ARC Research Hub to address energy storage

November 16, 2022

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Chief Executive Officer, Ms Judi Zielke PSM, welcomes, with Senator for Victoria Jess Walsh, the launch of the ARC Research Hub for Safe and Reliable Energy (SafeREnergy) in Melbourne today.The SafeREnergy Hub will develop real-world solutions to battery products for industry usage and everyday applications. The batteries will be safer, have higher capacity and longer life cycles, and will be used in manufactured goods such as electric vehicles, drones, and e-scooters.Ms Zielke says the SafeREnergy Hub’s research will produce immediate and applicable contributions for energy storage from small scale portable devices to large scale industrial applications.“The Hub’s research will deliver a new generation of technologies for energy storage using recycled and natural materials and eliminating the serious fire risk in current lithium-ion…