Tag: Rio Tinto

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...

Activist industrial policy, but with a blind-spot for AI

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry minister Tim Ayres’ first National Press Club address was a full-throated argument in support of “activist industrial policy” as core to economic policy and economic resilience. The minister...

Australia joins US-led AI supply chain alliance

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia and seven other nations have signed onto a US-led artificial intelligence supply chain pact designed to accelerate investment in digital economies and counter China’s dominance. Australian officials joined...

Australian mining cleanup tech emerges as global disruptor

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An Australian developed filtration system for mining waste could be key to recovering more than $5 trillion worth of critical resources like copper and lithium trapped in wastewater around...

ANU joins Rio Tinto’s $230m global R&D hub

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian National University will play a role in Rio Tinto’s global $240 million Centre for Future Materials over the next decade, contributing to critical minerals processing, extraction and...

$2bn in FMIA production credits for cleaner aluminium

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Aluminium producers that switch to renewables will share in $2 billion worth of production credits under a new policy unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ahead of the upcoming...

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...

Global startup accelerator makes Perth its Australian home

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Founders Factory, a UK-based startup accelerator with global reach, will set up an Australian presence in Perth to offer a “springboard” to early-stage startups tackling decarbonisation challenges. The Founders...

Mining tech is a global brightspot

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
As the Australian economy faces the prospect of recession in the coming parliamentary term, pummeled by the flow-on effects of the commodities bust and the faltering Chinese economy, perhaps...