Archived News for Engineering Professionals
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided funding for technology to increase distributed energy in low voltage networks.
Ranger costs increase
The forecast cost of rehabilitating Rio Tinto’s former NT uranium mine has increased.
ANU renews record
The Australian National University (ANU) has broken its own record for solar cell efficiency.
High-tech fire suits tested
An Australian government body is working on the firefighting uniform of the future.
UN could slam dam plans
United Nations scientists have stoked fears that the Blue Mountains could lose its world heritage status because of a dam-raising scheme.
Donation sources obscured
Visy magnate Anthony Pratt has topped the latest political donations list.
More funds for modular solar
Government funds are backing an innovative new modular solar power system.
RACV backs hydro-factory
Melbourne will soon be home to Australia’s first purpose-built assembly plant for hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles.
Mystery bursts emerge from space
A team mapping radio waves across the Universe has discovered something unusual.
Woodside to exit Myanmar
Woodside has withdrawn from Myanmar almost a year after the nation’s military coup.
F-35 processes picked apart
A software update being rolled out to F-35 fighter jets comes through an “immature, deficient and insufficiently tested” process, a review has found.
FMG aims to be diesel free
Mining giant Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) is buying an engineering and battery company that it says will help it ditch diesel.
Report shows power digs
New research shows new investment in the resource sector is overwhelmingly focused on electrification minerals.
Rio moving on Mongolian mine
A $10 billion Rio Tinto-linked project in Mongolia appears to be back on track.
VR gives new sub view
Maritime archaeologists are allowing people to access a protected submarine wreck from the comfort of their homes.