A third of manufacturing workers clock off work and on to their passion
06 May, 2019Are you a worker in the engineering and manufacturing sector that has a side project you are passionate about?
Funding for short-term forecasting of wind and solar farms
18 March, 2019The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that solar and wind farms will trial providing their own short-term generation forecasts.
Mining and energy scale-up accelerator program to launch
13 November, 2018Collaboration between Industry Growth Centres METS Ignited and NERA, along with the Queensland Government, WA Government and KPMG.
New initiative to support taking local innovation global
21 September, 2018The federal government has announced a funding initiative to support businesses in taking their products and services to the global market.
Siemens opens Qld facility for local manufacturing and export
14 September, 2018$25m will be invested in the new factory to support global demand for smart infrastructure products for the energy sector.
NERA's 2018 Leap Program goes live
11 September, 2018NERA has announced its 2018 Leap Vouchers totalling $240,000 to assist Australian SMEs innovate, collaborate and overcome barriers to commercialisation.
$19m boost for advanced manufacturers
07 September, 2018New grants are supporting Victorian and South Australian businesses to transition to the advanced manufacturing of higher value products.
New ARC centre to improve productivity for the resources sector
03 August, 2018Universities will work with industry as part of a new centre that will use data science to transform asset maintenance for Australia's resources sector.
Seeq secures US$23 million to advance IIoT analytics
30 July, 2018The funding will enable Seeq to expand its development, sales and marketing resources, and also increase its presence in international markets.
Mining tech industry project funding announced
09 July, 2018METS Ignited has announced $7.14 million in funding to eight METS companies and their partners to progress innovative projects in the METS and mining sectors.
Budget 2018–19: energy resources sector supported
14 May, 2018NERA welcomes the Australian Government's Budget commitment to continue support for the energy resources sector.
METS $6m funding round opens
10 May, 2018METS Ignited has opened up a new matched funding round for compoanies in the METS sector.
Oil and gas small business grants closing soon
09 April, 2018If you would like to engage in international trade and have a commercial product or service ready for export, then you should apply for Smart Australia soon.
$5000 grants for Queensland small business in oil and gas
09 March, 2018Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ) has joined forces with NERA to help Queensland businesses in the oil and gas sector access new markets.
NERA funding the transformation of energy resources sector
16 February, 2018NERA has announced the funding of $2.1 million for eight national projects, aimed at improving the global competitiveness of the energy resources sector.