Dr Lee Finniear

Next generation battery manufacturing gets funding boost

ARENA awards Li-S Energy $7.86 million to advance lithium-sulfur battery production studies toward a proposed large-scale cell facility.

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Australian battery maker opens first facility in Victoria, lands federal funds for expansion

Battery maker Li-S Energy has opened its Geelong pouch cell facility and won a $1.7 million federal Industry Growth Program grant for a lithium foil line; four other firms also received IGP grants.

Cauldron books $4.3 million Industry Growth Program grant to expand hyper-fermentation facility

Ed Husic named the first Industry Growth Program grant recipients, with biomanufacturing startup Cauldron Ferm receiving $4.3 million and four other startups funded for drone batteries, radiation monitoring, anti-phishing and berry-picking robotics.

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Industry Growth Program funds flow to commercialise technology

First grants from the federal Industry Growth Program include battery developer Li-S Energy, announced as Minister Ed Husic opened its Geelong facility. The $392 million program feeds the National Reconstruction Fund.

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