Startup · $7.5m raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Jemena raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) | Grant | $7,500,000 |
Companies Jemena 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Worthington | Digital Security and Risk Manager | ARN (ARNnet) |
| Dr Jennifer Purdie | Executive General Manager Gas Distribution | ARENA |
| Frank Tudor | Managing Director (former) | RenewEconomy, ARENA |
| Frank Turdor | Managing Director | RenewEconomy |
| Gabrielle Sycamore | General Manager, Strategy and Commercial | RenewEconomy, @AuManufacturing |
| Shaun Reardon | Executive General Manager | ARENA |
Stories naming Jemena. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A rolling roundup of Australian energy-sector job moves, listing dozens of executives, directors and ministers joining or leaving utilities, regulators, developers and industry bodies between May and December 2023.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency announces approved funding of up to $9.41 million for Hazer Group's Western Australian facility converting sewage biogas into hydrogen and graphite, alongside other hydrogen grants.
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ARENA grants $1.5 million toward a $3 million feasibility study led by Port of Newcastle and Green Investment Group into a 40 MW renewable hydrogen hub, with several project partners, and recalls earlier funding for Stanwell.
Also @AuManufacturing
Industrial cybersecurity vendor Dragos is opening a Melbourne regional headquarters for Australia and New Zealand, backed by a December US$110 million Series C including Malcolm Turnbull's investment firm; Jemena is already a customer.
Also ARN (ARNnet)
ARENA grants Jemena $1.6 million for a residential EV smart charging trial with four electricity networks, and recalls earlier support for EV charging projects by Origin, AGL, ActewAGL, Chargefox and Evie Networks.
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ARENA grants Jemena $5.9 million for a project with Sydney Water injecting biomethane from a Malabar wastewater plant into the NSW gas network, an Australian first.
The renewable energy agency grants Queensland Nitrates money for a feasibility study into making ammonia from renewable hydrogen at its Central Queensland site with Neoen and Worley, and recalls earlier hydrogen project backing.
Also @AuManufacturing
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency grants BOC $950,000 toward a green hydrogen pilot with a refuelling station at its Bulwer Island facility in Queensland.
Gas utility Jemena buys NSW's first electrolyser for a Western Sydney green gas trial, backed by a $7.5 million ARENA grant, while summit speakers discuss hydrogen's domestic and export potential.
Gas distributor Jemena has bought New South Wales' first hydrogen electrolyser, built by Hydrogenics, for a five-year trial blending hydrogen into the gas network in Sydney, backed by renewable agency funding.
ARENA is funding twelve distributed energy projects with $9.6 million: five grid-capacity pilots led by five companies, plus seven studies led by utilities, universities and CSIRO.
Also @AuManufacturing
Australia's renewable energy agency has granted $9.6 million across twelve distributed-energy projects and studies, including Zeppelin Bend, a Victorian solar grid trial, ANU and CSIRO.
Also @AuManufacturing
The renewable energy agency is committing money so a gas network business can run a two-year trial injecting hydrogen made from renewable power into Sydney's mains, and has also announced export research funding.