The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has reached a major investment milestone for large-scale solar development in Australia, with its latest two investments helping accelerate the delivery of more than 1GW in additional solar energy across 20 projects. The CEFC today announced it had committed $207 million in debt finance to accelerate the development
Read MoreOn behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced it has awarded $29.2 million for 20 research projects to propel the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. The funding has been offered to research teams from the University of New South Wales, Australian National University, Monash
Read MoreOn behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $6 million to Greatcell Solar to accelerate development of a new printable perovskite solar cell. In an ASX announcement, Greatcell announced the funding as part of a $17.3 million project to develop a new, world-class prototype facility
Read MoreA new Industrial Transformation Research Hub will focus on developing unique high-value graphene products and devices for industry. Australian Research Council (ARC) Chief Executive Officer, Professor Sue Thomas, welcomed the opening of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation at The University of Adelaide today. The ARC
Read MoreLocal entrepreneurs working on innovations in road safety, agriculture and building projects are just some of the recipients of the latest round of SPURonWA grants. Under the guidance of SPUR, the start-ups will invest the grants in development costs associated with their innovative location-based solutions, and begin accelerating their ideas to
Read MoreAustralian transport ministers have approved two key automated vehicle reforms as part of a roadmap of reform to support commercial deployment. Chief Executive of the National Transport Commission (NTC), Paul Retter said ministers endorsed new national enforcement guidelines and agreed to progress the development of a safety assurance system at the
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The Australian Government yesterday launched a trial of Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) for the Australasian region at an event at CQUniversity Australia's Rockhampton campus. The launch was attended by the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator Matt Canavan, who said CQUniversity is leading one of over 30 projects that will
Read MoreThe ACCC is rethinking the way it approaches spectrum competition issues ahead of the upcoming 5G auction, ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said today. At the RadComms conference in Sydney today, Mr Sims also urged government to take a long-term, consumer-centric approach to spectrum allocations. “Traditionally, the ACCC has sought to prevent dominance
Read MoreThree Australian businesses have been announced as winners of the nbn Glocals Academy, which will see them upskill on everything from learning how to process overseas payments to finding a purchasing agent before launching their products internationally. The winners will undergo a six month one-on-one mentorship program with Chinese business expansion expert, CT
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Companies developing new ways to diagnose cancer, platforms to connect work and learning, next generation WiFi chips and quantum computing firmware are among the first to receive investment from Main Sequence Ventures, manager of the $200 million CSIRO Innovation Fund. Acting Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Senator the Hon Michaelia
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