Australian Renewable Agency Bets Big on ‘Sulphur’ Batteries

There are hopes the technology can become a new standard for EVs and electric aircraft.
Australian Renewable Agency Bets Big on ‘Sulphur’ Batteries
A Tesla Model Y charges at a EV charge station in Lane Cove in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 19, 2021. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has allocated $4.8 million to Gelion Technologies Pty Ltd (Gelion) for a new battery system it hopes can become the new standard for renewables.

The $9.6 million project will see Gelion collaborate with prospective customers to refine and test lithium-sulphur (Li-S) and silicon-sulphur (Si-S) battery products at its Advanced Commercial Prototyping Centre in Sydney, New South Wales.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
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