Startup · $771.7k raised
Tomago, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Energy Renaissance raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre | Grant · Grant | $771,697 |
| AMGC | Grant | $246,625 |
Companies Energy Renaissance acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Chilcote | Managing Director | @AuManufacturing (Wed 2 Feb 2022), @AuManufacturing (Fri 5 Mar 2021), @AuManufacturing (Thu 22 Oct 2020), RenewEconomy (Tue 13 Oct 2020), @AuManufacturing (Fri 31 Jul 2020), RenewEconomy (Fri 31 Jul 2020) |
| Su McCluskey | Director | @AuManufacturing |
| Brian Craighead | Development Director | RenewEconomy (Fri 22 Aug 2025), RenewEconomy (Tue 20 Jul 2021) |
| Dr Howard Lovatt | Chief Technology Officer | @AuManufacturing |
| Dr Bruce Godfrey | Chair | @AuManufacturing |
| Bradd William Morelli | Administrator | @AuManufacturing (Mon 25 Aug 2025), @AuManufacturing (Mon 18 Aug 2025) |
| Stewart William Free | Administrator | @AuManufacturing (Mon 25 Aug 2025), @AuManufacturing (Mon 18 Aug 2025) |
Stories naming Energy Renaissance. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of the week's five most-read pieces: a hydrogen startup's pilot launch after its seed raise, federal grants to three manufacturers, an opinion piece, Codan's annual results, and a battery maker's failure.
Weekly roundup of the publisher's five most-read stories: Victorian government grants to eleven manufacturers, Kongsberg defence export contracts, a federal grant for Iondrive, battery maker Energy Renaissance entering administration, and NSW recycling grants.
Battery maker Energy Renaissance has entered administration, with Jirsch Sutherland appointed as administrators; a major investor's withdrawal from a planned funding program is cited as the cause, with recapitalisation or merger among options.
Profile of Feline, a startup founded by Kymberley and Peter Talbot developing safer lithium-ion cells for marine and defence use, supported by AMGC co-funding and defence partnerships.
Battery developer Energy Renaissance has appointed Dr Howard Lovatt, a longtime CSIRO researcher, as its chief technology officer to lead technology strategy and support its factory plans.
Fifteen Australian manufacturers share $7.16 million in federal Commercialisation Fund grants across two tranches, with industry contributing $17.95 million toward projects spanning clean energy, medical devices, recycling, defence and food technology.
Energy Renaissance will build a pilot lithium-ion battery factory at Tomago in NSW, backed by a $525,072 AMGC grant, ahead of a larger commercial-scale plant.
Also @AuManufacturing
The Prime Minister and industry minister toured Energy Renaissance's Tomago battery plant site in NSW, where the company is building a $28m facility, with a grant from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre.
Battery maker Energy Renaissance has appointed Dr Bruce Godfrey as chair, with Su McCluskey remaining a director, as the company prepares to build a lithium-ion battery factory at Tomago, NSW, planned for 2021.
Energy Renaissance wins federal co-funding for local battery production while Magnis Energy Technologies announces new development partners, with its partner CV4 securing New York State and BAE Systems support for transit batteries.
Battery maker Energy Renaissance receives an AMGC co-funded grant of $246,625 to help build automated battery manufacturing, while its gigafactory location remains undecided.