Tag: CEFC

Queensland AgTech secures $30m for on farm robots

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Queensland-based agtech company SwarmFarm Robotics has secured $30 million to accelerate the rollout of its autonomous farming robots and expand into North America. The Emerald-headquartered startup raised the funding...

Govt urged to unshackle industry policy billions

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government is being urged to amend its investment mandates and risk appetites to channel more of its landmark industry support to research and deep technologies after analysis...

Hysata’s historic $169m raise to boost electrolyser exports

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Wollongong-based green hydrogen venture Hysata has raised $169 million (US$111 million) in what is being billed as Australia’s largest ever Series B for a CleanTech. The electrolyser manufacturer’s new...

Govt steps in to fund WA lithium mine

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An lithium mining project in Western Australia has secured public financing in a new $550 million loan to get it through early production, expected to start later this year....

The NRF: An industry champion or a rent seeker’s delight?

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
The appointment of former Macquarie Bank executive Ivan Power as chief executive of the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) was a low-key affair. Relative to the months-long anticipation of who...

Rewiring the Nation: $3b lined up for WA grid transformation

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government has committed $3 billion in funding to private sector electricity transmission projects in Western Australia to support the roll-out of renewable energy programs. The concessional loans...

Tech industry welcomes board, awaits investment mandate

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry bodies have cautiously welcomed Industry and Science minister Ed Husic’s eight appointments to National Reconstruction Fund board, with some reserving judgement until details on the investment mandate are...