The Moorabool Wind Farm in central Victoria has begun transmitting energy to the National Electricity Market following the installation of 104 wind turbines last week. Goldwind Australia’s Senior Project Manager, Dusan Hadzi-Nikolov said was a significant milestone for the project that saw a high level of community involvement and local benefits. “Moorabool Wind Farm saw … Continue reading Moorabool Wind Farm complete, sending power to Victorian energy grid →

The federal government and Western Australian government will invest in new space technologies across the state to help grow a range of industries nationwide and create new jobs. Two of the projects being supported are part of the federal government’s $19.5 million Space Infrastructure Fund and to support local jobs and research and development. Fugro … Continue reading WA space project to drive nationwide industry growth →

Delta Electronics Australia Pty Ltd announced that its E5 Hybrid Energy Storage System, with Bx6.0 Li-Ion Battery, now features intelligent energy management by Australian energy technology company carbonTRACK. The solution is now on the South Australia Home Battery Scheme and the Solar Victoria Battery Scheme lists of approved products. carbonTRACK’s Demand Response, Frequency Regulation, Virtual Energy Trading … Continue reading Delta Electronics Australia & carbonTRACK partner for the SA and Victoria home battery schemes →

A group of scientists at UNSW led by 2018 Australian of the Year Professor Michelle Simmons have achieved the first two-qubit gate between atom qubits in silicon – a major milestone on the team’s quest to build an atom-scale quantum computer. The pivotal piece of research was published today in world-renowned journal Nature. A two-qubit … Continue reading Australian scientists make major quantum computing breakthrough →

LOCTITE® by Henkel and Prime Creative Media have partnered to host a unique roundtable event for industrial designers, maintenance managers and engineers to identify cost savings benefits in business through increased efficiency and effectiveness in industrial assembly and repair. When: Wednesday 13th June 2018 Where: Factory of the Future, Ground Floor AMDC Building, Swinburne University of Technology. … Continue reading Industrial Design and Maintenance Engineers and Managers Roundtable Breakfast Registration →

Plant machinery and safety considerations are key components when it comes to the day-to-day running of an engineering or manufacturing enterprise. Continual improvement is something a lot of companies strive to reach. However, with some safety aspects there are sometimes different approaches, especially when it comes to process plant safety versus rotating machine safety. The … Continue reading A common approach to improve safety →

Ethernet switches incorporate PoE into design of unit   Backplane Systems Technology has launched Neousys Technology’s EDX-104 Series of five-port IEEE 802.3at PoE+ unmanaged ethernet switches with PoE+ PD and DC dual power input.   The EDX-104 range of unmanaged Ethernet switches is one of the world’s first to incorporate PoE (Power over Ethernet) into … Continue reading →

Volkswagen has announced that it will cut bonuses to senior management as the company prepares to deliver its annual report on April 28. While not giving specific figures, a statement from the company said that different models would be considered and would “lead to a significant reduction of the variable remuneration”. Volkswagen admitted in September last … Continue reading Volkswagen management prepares to take pay cut →