“Carbon leakage” review launched The federal government has opened public consultation on options to help address the risk of carbon leakage and its impact on heavy industries, such as steel and cement. Leakage occurs when industries move from countries with more ambitious emissions reduction policies to those with weaker policies. According to a statement on…
Orthocell solidifies partnership with UWA Tissue regeneration technology developer Orthocell has executed an agreement with the University of Western Australia to exchange UWA’s entitlement to royalties for equity in Orthocell. The company will issue UWA 1.71 million shares in the company at a deemed price of 35 cents, placing the university among the top 20…
Australia’s Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indonesia’s National Battery Research Institute (NBRI) witnessed by Bill Johnston, WA Minister for Energy, Mines and Petroleum and the Hydrogen industry. The agreement is intended to strengthen collaboration in battery research, technology and innovation between Australia and Indonesia, and…
Energy Storage Industries’ iron-flow battery technology is one of the winners in a $24 million investment into flow batteries from local developers announced by the Queensland state government. A government-funded pilot project will deliver new locally developed iron and zinc flow batteries – a $12 million iron flow battery from ESI with a preferred site…
Altech Batteries is rapidly progressing plans to manufacture in Germany its CERENERGY battery developed in joint venture with Germany’s Fraunhofer IKTS institute. Key workshops were held in May at the Fraunhofer ceramics research institute facilities in Dresden to finalise the plant’s design and select key suppliers. Altech Managing Director Iggy Tan said: “The level of…
Miner and manufacturer Vecco Group has officially opened its Townsville facilty to manufacture electrolyte for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs). Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (pictured) was on hand for the opening and went on social media to call it a ‘big win for Queensland’. Palaszczuk said: “We officially opened Vecco Group’s Vanadium Battery Manufacturing Facility,…
Sicona Battery Technologies has raised $22 million in Series A funding which will be used to further the company’s development plans both in Australia and the United States. The $22 million investment was led by India’s Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd, Australian venture capital investor Artesian, and Electrification & Decarbonization AIE LP, a fund managed by…
