RWE Supply & Trading and Australian hydrogen project developer The Hydrogen Utility Pty Ltd (H2U) have joined forces to develop hydrogen trading between Australia and Germany and therefore signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Together, they aim to bring green hydrogen produced in Australia to Europe. This is in line with the objective of HySupply, a 24-month … Continue reading RWE and H2U join forces to develop global hydrogen trading between Australia and Germany →

Beckhoff Automation has maintained a strong presence in Australia over the past two decades and Managing Director Nick Psahoulias has been with the company since the beginning – leading from their Head Office in Melbourne. This long-standing track-record has given Nick a unique leadership perspective: the ability to guide a company from strength to strength, … Continue reading Beckhoff Automation strengthens customer relationships in the middle of a pandemic →

Queensland company AnteoTech has won a vital European accreditation for its 15-minute COVID-19 rapid test. AnteoTech now has Conformitè Europëenne Mark registration for its innovative point-of-care COVID-19 antigen rapid test platform, EuGeni. This meets crucial health and safety conditions in Europe and the United Kingdom. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Queensland Government was proud to … Continue reading AnteoTech’s rapid Covid-19 test gets European accreditation →

Energy Renaissance, an Australian lithium-ion battery manufacturer, announced today that it will develop a defence-grade cybersecure Battery Management System (BMS) for its superStorage family of batteries that are to be manufactured in Tomago, NSW. The A$1.46 million BMS project is jointly funded and developed by Energy Renaissance with Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO and the Innovative Manufacturing CRC … Continue reading Energy Renaissance, IMCRC, CSIRO team up to deliver secure battery management system →

The SA Government and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study the feasibility of exporting green hydrogen made in SA to Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port. This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) connects some of the world’s most ambitious players in the hydrogen economy and renewable energy. South Australia is a … Continue reading Feasibility study on export of SA green hydrogen to Rotterdam →

The world’s largest hydrogen export demonstration project has reached a major milestone, with hydrogen production successfully commencing at a dedicated facility in the Latrobe Valley. Minister for Economic Development Tim Pallas today joined J-Power and other Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Pilot Project partners at the coal gasification and hydrogen refining facility at AGL’s Loy … Continue reading Hydrogen production success for world first project →

Queensland’s next generation of science and technology entrepreneurs are being “incubated” at Ipswich Grammar, thanks to a $10.5 million cutting-edge facility officially opened today. Education Minister Grace Grace joined local Member for Ipswich Jen Howard MP and school officials to celebrate the opening of a new science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) centre. “Young Queenslanders … Continue reading IGS tech centre build next gen entrepreneurs →

Australian hydrogen research and development company Star Scientific has won another award for its HERO® technology, taking out the Sustainable Energy Council’s inaugural World Hydrogen Awards’ Industrial Application category. Andrew Horvath, Global Group Chairman, Star Scientific Limited said this a reward for all the effort the staff has put into producing the ground-breaking innovation that … Continue reading Australian company Star Scientific wins inaugural World Hydrogen Awards →

The December Quarter 2020 Quarterly Carbon Market Report released today by the Clean Energy Regulator shows two records were achieved last year, with 7 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity delivered across Australia and 16 million Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) issued. David Parker, Chair of the Clean Energy Regulator said the continued rapid … Continue reading Renewables added capacity and carbon units issued break records in 2020 →

Gladstone is fast on its way to becoming a renewable hydrogen superpower, with the proposed hydrogen plant project hitting milestones ahead of schedule. Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni said the Queensland state government was investing more than $1.7 million into the project to drive the hydrogen industry forward and create highly … Continue reading Hydrogen to power homes, industry and backyard BBQs in Gladstone →

With leaking and burst water pipes costing water authorities and consumers time and money, as well as wasting a precious resource, researchers at the University of Newcastle are developing drone technology to help predict which areas, and even which specific pipes, are at risk of water loss through corrosion. The risk of degradation of the … Continue reading Drones to predict where water pipes are at risk of bursting →

In a press statement by the NSW government, local jobs and manufacturing opportunities in the renewable energy industry are set to boom following the launch of the NSW’s first Renewable Energy Sector Board , unveiled by the state government this week. Energy Minister Matt Kean said the Renewable Energy Sector Board will play a key … Continue reading Renewable Energy Sector Board to boost local manufacturing and jobs →

Interface has launched a new international Mini™ Load Cell product line, the Global G Series, under its new product brand the Global Standard® Force Measurement and these are available from AMS-IC. The new range of miniature load cells were developed to meet the increasing demand for Interface high-precision, accurate and reliable force measurement solutions to the International System of … Continue reading Interface launches Global G Series →

Following the approach by Process Vision some months ago AMS-IC are proud to be appointed the Process Vision distributors in Australia, NZ and PNG further showing the growth of AMS. The Process Vision company has been placed under our Analytical division banner. Process Vision believes that with improved data, engineers can make better and more … Continue reading AMS-IC have been appointed Process Vision distributors for Australia, NZ and PNG →

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has appointed US-based Australian engineer Daniel Westerman as its new CEO and managing director. Westerman, who is the chief transformation officer at international utility National Grid, will replace Nino Ficca who has been acting CEO following the departure of Audrey Zibelman in December. At National Grid, Westerman managed the … Continue reading Daniel Westerman appointed new AEMO CEO →

Swinburne University of Technology has received a $10 million injection from the Victorian Government to build the Victorian Hydrogen Hub with the CSIRO. The Victorian Hydrogen Hub (VH2) is designed to bring researchers, industry partners and businesses together to test, trial and demonstrate new and emerging hydrogen technologies. These will support sustainable manufacturing practices, as … Continue reading New Swinburne hydrogen hub to advance a net zero emission future →

Energy Minister Bill Johnston today announced Project Symphony, an initiative that will demonstrate how large numbers of batteries, rooftop solar panels and large appliances (such as air conditioners and electric hot water systems) can be co-ordinated into a Virtual Power Plant (VPP). “Project Symphony will pave the way for Western Australians to access more energy … Continue reading Virtual Power Plants to become a reality in WA-first →

Elbit Systems of Australia, an innovative technology company with the vision to produce Australian technology to support Australian defence and emergency services, has launched a Melbourne-based Human and Machine Teaming Centre of Excellence in a partnership with the Victorian Government. Elbit Systems of Australia managing director, Major General (ret’d) Paul McLachlan AO, CSC was pleased … Continue reading Elbit launches Victorian research centre for AI, autonomy and robotics →

A new type of ultra-efficient, nano-thin material could advance self-powered electronics, wearable technologies and even deliver pacemakers powered by heart beats. The flexible and printable piezoelectric material, which can convert mechanical pressure into electrical energy, has been developed by an Australian research team led by RMIT University. It is 100,000 times thinner than a human … Continue reading Nano-thin piezoelectrics advance self-powered electronics →

Woodside Energy’s H2TAS renewable hydrogen project is a strong sign of the interest and potential in the development of a renewable hydrogen industry in Tasmania. The proposal by Woodside, partnering with Countrywide Renewable Energy, is one of just seven projects shortlisted for Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) $70 million Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round. This … Continue reading Good potential for Tasmanian renewable hydrogen industry →