Tag: Australian Renewable Energy Agency

ARENA backs Electralith bid to clean up lithium mining

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency will tip almost $3 million into Rio Tinto-backed startup Electralith to pilot its chemical free, waterless lithium refining technology. Part of efforts to stand...

ARENA turns to tech to save solar mission

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia must make major changes to how large-scale solar projects are built and connected if their wholesale power prices are to hit a long sought price target, the federal...

Gig Guide: Marianna O’Gorman leads ARENA board refresh

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Marianna O’Gorman has been appointed chair of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, becoming the first woman to lead the agency in its 14-year history. Ms O’Gorman, who co-founded the...

ARENA backs $10m net-zero fund for small manufacturers

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has unlocked new funds to help smaller-scale manufacturers adopt new technologies that will cut fossil fuels from their works before the end of the...

$7.6m boost for Aussie battery maker’s mega-factory

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian battery maker Li-S Energy has secured $7.6 million in federal funding to support plans for a large-scale lithium-sulfur battery cell manufacturing facility in Victoria. The proposed facility would be...

$500m in battery grants open for struggling sector

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
A $500 million program to support Australian battery manufacturing has opened, offering capital grants and production incentives to local companies as international competition grows. The Battery Breakthrough initiative, announced...

ARENA tips $10m into sustainable aviation fuel studies

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency will provide more than $10 million in federal grants for two feasibility studies aimed at advancing sustainable aviation fuel projects with international reach. The...

AnteoTech scores first-ever ARENA battery manufacturing grant

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has awarded its first battery development and manufacturing grant to Brisbane-based AnteoTech to commercialise its unique component technology for lithium-ion batteries. Announced on Tuesday,...