Startup · $3.2m raised
Adelaide, SA
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round 1414 raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Government | Grant · Grant | $2,200,000 |
| Woodside Energy Technologies | Grant | - |
Companies 1414 acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Kevin Moriarty | Chairman | @AuManufacturing (4 Nov 2024), @AuManufacturing (2 Apr 2024), RenewEconomy, @AuManufacturing (13 Nov 2023) |
| Dr Mahesh Venkataraman | Chief Technology Officer | @AuManufacturing (2 Apr 2024), RenewEconomy, @AuManufacturing (13 Nov 2023) |
Stories naming 1414. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup of readers' five favourite stories: a hydrogen grant for 1414 Degrees, LS Precast's rail tunnel contract, AML3D's US Navy pact, quantum clock breakthrough, and Suntory Oceania's launch.
1414 Degrees says its SiBox silicon heat-storage technology is nearing commercialisation, with federal expansion support on offer, and recalls a February consortium grant win for its SiPHyR hydrogen project.
Roundup: 1414 Degrees locks in as much as $4.7m from Lind Global Fund II; Queensland Hydro awards Borumba dam contracts; FWPA's research chief is retiring; La Trobe and BIRAC sign a biotech corridor pact.
Vast Renewables' Port Augusta methanol plant has won planning approval; the article recalls February funding commitments from ARENA and a German government program for construction.
SiBox thermal storage developer 1414 Degrees has completed its technology demonstration, proving it can deliver process heat at industrial scale, and will move to Adelaide's Tonsley district to test mass-production versions.
Vast Renewables and Mabanaft have finalised A$40m in government funding for their SM1 green methanol plant at Port Augusta: up to A$19.48m from ARENA, up to €12.4m via Germany's HyGATE program.
Also @AuManufacturing
PV Industries, a battery-recycling consortium and 1414 Degrees win grants in the newest CRC round, covering panel recycling, battery materials recovery and hydrogen; KGM Services also enters the field with university backers.
Federal grants roundup: 21 Cooperative Research Centres Projects awards worth $51 million in Round 15, with EQ Plastics, Optiscan Imaging and NEXSEN BioTech each receiving $3 million for product development.
Also RenewEconomy
Woodside has committed another US$750,000 to 1414 Degrees' SiBox molten silicon storage demonstration, lifting its total backing to US$2.75 million, on top of earlier Australian Government money.
Thermal storage firm 1414 Degrees has won an extra $750,000 from Woodside's technology arm for its molten silicon SiBox pilot, taking that backer's support to $2.75 million, with the demonstration unit now running unattended.
Also @AuManufacturing
Weekend pre-election announcements detail federal support: a $48.2m grant for Opal's Maryvale waste-to-energy plant, $70m for the Port Bonython hydrogen hub, and a financing package for Vast Solar's planned solar thermal plant.
Vast Solar has won $110 million in federal finance to revive a 20MW solar thermal plant with storage at Port Augusta, five years after SolarReserve won the same support then abandoned the project.
Canberra has granted $44 million across six manufacturers, including Pact Group, Toshiba International and 1414 Degrees, to lift recycling and clean energy production.