Tag: critical minerals

Extra $2bn for critical minerals financing welcomed

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An additional $2 billion has been added to the federal government’s Critical Minerals Facility, as announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during his visit to the United States. The...

WA to trial vanadium battery utility storage

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Horizon Power in Western Australia will be the first utility company in Australia to begin trialling the use of a vanadium redox flow battery. The state-owned energy company has...

Critical minerals list update gets underway

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An update of Australia’s critical minerals list is underway with the release of a consultation paper by Resources minister Madeleine King on Thursday. The Australian government’s list currently includes...

Productivity Commission doubts battery industry competitiveness

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Australia is unlikely to have a comparative advantage in exporting locally made batteries according to the Productivity Commission’s latest report, as it warns against adopting the “old-school protectionism” growing...

Rio Tinto gets $32m grant for hydrogen pilot

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Rio Tinto and Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation have secured a $32.1 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to advance a hydrogen pilot project aiming to decarbonise alumina...

Popular Chinese EV battery less well suited to Australia

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Cheap lithium-iron-phosphate batteries used in most Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles may not be well suited to Australia’s transport needs due to their lower energy density, according to a new report....