battery manufacturing

The Queensland government will enhance the state’s place in the energy storage revolution via a $15 million investment to scale up the National Battery Testing Centre (NBTC), based in Banyo on Brisbane’s north side.

Through the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia, the Western Australian government has invested $900,000 in the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) Cathode Precursor Production pilot plant project, led by Curtin University. 

Renascor Resources have signed a Mou with the world’s largest lithium-ion battery materials supplier, POSCO, to build a manufacturing facility for a Siviour Mine and Concentrator at Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, and battery anode material. 

To continue to drive investment and achieve a $40 billion economy by 2030, the Northern Territory government has announced a new partnership with the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) to accelerate the state’s battery materials and manufacturing industry.

General Motors (GM) and Wabtec Corporation, global transport equipment and systems provider, will collaborate to develop and commercialise GM’s Ultium battery technology and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell systems for Wabtec locomotives.  “The rail industry is on the cusp of a sustainable transformation with the introduction of batteries and hydrogen to power locomotive fleets,” Wabtec president and CEO Rafael Santana said.  “Our FLXdrive locomotive, the world’s first 100 per cent battery powered locomotive, … Continue reading GM, Wabtec to develop Ultium battery, HYDROTEC fuel cell systems →

Strategic Elements subsidiary Australian Advanced Materials (AAM) will develop a self-charging battery technology through a collaboration with the University of New South Wales and CSIRO. The battery cells create electricity from humidity in the air or skin surface to self-charge themselves within minutes. No manual charging or wired power is required. They are created with … Continue reading Australian Advanced Materials to create self-charging batteries →

A new strategy commissioned by the Australian federal government will help maximise Australia’s potential as a world powerhouse in lithium-ion battery manufacturing. Minister for trade, tourism and investment, Simon Birmingham, launched Austrade’s new Lithium-Ion Battery Value Chain: New Economy Opportunities for Australia strategy on December 11. He said Australia was well positioned to become a … Continue reading New government strategy boosts lithium-ion battery manufacturing →

A proposed $2-billion lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Townsville has moved closer to becoming a reality with the Queensland government today announcing an assistance agreement with the international consortium funding the project. The Queensland government signed an agreement with Imperium3 – an international joint venture led by Boston Energy and Innovation, Magnis Resources and Charge CCCV … Continue reading Townsville $2b lithium-ion battery factory gets a boost →

Queensland battery company Redflow has achieved a manufacturing milestone by successfully producing the first battery electrode stacks from its new factory in Thailand. The battery stack is a critical part of the Redflow ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow battery, containing electrodes that charge and discharge the battery by “plating” and “deplating” zinc on a membrane. This is a … Continue reading QLD battery manufacturer hits new milestone →

The Boston Energy and Innovation (BEI) Consortium has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Townsville City Council to investigate the financial viability of building a 15GWh battery manufacturing plant in Townsville. Once in full production, the 15GWh manufacturing facility will produce either 250,000 car batteries per annum (up to 400km range), one million home … Continue reading Potential for Townsville battery manufacturing plant →