A Queensland University of Technology-led team has been awarded a $2.2 million grant through the Quad Clean Energy Supply Chain Diversification Program to develop a novel battery cathode production method. Australia has committed $50 million to the diversification program, which was announced during May 2023 Leaders’ Summit for the Quad, a diplomatic partnership between Australia,…
Applications opened on Tuesday for the federal Battery Breakthrough Initiative, announced in the 2024 budget, offering $500 million in support through “capital grants, production incentives or other payments” and administered by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA.) According to a statement from industry minister Tim Ayres (pictured) on Tuesday, the initiative aims to see more…
ASX-listed surface technology business AnteoTech has appointed Merrill Gray as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Scientist, engineer and executive Gray (pictured) has served a four-month period as Interim MD and CEO, and her full-time appointment is effective Tuesday. “I am excited by the prospect of taking what I have learnt and supporting increased product…
The National Reconstruction Fund has announced a $50 million equity investment in Liontown Resources, which is raising $266 million through an institutional placement. According to a statement from industry minister Tim Ayres on Thursday, the investment by the NRF will support “the ramp-up and underground transition” of Liontown’s Kathleen Valley Lithium Operation. “I am delighted…
Battery recycling company Iondrive has announced a new project with the CSIRO to convert waste graphite from spent lithium-ion batteries into anode-grade material, extending the usefulness and revenue-generating potential of the company’s proprietary Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) platform. According to a statement from the company on Tuesday, the project kicked off on July 1 and…
Battery anode material company Graphinex has opened its Townsville demonstration facility, which has received $5 million in federal and state government backing. According to a statement from federal resources minister Anthony Chisholm on Friday, the site will process graphite ores sourced from the Graphinex Esmeralda Graphite deposit, approximately 500 kilometres west of Townsville, and will…
Minister for Northern Australia Madeleine KIng has announced that the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) will provide a loan of up to $50 million to help Element 25 expand its manganese project in Pilbara, Western Australia and serve growing demand from the electric vehicle battery market. According to a statement from King on Tuesday, the…
As we prepare to hand nominations for Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers 2025 over to our judges, we look at an ASX-listed battery recycling company commercialising “deep eutectic solvent” research from the University of Adelaide. Brent Balinski speaks to IonDrive CEO Dr Ebbe Dommisse. There are a lot of ways to not make it when…
CSIRO has launched a new R&D grant program, offering mining and manufacturing SMEs (fewer than 200 employees) specialising in graphite between $10,000 and $50,000 per project as well as access to facilities and expertise. In a statement on Friday, the nation’s scientific agency said the grant opportunity’s focus is on “accelerat[ing] the growth of the…
Livium Ltd’s battery materials division, VSPC has selected Australia as its preferred location to construct a small scale demonstration plant to produce battery materials lithium ferro phosphate (LFP), and the emerging lithium manganese ferro phosphate (LMFP). LMFP is an emerging product offering a 15 to 20 percent increase in specific energy over LFP when used…