Energy Storage

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Overview Manufacturing in Geelong has taken a hit in recent years, but new industries with big potential for the future are rising from the ashes. Opportunities throughout the energy value chain were many, but potential barriers included a lack of government incentives and policy direction. State Government had committed to a greenhouse gas emission reduction target of net zero by 2050 and was encouraging the uptake of new technologies to achieve this. Benefits Consumer driven demand would bring policy development forward. Changed the way we think about building things. We want a clean energy future, so clearly energy storage fits with that agenda. Process Getting research out of the lab and into application was the exciting part of the fledgling energy storage industry. Understand where the roadblocks are and encourage focussed, industry-led collaborative discussions about solving the energy issues of the future. All parts of the innovation ecosystem working to bring together the end user with government, researchers and manufacturers. Creating new technologies for energy storage with the launch of the Battery Technology Research and Innovation Hub (BatTRI-Hub) at Deakin’s Waurn Ponds’ campus last month. Generate demand and develop critical mass to get the industry moving faster. Partnership Aim to partner with industry to develop projects from prototype to application and to leverage opportunities for industries across the full energy value chain. Bat TRI-Hub will help to scale up lab-based research and work with new industry partners, as well as cementing existing relationships. The opportunities for manufacturing and implementation are huge, but co-operation between industry, researchers and government is the only way to move forward.