Microsoft has announced that Kubota ANZ, an Australian heavy equipment manufacturer and supplier, is transitioning core and mission-critical applications such as SAP to Microsoft Azure. 

The University of Wollongong (UOW) and technology giants Telstra, Microsoft and NVIDIA are uniting to position the Illawarra as a global leader in the uptake and creation of the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIOT) via a Telstra-UOW Hub. This will help Australia access a world market estimated to reach $35.8 billion by 2023. 

The goal of tackling global warming by turning carbon dioxide into fuel could be one step closer, as Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers use a supercomputer to identify a group of “single-atom” catalysts that could play a key role. 

The Institute of Instrumentation, Control and Automation Aust Inc (IICA) is an open arena for members to build their network and knowledge. In emerging from lockdown, IICA NSW is hosting their Technology Expo at Rosehill Racecourse on Wednesday 17 November from 2:00pm to 6:30pm, as a face-to-face event. 

University of Adelaide researchers are developing the next generation of batteries, using sulphur chemistry to reduce their environmental impact. 

Researchers at the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) have modified a nanomaterial to make solar cells as efficient as silicon-based cells, but without their high cost and complex manufacturing. 

The University of Sydney has collaborated with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the NSW Smart Sensing Network (NSSN) to deliver a quarantine monitoring system to be used by arrivals once state and national borders reopen. 

Work has now started on the Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct (AARP) in Neerabup, Western Australia, which will form one of the biggest test facilities of its kind in the world. 

Kinetic, a Melbourne-based company that operates SkyBus and runs local bus routes across Australia and New Zealand, has been awarded a $2.3 billion contract to help transition Victoria’s bus fleet to zero-emissions. 

BHP Nickel West has opened a new nickel sulphate plant at their Kwinana nickel refinery in Western Australia, the first in Australia. 

A new $250 million program is set to accelerate the development of commercial-scale carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) projects and hubs across Australia. 

The Australian Hydrogen Council, the peak representative body for the Australian hydrogen industry, has published a whitepaper charting the path to achieving net zero emissions in Australia, with over $10 billion required to fund applications that need hydrogen to decarbonise. 

CSIRO and the Northern Territory government have partnered with industry and engineering businesses to develop the blueprint for a large scale, low emissions Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage Hub (CCUS) in Middle Arm.

A Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub (TECH) has been proposed at the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct in Queensland to refine ore and produce critical materials for use in new technology batteries. 

Scientists at the University of Adelaide’s School of Computer Science will be working on a new set of defence-related projects related to advanced cyber capabilities. 

ARENA has announced the launch of its $50 million Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Program (RAMPP), which will support microgrid pilot projects across regional Australia. 

The New South Wales government’s Centre for Work Health and Safety is developing a digital Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risk Management Tool, to help businesses manage workplace health and safety (WHS) risks when introducing and using the technology. 

Game-changing track-and-trace technology will revolutionise bushfire fighting in South Australia with the rollout of Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) equipment, enhancing fireground safety and intelligence during emergencies. 

The first phase of what will be the fastest public research supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere, Setonix, has been unveiled at WA’s Pawsey Centre, resplendent in artwork that reflects the skies it will help researchers to unlock. 

The federal government is boosting its investment under the Clean Hydrogen Industrial Hubs program by a further $150 million, to rollout two more hydrogen hubs in priority regional sites.