CEO, HB11
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO | HB11 | @AuManufacturing, Forbes Australia |
| Managing Director (former) · Founder | HB11 Energy | SmartCompany, RenewEconomy (17 Apr 2025), RenewEconomy (28 Apr 2023) |
Stories naming Dr Warren McKenzie. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Allegro Energy's chief executive argues local manufacturing can put Australia at the front of advanced manufacturing, recounting his flow-battery company's Hunter base, Origin Energy pilot and Series A capital, ahead of a Sydney panel.
A profile of fusion startup HB11 Energy, its collaborations, and founder Warren McKenzie's argument that Australia lacks a fusion strategy, pushing the company toward the US.
Feature on Australian capital moving into fusion energy: super fund Hostplus backs Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Foxglove Capital's Matt Bungey backs Type One, and startup HB11 Energy pursues laser proton-boron fusion locally.
RenewEconomy reports HB11 Energy's bilateral research deal with Spanish laser labs and mentions its earlier $560,000 grant from ARC for a fusion laser project with UNSW and other universities.