2024 has been a massive year for the Powering Australia team! 🟠 We undertook a national recruitment drive, received a record response, appointed nine additional people, taking our talented team to 12. 🟠 We established 5 offices in WA, SA, QLD, VIC and NSW giving us truly national representation. 🟠 Connected with over 400 clean-tech businesses across the country and are building one of the country's most comprehensive clean-tech industry databases with over 4000 companies and counting. 🟠 We signed a MOU with the UKBIC to give Australian companies access to their amazing facilities for the first time. 🟠 We celebrated the passing of the $22b #FutureMadeinAustralia Act to drive targeted investment at scale. 🟠 We welcomed the Prime Minister of Tuvalu Feleti Teo to Perth to share Australian learnings about the energy transition. 🟠 Cheered as the $70m #FirstNationsCleanEnergyStrategy was released. Kicked off national consultation to develop our sector competitiveness plans. 🟠 Welcomed battery innovation program delegates and representatives from the UK Research and Innovation to our shores. 🟠 We worked to shape a positive business environment contributing to 8 consultations, media engagements and conference presentations. 🟠 Engaged with Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and welcomed industry visitors and government representatives from Japan, UK, Taiwan, India, Indonesia and more. 🟠 Supported the 10-year inaugural Government of Western Australia's Science and Technology Plan. 🟠 Attended over 70 industry focused events across the country. 🟠 Celebrated the appointment of our CEO Shannon O'Rourke to the industry advisory board of the newly formed Clean Energy Skills National Centre of Excellence. We look forward to an even bigger 2025! Ed Husic MP Madeleine King Tim Shanahan Roger Cook Reece Whitby David Michael Graeme Hunt Bruce Godfrey Sarah Ryan Mark Woffenden #poweringaustralia #cleantechmanufacturing #batterytechnology #criticalminerals #greenenergy
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Amazing set of achievements well done team!
Battery and clean-tech manufacturing for all Australia
1dIt's a great privilege to work with a team of talented leaders who are both passionate and knowledgeable about making Australia make again, directed by an experienced Board who are equally committed to action. With roughly two trillion US dollars spent annually in the clean-tech sector, twice that of conventional energy, the only way Australia can lose is not to play. Thankfully, Australia is stepping up. We're seeing the first investments from the NRF (Russell, and others), from the Battery Breakthrough Initiative (Gelion), and welcome support towards critical minerals industries from the State and Federal governments. These investments help level the playing field with our international rivals. Good things take time, competition is hard, and we're making positive steps. While we are cheering from the sidelines for the many companies who have grown their business in 2024, we also acknowledge that 2024 has been hard for the nickel and lithium industries, and companies like Tritium, Redflow, Recharge and others. Have a safe Christmas and New Year and we'll see you when our office reopens on the 6th January.