Energy

A researcher from the University of Southern Queensland has secured $1 million in funding through the 2023 Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships scheme to develop a new generation of high-performance thermoelectric energy harvesting technology.

Aluminium giant Alcoa of Australia announced a new agreement with AGL Energy Limited (AGL) to deliver 300 megawatts of power supply to Portland Aluminium Smelter in Victoria in a push to support its future operations.

Southern Gold Limited announced that its battery technology firm IonDrive Technologies (IDT) has been named the primary partner organisation in a newly awarded Australian Research Council (ARC) battery recycling centre in Adelaide, South Australia.

Hysata, a Wollongong-based electrolyser company, has opened its new 8,000 sqm global headquarters and electrolyser manufacturing plant in Port Kembla. 

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced a $20.9 million grant to Wollongong-based startup Hysata to commercialise its next-generation hydrogen electrolyser technology at the startup’s new manufacturing facility in Port Kembla. 

Australian Vanadium Limited has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for engineering group Primero Group to undertake the construction of the firm’s vanadium electrolyte facility in Western Australia.

Transgrid, the operator of the high-voltage electricity transmission network in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, has signed a $100 million contract with ZTT Australia for the delivery of over 17,500 km of high-voltage conductors. 

Australian clean energy company Pure Hydrogen has signed an agreement for the provision of a Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) waste collection truck for Australian waste management company Solo Resource Recovery to service their Municipal contracts including Tweed Shire Council in northern New South Wales.

Wallbox, a Barcelona-based smart electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management provider, has established its Australian and New Zealand headquarters in Melbourne in a push to promote the adoption of electric cars in the country. 

Scientists at UNSW Sydney have devised a new technique to improve the efficiency and cost of hydrogen fuel cells in a push to increase access to clean fuel.