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18.09.2019 (2447 Clicks)

Timken to Acquire BEKA Lubrication

The Timken Company has reached an agreement to acquire BEKA Lubrication (BEKA), a leading global supplier of automatic lubrication systems, for approximately $165 million.

18.09.2019 (2965 Clicks)

Byerwen Coal Mine Opening good News for Queensland Exports, Jobs and Royalties

The opening of the Byerwen coal mine in North Queensland is testament to the strength and diversity of the state's mining sector, Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Chief executive Ian Macfarlane said yesterday.

18.09.2019 (2846 Clicks)

BHP report highlights Resources Sector’s Contribution to all Queenslanders

The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed BHP’s annual economic contribution report highlighting its increased payments to the Queensland Government last financial year totalled $1.24 billion or $100 million every month.

18.09.2019 (2529 Clicks)

Implenia wins order to build the new 380-kV Berlin Diagonal Power Link

• Tunnel to carry high-voltage power line
• Order worth around EUR 130 million (approximately CHF 140 million)  
  
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15.09.2019 (2326 Clicks)

Piotrek and Csiro to make next-gen Lithium Batteries for Global Market

A new partnership between Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, and Japanese specialist chemical manufacturer, Piotrek, will see Australian-developed battery technologies commercialised globally within the next five years.

The collaboration will enable the next generation of lithium battery technologies for portable electronic devices, drones and automotive vehicles, as well as address a critical safety need with lithium batteries by helping prevent battery fires.

The two organisations have partnered to develop the next generation of Solid Polymer Electrolytes (SPEs) for lithium batteries using CSIRO's proprietary RAFT (Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer) polymer technology and Piotrek's Ion Conducting Polymers (ICP).

General Manager at Piotrek, Mr Ihei Sada, said combining the CSIRO SPE with Piotrek ICP will give his company a big market advantage.

'This partnership will help Piotrek make our batteries safer and more efficient, and with our industry reach, we will get our advanced batteries to the market faster,' Mr Sada said.

'Together we will develop the world's safest, longer life solid state high energy battery.'

Solid state batteries are a class of lithium batteries that typically use a lithium metal anode, the highest specific energy of all battery anodes, enabling next generation batteries with twice as much energy than today's lithium battery technologies. Additionally, there is no volatile or flammable liquids inside a solid state battery that can catch fire at low temperatures if the cell is damaged.

CSIRO Battery Research Leader, Dr Adam Best, said that with several companies already active in this field, there are proposals to have solid state battery enabled devices in the market by 2025, if not sooner.

'Our RAFT technology allows us to tune our SPEs' properties to expand their versatility for different types of batteries and fuel cells, and will also significantly reduce the cost of device assembly and manufacture,' Dr Best said.

CSIRO's Dr John Chiefari is a co-inventor and co-developer of the RAFT polymer technology, and worked with Professors Maria Forsyth and Patrick Howlett from Deakin University's BatTri Hub to develop the SPEs.

Dr Chiefari said the exciting collaboration with Piotrek will bring together battery technologies from both organisations to fast- track the development of an SPE for use in high energy (4.5-5V) Lithium batteries for electric vehicles and drones.

'By developing and exploiting disruptive technology platforms, we're supporting the creation of new businesses and industries for Australia and the world,' Dr Chiefari said.

'This development will underpin the growth of high energy batteries for the electric vehicle market,' he said.

Director of CSIRO's Manufacturing arm, Dr Keith McLean, said the technologies developed through the Piotrek partnership will support productivity gains, boost sustainability and help capture emerging opportunities in local and global battery markets.

'CSIRO is committed to solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology, and developing the world's safest and most efficient next-gen lithium ion batteries is just one of the ways we're doing this,' Dr McLean said.

CSIRO is also working with Piotrek to automate electrolyte processes using robots, and to license a new electrolyte recipe.

Source: Csiro

                     

15.09.2019 (2669 Clicks)

Epiroc wins large Mining Equipment Service Contract in Chile

Epiroc has won a large contract from Codelco for service of mining equipment used at the Andina mine near Chile’s capital Santiago.

09.09.2019 (2126 Clicks)

WMO Secretary General Warns Against Climate 'Doomsters and Extremists'

The General-Secretary of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says that the alarmist narrative on climate change has gone off the rails and criticised the news media for provoking unjustified anxiety.

05.09.2019 (2592 Clicks)

Global Silver Production to Recover from 2020 to exceed 1B ounces by 2023

Global silver production, which has been declining since 2016, is expected to recover from 913.5 million ounces (Moz) in 2019 to 1,029Moz in 2023, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

05.09.2019 (3063 Clicks)

Global Gold Production to reach M132 Ounces in 2023

Global gold production is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5% between 2019 and 2023 to reach 132.1 million ounces (Moz) in 2023, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

05.09.2019 (3263 Clicks)

Small Robbins Double Shield TBM makes a monumental Achievement in the Parmer Lane Wastewater Interceptor in the USA

Compact TBM bores longest Rock Tunnel at 2.46 m Diameter