Minister for Energy and Resources, Victorian Government
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Minister for Climate Action | the Victorian state government | @AuManufacturing |
| Minister for Energy and Resources | Victorian Government | Breakthrough Victoria (22 Apr 2024), @AuManufacturing (21 Aug 2023), @AuManufacturing (5 Apr 2023), Breakthrough Victoria (22 Dec 2022), RenewEconomy |
Stories naming Lily D'Ambrosio. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Breakthrough Victoria announces putting $20 million into RayGen Resources, a Victorian solar and thermal energy storage maker, to support clean energy, local manufacturing and the company's growth alongside its existing backers.
Victoria's first funding round under its expanded neighbourhood battery program backs 25 batteries across six projects, with AusNet and its Mondo arm taking the largest share and several community energy groups also funded.
Ampcontrol has unveiled a hydrogen-based off-grid power system built by its subsidiary Boundary Power with utility Horizon Power, supported by a Victorian government grant, at its Ringwood factory.
Manufacturing briefs: XRF Scientific posts record results, Universal Biosensors receives an R&D tax rebate, Imugene and SMC appoint executives, FWPA promotes forestry in a new campaign, and AGL agrees a Loy Yang transition fund.
Manufacturing roundup: Memphasys IVF birth and Japanese orders, FIAL chair change, DroneShield's DroneGun Mk4, Austeng's hydrogen burner grant, UNSW recycling hub launch, Symbio laboratory, apprentice award, and MathWorks joining Universal Robots' ecosystem.
Breakthrough Victoria's chief executive reviews the investment firm's first operating year, recalling backing for several startups, a university pre-seed fund platform, a quantum technology facility, and a new environmental challenge program.
Victoria is funding more than $7 million in grants for renewable hydrogen ventures, supporting hydrogen bus trials, a refuelling station, hydrogen production facilities, and the state's first hydrogen-powered cremation prototype.