The Opposition Leader has promised $100 million for a battery manufacturing precinct in regional Queensland if Labor were to win the election.
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Australia’s $243 electric car manufacturing boost
Scott Morrison has moved to reduce Australia’s reliance on China for rare earth materials with $243 million in grants to produce critical minerals required to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles.
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New lithium-sulphur battery is cheaper, greener, and faster
Researchers at Monash University have created a new lithium-sulphur battery interlayer that improves the performance and lifetime of batteries while promoting fast lithium transfer.
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Vaulta and Quickstep sign MoU
Vaulta, the new Australian battery casing technology company based in Brisbane and Quickstep Holdings Limited, Australia’s largest independent aerospace advanced composites manufacturer, today announce
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New contractor to deliver big solar farm and battery in SA
The South Australian government has signed a new energy supply contract that will help with the COVID recovery, create 800 construction jobs and make electricity cleaner, cheaper, and more secure.
In a
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ARENA announces $8.2 million funding to Tesla for battery and solar systems deployment in SA
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $8.2 million in funding to Tesla Motors Australia (Tesla) to deploy residential battery and rooftop
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AGL moves forward with integrated battery system plan
AGL has announced that it has lodged a scoping report with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) for a grid-scale battery system to be located on the Liddell Power Station site,
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Anson Resources’ brine project produces battery grade lithium
Veolia Water Technologies (Veolia) has successfully produced battery grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate using brine from Australian-based resources company Anson Resources’ Paradox Brine Project
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WA capitalising on lithium-ion battery demand
Western Australia’s strategy to capitalise on its substantial reserves of minerals used in the manufacture of rechargeable batteries has contributed to the state’s recent economic growth, according
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Lithium Australia announces plans for research grant funding
Lithium Australia was awarded a $1.3 million federal government grant to support the next stage of its $3.6 million LieNA research and development (R&D) programme for the recovery of lithium from fine
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$11 million allocated to scale-up battery manufacture
Six projects will share in more than $11 million in funding to develop Australia’s critical minerals industry in order to scale-up the manufacture of battery technologies.
“The projects being funded
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Tesla to increase production thanks to new China factory
Tesla will ramp up production this year to make more than half a million units, after its second quarterly profit in a row, largely due to its new manufacturing facility in Shanghai.
Tesla’s stock rose
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Partnership to explore Australian battery manufacturing
Australian lithium processing and extracting company, Lithium Australia, announced on December 9 a joint venture with Chinese battery manufacturer to evaluate the manufacturing of lithium batteries in
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High energy density battery goes from research to reality
A battery technology designed and patented by the University of Adelaide has finalised a $1 million research contract which will take the project to commercialisation.
The high energy density battery,
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German battery manufacturer commits to SA
The future of battery manufacturing in Australia has gotten a little brighter with the announcement of Germany battery company sonnen being awarded the Australian Made badge and recognition as a manufacturer
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Royalty arrangement to drive lithium manufacturing
A new royalty arrangement could see the flourishing of a new field of manufacturing in Western Australia.
The Western Australian government will use royalties to spur the growth of the downstream processing
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More than luck: making the most of our lithium endowment
Coming to the stage for the last session of any summit is a hard task, and after a packed day of speeches and panels at the National Manufacturing Summit, the job of Jim Stanford, director of the Centre
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SA steps up battery manufacture
Multinational battery manufacturer Alpha-ESS has increased its production in South Australia, with the aim to double its production by 2020.
At its assembly site in Lonsdale, the China-headquartered company
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CSIRO develops solid state lithium battery production
On Thursday, September 12, CSIRO announced that it had formalised an agreement with Japanese chemical manufacturer Piotrek to commercialise Australian battery technology.
The agreement covers a licensing
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Hub to transform battery waste into valuable materials
A new research hub, led by UNSW professor Veena Sahajwalla, will investigate the recycling of battery and consumer wastes to create useful materials for manufacturers.
The Australian Research Council (ARC)
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