According to The Australian Financial Review, Australia's solar power boom sent records tumbling across three states for low demand for grid-based power in the September quarter, including one hour in South Australia where solar power fuelled the entirety of the state's electricity needs.
The Australian Energy Market Operator reported that South Australia recorded a first for any major jurisdiction globally between midday and 1pm on Sunday October 11 when it was wholly run on solar power. Rooftop solar panels contributed 77 per cent of the total, providing 992 megawatts, while large-scale solar provided 313MW. https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/south-australia-records-100pc-solar-in-world-first-20201021-p567al If you want to read this article in Japanese, please see the following link: https://www.j-abc.com/jp-blog/1004261281.html?lang=ja
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According to The Australian Financial Review, Tesla is in talks with BHP on a nickel deal as the electric car maker targets higher production and seeks to avoid a supply crunch, people familiar with the matter say.
Talks are held up on pricing, and no final agreement has been reached so far between the automaker and BHP, the world’s largest miner, said one of the people, requesting anonymity because the talks are private. The discussions come as Tesla works to raise the amount of the metal used in vehicle batteries to improve performance, and as it makes a push into in house cell production. Nickel is a key component for the cathodes of electric vehicle batteries, and chief executive Elon Musk has expressed concern about supply because of challenges in sustainable sourcing. https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/tesla-in-talks-with-bhp-over-nickel-supply-pact-20201007-p562s3 If you want to read this article in Japanese, please see the following link: https://www.j-abc.com/jp-blog/bhp3858404.html 
According to The Australian Financial Review, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has moved to boost her mining credentials ahead of next month's state election by giving the green light to a new $1 billion coal mine in Central Queensland.
After Labor suffered a humiliating defeat in last year's federal election by avoiding supporting Adani's controversial $3 billion Carmichael mine, the Palaszczuk government has moved to embrace coal again, announcing it had approved the mining lease for Pembroke Resources' Olive Downs metallurgical coal mine. The 15 million tonnes-a-year mine, 40 kilometres south-east of Moranbah, is slightly bigger than Adani's 10 million tonnes-a-year coal mine, but is not as politically sensitive given it is coking coal which is used for making steel, rather than thermal coal used for burning in power stations. Ms Palaszczuk said the approval for the Olive Downs mine, which will deliver 500 construction jobs and 1000 workers when it opens in 2022, was part of $21 billion in new resources investment in Queensland and 8000 new jobs over the past five years. https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/palaszczuk-government-approves-new-1b-coal-mine-20200929-p560cr If you want to read this article in Japanese, please see the following link: https://www.j-abc.com/jp-blog/3223510.html?lang=ja 
According to The Australian Financial Review, women working as doctors, consultants, bankers and lawyers are turning their backs on stable careers to chase the dream of making it big with a start-up, with a new women-only fellowship at accelerator Startmate beginning recently.
Ewelina Rudnicka worked in human rights and international development after university before completing a public policy masters at Harvard, which led her to joining Boston Consulting Group. She says she thinks working in a start-up will give her the opportunity to have more ownership over what's being created, and expects the fellowship to give her the chance to learn more about the industry — including the difference between a product manager and product owner — and lead to a new job. "I'm quite interested in fintech. I've worked a little bit in financial services and that's a natural draw to me ... but I think the most important criteria for picking an organisation is how much ownership I will have — will I be able to drive the work, will my actions have tangible impact on the company? "I'm attracted to start-ups that have a mission and I'm drawn to ones that talk about themselves in terms of consumer transparency. According to the head of the fellowship, Sophia Witherington, the program aims to help place 300 women in roles within the sector by the end of 2021. https://www.afr.com/technology/why-women-are-leaving-stable-jobs-for-careers-in-start-ups-20200915-p55vyq If you want to read this article in Japanese, please see the following link: https://www.j-abc.com/jp-blog/4618753.html?lang=ja 
According to The Australian Financial Review, across Australia, a generation of 20- and 30-year-olds – many of whom turned their back on their rural upbringing in favour of high-flying and well-paid jobs in the "big smoke" – are reconsidering their priorities and rethinking their futures.
The glittering lights, skyscrapers and bustling bars and cafes of Sydney and Melbourne have lost their lustre during the pandemic, as corporate jobs have disappeared or been banished to the home office and kitchen table. With KPMG looking to permanently change the way its staff are so centralised, moving instead to multi-hubs and more flexible work-from-home arrangements, Gubbins who trained as a lawyer and now works with KPMG’s food and agribusiness sector is hopeful her “escape to the country” can become permanent. “It’s going to take a bit of figuring out what works now. I don’t think I need to be back in head office all the time and KPMG has been very supportive; we are talking about a hybrid model for the future. “I’d like to stay and live regional, travelling interstate to meet clients as I do now and with the option of going into Melbourne head office when required." Gubbins says coronavirus has catalysed her close cohort – many of whom she grew up with in western Victoria and who all moved into corporate jobs in Melbourne – to take stock, stand still and rethink values. One friend has quit her landscaping architecture job in Melbourne and shifted back to her regional hometown of Hamilton to start a gardening business. https://www.afr.com/companies/agriculture/welcome-to-the-work-farm-home-revolution-20200917-p55woa If you want to read this article in Japanese, please see the following link: https://www.j-abc.com/jp-blog/5449847.html?lang=ja 
Foundation for Australia-Japan Studies (FAJS) Rio Tinto Australia-Japan Collaboration Program Research Grant Round 2021 opens August 31, 2020 and closes September 30, 2020.
