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Queensland lithium-sulphur battery company Li-S Energy has capped the official opening of a 2 MWh cell production line in Victoria by announcing it has secured a $1.7 million federal government grant to develop Australia’s first lithium foil manufacturing facility.

Collapsed Australian electric vehicle fast-charger manufacturer Tritium has been acquired by a subsidiary of India-headquartered power solutions company Exicom Tele-systems as it looks to expand its global footprint.

Sigenergy was one of the first companies to present a bidirectional DC wallbox that is integrated into a photovoltaic storage system. Co-founder and CTO Samuel Zhang talks about the manufacturer’s story and its plans to expand into the commercial market, integrating AI into its systems and the future of vehicle-to-grid technology.

Australian fuel retailer Ampol has committed to a multitude of decarbonisation strategies throughout its service station network, including the roll out of electric vehicle charging stations and rooftop solar, funded in part by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.

A 962 kW rooftop solar system installed atop building materials manufacturer Etex Australia’s facility at Matraville in New South Wales is expected to satisfy almost 20% of the plant’s energy demand, delivering a return on investment inside three years.

Australia’s energy ministers have agreed to the development of the national consumer energy resources roadmap to give consumers control over their energy needs, while unanimously rejecting nuclear as too expensive and too slow to meet emissions targets.

An industry data exchange co-design is putting consumer energy resources at the beating heart of Australia’s energy marketplace, prompted by a 2050 projection of 86 GW of rootfop solar and 27 GW of flexible demand in the national electricity market.

Australian producers of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries have received Australian government grants to a combined $13 million to help build diversified supply chains with the support of partners in the USA, Japan and Republic of Korea.

In a world first, researchers at the Australian National University, Canberra, got the grid emergency they needed in February 2024, to provide clear evidence electric vehicles using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems can bolster the grid in a blackout.

A $20 million community lithium battery and electric vehicle charger manufacturing facility, developed by Australian company Elumina, is near ready to begin production on Queensland’s Gold Coast.