Tag: batteries

The Australian Government announced a $50 million investment to provide cheaper finance for solar panels, batteries, and energy-efficient vehicles and equipment.

Australian supermarket giant Coles has joined the country’s official government-backed battery recycling scheme B-cycle, adding nearly 850 battery recycling drop-off points across the country. 

Researchers from UNSW have unveiled a scalable solution to overcome the rechargeability challenges of aqueous rechargeable zinc battery (AZB) technology. 

Australia must move fast in response to significant new incentives for sustainable manufacturing now available in the United States and many other industrial countries, or risk being shut out of rich new markets for manufactured items linked to renewable energy systems, a new report revealed. 

Australia is on track to set a record for resources and energy exports after earning a record $459 billion in the  2022-23 fiscal year, according to the June 2023 edition of the Resources and Energy Quarterly published by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.

The Albanese government has placed a heavy emphasis on its efforts to promote energy security and a low-carbon future with the release of its second Budget. 

Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King has outlined the accomplishments and challenges faced by the country's resources sector, emphasising the importance of traditional resources in manufacturing technologies needed to bring down emissions in Australia.

Australia’s national science agency CSIRO  has unveiled its roadmap for renewable energy storage, a vital component of the country's energy transformation that would require significant investment.

The latest result rounds off a volatile year for UK car production, with output down by 17.9 per cent in the month after growth in October and November, with most of the year’s volume loss occurring in the first half. 

A $75 million Australian-first critical minerals demonstration plant is underway in Townsville, Queensland, unlocking the state’s next mining and manufacturing boom.