CEO and Managing Director, Calix
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Australia's renewable energy agency is funding Calix's ZESTY demonstration plant with $44.9m, targeting low-hydrogen conversion of iron ore into low-carbon iron for greener steelmaking.
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Rio Tinto has signed a $35m-plus agreement backing Calix's green-iron demo plant in Western Australia, a project that earlier won an ARENA grant of as much as $44.9 million.
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Vast Renewables and Germany's Mabanaft gain planning consent for the Solar Methanol 1 green methanol plant in South Australia; ARENA's $65 million backing and a German grant for Mabanaft are noted.
Vast Solar signed a letter of intent with Germany's Mabanaft covering potential offtake and equity in its Solar Methanol 1 plant, while ARENA's approved funding for the VS1 solar thermal project stands.
Calix's cement and lime decarbonisation subsidiary Leilac has signed an MOU licensing its electric kiln technology to direct air capture firm Heirloom, with both companies' chief executives commenting on the collaboration.
Pilbara Minerals and Calix have settled terms for a joint venture to demo a low-carbon lithium salt refining process, backed by a $20 million government grant; Calix separately holds an $11 million capture grant.
Calix has taken $24.5 million from Carbon Direct for a seven per cent stake in its LEILAC Group subsidiary, keeping 30 per cent of royalties from the low-emission cement and lime technology.
Calix received a $1 million federal grant for its Bacchus Marsh biotech operations, while CSL is dedicating floors of its new Melbourne headquarters to a biotechnology incubator with university and research institute partners.
Industrial process technology company Calix has secured investor commitments to fund its battery program, new plants and engineering hires, following a strategic review of its opportunities.
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