Australian owned storage battery and EV charger producer eLumina is nearing completion of a $20 million manufacturing facility positioned on the Gold Coast which would be the first within the nation able to producing each group lithium-ion batteries and EV chargers.
eLumina was based in 2022 and has already put in the primary of its battery-integrated EV chargers – a 193kWh battery-integrated-charger referred to as the D1. Six D1 chargers have been put in in Queensland and New South Wales, with one other 30 on order from NRMA and Important Power.
“Within the subsequent 12 months we’ll set up a minimum of 50 D1s and possibly about 150 D2s,” says Lisa Marsh, co-founder and CEO of eLumina.
The corporate additionally provides two containerised battery vitality storage methods based mostly on an LFP chemistry, the 931kWh L1000 and the 1,491kWh L1500.
eLumina L1500
eLumina L1000
Now, eLumina’s new manufacturing facility is nearing completion and is about to start operations by August. As soon as totally up and operating, the Gold Coast-based manufacturing facility will probably be able to producing 300 batteries annually.
Whereas dealing with one thing of an uphill battle – rising to prominence within the wake of the collapse of Australian EV charging provider Tritium – eLumina believes it’s important to Australia’s vitality future to onshore manufacturing of essential EV applied sciences akin to chargers and batteries.
“World demand for batteries is hovering,” stated Marsh. “We’ve got report photo voltaic uptake and vitality technology in Australia, however we want battery storage at scale to harness its full potential.
“Via battery storage we will seize this vitality and guarantee dependable and cheaper off-grid energy to all Australians. This insulates communities from energy outages and saves them cash.”
Marsh instructed The Pushed earlier this yr that eLumina has already been approached to put in its D2 chargers at former Tritium stations, including that the corporate’s “merchandise are chalk and cheese with Tritium.”
“Tritium didn’t have an all-in-one battery resolution, so their goal market was very totally different, their worth level was additionally very totally different. Our D1 product, the really useful retail worth is $250,000. It’s actually designed for rural areas and we’re the one ones fixing that resolution.”
eLumina can also be trying to speed up the deployment of its EV chargers round Australia, partnering with Addelec (previously Gemtek), a number one installer of EV charging stations.
“The variety of EVs on Australian roads is rising quickly and charging infrastructure must preserve tempo with that,” stated Chris McPherson, normal supervisor of Addelec.
“The eLumina D1 with in-built battery storage is a superb choice to have, particularly contemplating the ability challenges we’ve throughout Australia.”
Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about local weather change, clear know-how, and electrical automobiles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electrical automobiles and clear applied sciences for Renew Financial system and The Pushed since 2012. His most well-liked mode of transport is his ft.