheese Limited announced on Tuesday that it will close its cheese processing and packaging operation in Strathmerton, Victoria.


Long-duration battery technologies crucial for a clean energy future: UNSW

08 May, 2025 | Supplied by: University of NSW

UNSW experts explain why long‍-‍duration batteries are likely to be crucial in the transition to more environmentally friendly energy systems.


Incat launches the world’s largest battery‍-‍electric ship

06 May, 2025

Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat has just floated out the world’s largest battery-powered ship, a passenger ferry that will find service in South America.


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