Are you ready to take your battery technology ideas to the next level?
Deakin University, through its Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH) invites you to power up your future at the new Battery Accelerator space at the University’s ManuFutures Innovation Hub in Waurn Ponds.
Backed by REACH’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem, the Battery Accelerator space is designed to fast track the development of cheaper, longer lasting and more sustainable battery storage technologies, critical to Australia’s clean energy transition.
Unlock collaboration and commercialisation pathways
The Battery Accelerator space offers much more than equipment to help Australian businesses to build a sustainable battery supply chain, it opens doors to critical collaboration and growth pathways, including:
- Guidance from expert consultants to startups with equipment purchases and technical development
- Preliminary experimental testing to strengthen your foundation
- An experimental work package to better understand the impact of impurities on pCAM/CAM properties that are unique to your product(s)
- Commercialisation support to transition your innovation from lab to market, with expert advice on leveraging Deakin’s facilities and partnerships.
Through our learning program^ you can gain access to:
- Software tools
- Human resources support
- Financial book-keeping assistance
- Early-stage product engineering and prototyping services
As you scale, you’ll have access to even more services — from pilot-ready facilities to SmartFactory and digital twin demonstration capability to entrepreneurship learning pathways.
If you’re looking to upskill for the clean energy future, explore our bitesize courses here.
R&D support for growth
The Battery Accelerator space also creates direct pathways into Deakin’s Battery Research and Innovation Hub located in Burwood. A national leader in basic and applied battery research, entrepreneurs and startups can leverage specialised manufacturing and testing capabilities, including:
- Roll-to-roll electrode coating (from raw powders to coated Al and Cu electrode foils)
- Battery cell fabrication and assembly (approximately A5 and credit card sizes)
- Electrolyte and electrode research in inert glovebox atmospheres
- Battery cell testing
- Battery pack testing (up to 250 V)
- Accelerating rate calorimeter for battery cell thermal characterisation.
Explore the full range of R&D support at: batteryhub.deakin.edu.au
Deakin’s Battery Accelerator space is proudly supported by the Future Battery Industries CRC — helping drive Australia’s next generation of battery technology innovation. Learn more about the foundational research at fbicrc.com.au.
^ Access is subject to potential costs and fees depending on the level and conditions of engagement.
To find out more contact: entrepreneurship@deakin.edu.au or manufutures@deakin.edu.au
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