Scott Morrison announces a $50 million investment in research of green industries including aluminium

On 11th May 2022, Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison visited Hunter to acknowledge the $50 million investment for a new business and research coalition with the University of Newcastle and the University of New South Wales. Hunter is a town located in Greene County, New York, United States. 

They are going to discover ways around the hydrogen fuel plus storage sector, zero-emission aviation and economic solar panel industries.  The trio will emphasise on producing green aluminium along with other metals.

When aluminium is produced using a range of renewable energy resources, like, wind, it is known as green aluminium. Aluminium is one of the world’s most sustainable materials which can either be extracted through processing bauxite or by simply recycling aluminium scrap. A variety of aluminium alloys are highly preferred in the aviation industry, because of their lower weight and ductility. 

Countless companies around the world are inclined towards sustainable development and net-zero emissions, to reduce the carbon footprint left by coal or crude oil.

To evolve and impose newer technological avenues, the universities will gather 27 industry partners consisting of 23 small businesses.

In the next four years, the industry and university alliance have proposed more than $220 million co-investment and is estimated to produce 1,600 jobs in the sector.

The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison is hopeful for the future of Hunter when he witnessed big institutions and enterprises joining hands for the country’s growth.

“A key part of our economic plan is to ensure that we achieve that collaboration, and it supports in particular advanced manufacturing in this country, so we make things here in this country,” the Prime Minister explained.

“Our advanced manufacturing sector is growing, and it’s performing strongly, and it will continue to grow and that’s why today I’m launching our plan for modern manufacturing,” added Scott Morrison.

This is the third collaboration in the Federal Government’s Trailblazer Universities Programme, mainly focusing on the research capabilities and making good use of them to accomplish a stable manufacturing target.