Tag: Lithium

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...

NRF takes $50m stake in WA lithium project

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has made its second investment in Australia’s critical minerals sector, committing $50 million to Liontown Resources’ flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia....

Monash spinout raises $27.5m for cleaner lithium production

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Monash University spinout ElectraLith has raised $27.5 million to advance a pilot plant for the production of an key lithium battery input, attracting investment from local and overseas deep...

$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...

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....

$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...