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Powering data centers: What the AI boom means for power distribution
1+ week, 5+ day ago (513+ words) In Association with Carroll Technologies Group AI is driving a surge in data centre power demand. Explore how rising rack densities, grid constraints, and evolving infrastructure are reshaping power distribution for next-generation workloads. The explosive growth of generative AI, machine…...
Flyability
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (767+ words) provides drone solutions for inspecting and exploring indoor, inaccessible, and confined spaces in mining. Over a decade later, Flyability continues to develop cutting-edge robotic solutions for inspecting, mapping, and digitising the most extreme environments, from stopes in underground mines to…...
The invisible war on GPS and what it means for mining operations
3+ week, 5+ day ago (708+ words) GPS disruption is escalating globally, exposing mining's reliance on fragile positioning systems and forcing a shift towards resilient, multi-sensor operations, writes Neil Cawse, CEO of Geotab. On Christmas Day 2024, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 lost its GPS signal while approaching Grozny, Russia....
Alumina reinvented: Queensland's high-purity role in the tech economy
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (894+ words) The global semiconductor shortage of recent years has highlighted flaws in existing supply chains, as demand continues to outpace supply. With the need to expand the global supplier base, we explore how Queensland is strongly positioned to make a valuable…...
Beyond lithium: The alternative materials in Queensland as battery demand soars
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (1307+ words) Batteries are a critical solution for urgent decarbonisation goals and energy storage " with Queensland providing the essential resources and processing expertise amid surging demand in Australia for grid capacity and home installations. The Australian Government's Cheaper Home Batteries offers a…...
Battery minerals and rare earths: Queensland's edge in critical tech
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1182+ words) Demand for battery minerals and rare earth materials is surging, driven by the growing applications in technology, electric vehicles, and energy storage. Yet demand is fast outstripping supply. Materials are often sourced across multiple countries, making supply chains complex and…...
First Phosphate produces lithium battery cells using North American critical minerals
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (234+ words) First Phosphate has announced the successful production of commercial-grade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) 18650 format battery cells in a significant step towards localising the LFP battery supply chain in North America. The LFP cathode and anode materials for the First Phosphate…...