GMG to build Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery pilot plant

Brisbane’s Graphene Manufacturing Group has secured Queensland government backing for a proposed Automated Battery Pilot Plant for the manufacture of GMG’s Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery. The company signed a Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund Agreement with the state for a grant of $2 million. GMG is using graphene to produce aluminium-ion batteries utilising…

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SunDrive, AGL Energy to examine solar panel manufacture in the Hunter

Solar cell manufacturer SunDrive Solar and ASX-listed AGL Energy have announced a Memorandum of Understanding exploring the possibility of building solar panels at AGL’s Hunter Energy Hub. The news coincided with Thursday morning’s announcement by prime minister Anthony Albanese of the $1 billion Solar SunShot scheme, aiming to grow a local supply chain for solar…

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GMG gets $2 million Queensland government grant for battery pilot plant

Graphene Manufacturing Group announced this week that it has signed a Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund Agreement with the state government for a $2 million grant, supporting the company’s proposed battery pilot plant. Brisbane-based and Toronto-listed GMG is commercialising graphene aluminium ion batteries among other graphene-based products.  GMG claims that their batteries, developed…

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ARM Hub and Vaulta’s ideas combine in innovation hub

By Peter Roberts Queensland’s ARM Hub is supporting a local start-up to build a smart lithium battery for Australian homes, at the same time demonstrating its unusual-for-Australia innovation model. The batteries have a special casing that enables them to be repaired remotely, and the company, Vaulta, is scaling their pilot assembly plant at the ARM…

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