The 2021 call for research grant Expressions of Interest will open on 31 August and close on September 30, 2020. See https://www.fajs.org for details about accessing the application online and for full Guidelines The objectives of the Foundation for Australia-Japan Studies The Foundation’s mission is to encourage research collaborations between academic institutions and external partners, including industry and government, in Australia and Japan, and to support people who are transforming the bilateral relationship through these partnerships. One way FAJS does that is through our research project grant program. The current grant program is the Rio Tinto Australia-Japan Collaboration Program. Priority areas Grants are available for many different types of research. The Foundation will prioritise high quality programs particularly, but not exclusively, in the areas of: • Materials and energy technologies and systems • Computing, digital and AI applications and developments • Food, marine and agriculture science and technologies • Medical science and technology • Social and physical infrastructure Please consult the full Guidelines for further details. Nature of Grants Grants will typically be between AUD$50,000 to AUD$150,000 in value. These grants are a valuable opportunity to start up new projects or to extend existing ones with Japanese and Australian counterparts. They can be in part used to support the exchange of researchers to build lasting links between research teams from diverse organisations. Projects should have well defined research objectives and show clear links between university researchers and industry or government. Further information The Guidelines explaining the criteria for projects can be found at the Foundation’s website https://www.fajs.org The expression of interest is a simple online process with very little paperwork. After initial assessment, the Foundation will invite selected projects to go to the next stage of submitting full applications. The EOI process for the projects opens on August 31 and closes on September 30. The link to the online application process will be posted on the Foundation website www.fajs.org on August 31st. Short listed projects will be invited to submit full applications in early November. If you want to read this article in Japanese, please see the following link: https://www.j-abc.com/jp-blog/5397595.html 
According to The Australian Financial Review, BHP will spend up to $US1 billion ($1.37 billion) over the next five years to achieve its new emissions reduction targets and indicated the investment required to achieve the targets would rank above dividends on its list of spending priorities.
The miner said its portfolio would "do best" under a scenario where temperature rises were limited to 1.5 degrees, and estimated that a carbon price of $US160 per tonne would be required by 2030 to achieve the goal, rising to $US280 per tonne in 2050. BHP said it would help the steel industry to find ways to reduce the emissions generated when BHP's coking coal is burned with iron ore in blast furnaces. ''We will support the steel industry to identify pathways and develop technologies by 2030 to reduce emissions intensity by 30 per cent,'' said Mr Henry in a speech. https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/bhp-s-1-3b-of-climate-projects-more-important-than-dividends-20200910-p55ue8 If you want to read this article in Japanese, please see the following link: https://www.j-abc.com/jp-blog/bhp13.html 
Australia’s largest Phase 1 Clinical trials specialist, Nucleus Network, has commenced dosing the first human participants for the Phase 1/2 trial COVID-19 Vaccine trial in collaboration with the vaccine’s developer Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd in partnership with the local sponsor, Accelagen Pty Ltd.
30 healthy participants, aged 18 to 59 years of age, have been screened to take part in Phase 1 of the trial under the guidance of Nucleus Network’s leading expert in infectious disease Principal Investigator Assoc. Professor Paul Griffin. Phase 2 of the trial will include 250 participants and is expected to commence in October. Nucleus Network is now administering three of approximately 36 in-human COVID-19 Phase 1 and 2 vaccine trials globally, with The University of Queensland and Novavax also selecting Nucleus Network to conduct their trials. This makes Nucleus one of the only Phase 1 clinical trials specialist entrusted to undertake multiple COVID-19 vaccine trials anywhere in the world. https://www.nucleusnetwork.com/news/nucleus-network-begins-dosing-for-third-covid-19-vaccine-trial/ If you want to read this article in Japanese, please see the following link: https://www.j-abc.com/jp-blog/nucleus-networkcovid-193.html?lang=ja 
According to The Australian Financial Review, BHP is moving to produce greener coal under a deal to power its Queensland mines with renewable energy from state-owned generator and retailer CleanCo.
The agreement will see BHP coking coal mines cut their reliance on coal-fired power in Queensland and is the first of it kind for the company in Australia. BHP is pursuing similar renewables supply deals for its iron ore operations in WA and Olympic Dam in South Australia. BHP intends to power half the electricity needs at its Queensland coal mines from low emissions sources, chiefly solar, wind and hydro backed up by gas. It currently sources 100 per cent of electricity supply from the largely coal-fired Queensland grid. The mining giant expects the shift to renewables to halve the annual emissions from the Queensland mines by 2025. https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/bhp-flicks-switch-on-greener-coal-from-queensland-mines-20200901-p55r95 If you want to read this article in Japanese, please see the following link: https://www.j-abc.com/jp-blog/bhp6719938.html?lang=ja 
According to The Australian Financial Review, CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, confirmed that it has formed a new company, backed by Woolworths, GrainCorp and Andrew Forrest, to take a methane-busting seaweed to market.
FutureFeed will commercialise a livestock feed additive made from the seaweed asparagopsis. The feed additive has been shown to reduce methane emissions in beef and dairy cattle by more than 80 per cent in trials in Australia and the US. FutureFeed is aiming to develop an integrated supply chain from seaweed farming through to processing and feed manufacture in order to supply global beef and dairy industries. The company expects to see commercial volumes of the feed additive supplied into the Australian beef and dairy market by mid-2021 followed by international markets. https://www.afr.com/companies/agriculture/csiro-launches-super-seaweed-for-green-cattle-company-20200821-p55nvo If you want to read this article in Japanese, please see the following link: https://www.j-abc.com/jp-blog/801207543.html?lang=ja |
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