Grants made available through the Victorian Government’s $1 million (US$650,000) Made In Victoria program Energy Technology Manufacturing Program will allow local manufacturing companies to purchase new equipment and technologies to create more components for the renewable energy sector.

The objective of the program is to provide manufacturers with the opportunity to provide inputs for the production, transmission, storage and transportation of renewable energy, including solar, batteries, hydropower, wind and hydrogen.

Beneficiaries include energy storage solutions company Powerplus Energysemiconductor maker Cavendish Renewable Technology and graphene technology company EnGy Limited.

Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio said the grants will help manufacturers contribute to the transition to net zero by increasing their capacity to manufacture key products and technologies for the production of renewable energy.

Victorian Minister for Jobs and Industry Natalie Hutchins said the grants help some of the state’s most innovative local manufacturers become part of the growing renewable energy sector. create new jobs and drive economic growth across the state.

Powerplus Energy will use the funds to enable expansion and automation of future facility upgrades. lithium ion battery manufacturing.

Bradley Paton, CEO of PowerPlus Energy, said the grant plays a vital role in supporting the company’s growth.

“This strengthens our contribution to the state’s manufacturing infrastructure and will also firmly position PowerPlus Energy at the forefront of renewable technology production right here at home,” Paton said.

EnyGy Limited will use its grant to increase production of graphene-based materials and Cavendish Renewable Technology to demonstrate a 250 kW anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer stack that uses C-cell electrolysis cells for a industrial application and ammonia fuel cells for direct conversion of green ammonia. to electricity.

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