Startup · $290.5m raised · Manufacturing
University of Wollongong spin-out developing capillary-fed electrolysis cells for green hydrogen production
Port Kembla, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Hysata raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Stanwell Corp | Grant | $3,000,000 |
| Stanwell Corporation | Grant · Grant | $6,000,000 |
| Clean Energy Finance Corporation | Series A · Seed | $10,000,000 |
| BP | Series B · Grant | $30,300,000 |
| Templewater | Series B · Grant | $30,300,000 |
| Australian Renewable Energy Agency | Grant · Grant · Grant · Grant | $53,900,000 |
| BlueScopeX | Series B · Grant · Series A | - |
| bp Ventures | Series B | - |
| Hostplus | Series B · Grant · Series A | - |
| IDO | Series B · Grant | - |
| IMM Investment Hong Kong | Series B · Grant | - |
| IP Group Australia | Series B · Grant · Series A · Seed | - |
| Kiki Ventures | Series B | - |
| Kiko Ventures | Series B · Grant · Series A | - |
| POSCO E&C | Series B · Grant | - |
| POSCO Holdings | Series B · Grant | - |
| Shinhan Financial Group | Series B · Grant | - |
| TelstraSuper | Series B · Grant | - |
| Twin Towers Ventures | Series B · Grant | - |
| Vestas Ventures | Series B · Grant · Series A | - |
| Virescent Ventures | Series B · Grant · Series A | - |
| Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) | Grant | - |
| Australian Government | Grant | - |
| Commonwealth Government | Grant | - |
| Queensland Government | Grant | - |
| Hygate | Grant | - |
| BlueScope | Series A | - |
| CEFC | Series A | - |
| Vestas | Series A | - |
Companies Hysata acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Hysata. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Hysata has received an ARENA grant of up to $49 million to build a commercial-scale electrolyser manufacturing line at Port Kembla, with UOW and TAFE NSW Illawarra supporting workforce training around the project.
Hysata has started production on the first line of its AI-monitored electrolyser factory at Port Kembla, within a project worth nearly $100 million, and plans to expand capacity to 200 megawatts.
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Australia's renewable energy agency handed out $59.1 million in grants across two rounds, backing 21 university, CRC and startup projects in green hydrogen and cleaner iron and steel production.
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ARENA announces a $20.9 million grant to Wollongong hydrogen electrolyser startup Hysata for a commercial-scale demonstration, with Stanwell contributing $3 million and a site; earlier HyGATE funding is recalled.
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Wollongong electrochemist Gerhard Swiegers has won an ARC Industry Laureate Fellowship with $3.7 million in funding for electrolyser research that underpins green hydrogen startup Hysata.
Canberra and Berlin award HyGATE initiative grants to green hydrogen projects led by Edify Energy with Siemens and by ATCO, plus electrolyser developer Hysata, backing early stages of gigawatt-scale Australian plans.
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Manufacturing roundup covering Cyclopharm's tax incentive payment, Carbon Revolution's government grant payments, CEFC's wind farm debt commitment, Adbri's land sales, a Monash energy report and a Wollongong research showcase.
NSW Environmental Trust grants $3 million to solar innovator SunDrive within a $6.5 million allocation shared with Hysata, Southern Green Gas and Quickstep; SunDrive's recent series A drew CEFC alongside Blackbird and Grok Ventures.
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Techboard's monthly roundup tallies August 2022 private funding at $207m across 22 deals, listing the month's raises, BlackRock's acquisition of Akaysha Energy, One Click Life's reverse takeover listing, and several fund closes.
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Virescent Ventures' blog flags Hysata's ultra-efficient electrolyser as progress toward low-cost hydrogen; the Australian company's backer is CEFC, whose investments Virescent manages, with fuller coverage in the AFR.
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