Tag: batteries

First rare earths refinery secures $475m govt loan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia will get its first fully integrated rare earths refinery after the federal government responded to a call for investment from Iluka Resources and agreed to loan it $475...

$150m package to sustain WA battery material dream

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Lithium processors will not have to pay dues to the Western Australian government for the next two years as part of a $150 million package to keep the battery...

Lithium-sulfur breakthrough for Aussie battery maker

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian battery maker Li-S Energy has claimed a significant breakthrough after achieving substantial improvements to the performance of its patented lithium-sulfur technology. The ASX-listed company on Monday said full...

World’s largest battery maker makes first Aussie R&D move

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
CATL, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery manufacturer, has entered its first Australian research and development partnership, linking up with electric vehicle charger producer Gold Coast-based eLumina. eLumina confirmed on...

$9.4m battery train trial set for Townsville

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Battery-powered trains could soon be criss-crossing central Queensland after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency awarded a $9.4 million grant to retrofit existing rolling stock. Australia’s largest freight hauler Aurizon...

$14m battery growth centre to be run by CRC

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Powering Australia Industry Growth Centre will be run by a cooperative research centre, with the Albanese government awarding $14 million to the WA-based Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research...

Indonesia signs up with Australia for EV supply chain push

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia will “advance mutually beneficial cooperation” with Indonesia on the electric vehicle supply chain, including in battery manufacturing and critical minerals processing to lessen the current reliance on China....

Sicona, the Aussie battery innovator charging ahead

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
From a manufacturing plant 85km south of Sydney, a local startup is producing materials for the likes of Tesla, Panasonic and Samsung. Sicona Battery Technologies is commercialising a next-generation...

Alan Finkel on Australia’s clean energy opportunity

Posted on   |  by Dr Alan Finkel AC
The world will decarbonise, fast or slow, hell or high water. The hard part of the transition is more difficult than any deliberate undertaking ever previously contemplated. The very...