Funding for natural and synthetic graphite research and development (R&D) projects

Overview

The Graphite Research and Development (R&D) Grant opportunity provides Australian small to medium enterprises (SMEs) with funding and access to Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) experts on collaborative R&D projects. These projects will focus on developing innovative technologies and processes essential for natural graphite production, particularly for battery applications.

This initiative will support development of a sustainable graphite industry in Australia, which is essential to meeting the growing global demand for battery anode materials. Australia is positioned to become a key supplier to the USA and other global markets by capitalising on its natural and synthetic graphite deposits. This program supports R&D in areas like alternative feedstocks, efficient recycling methods, and purification techniques, contributing to a cleaner, more sustainable graphite production process.

CSIRO has considerable expertise in and is actively involved in a range of different research activities supporting the development of a Graphite anode industry in Australia.

The intended outcomes of the opportunity are:

• to contribute to the development of efficient and effective downstream processing to active materials
• support SMEs who have a role to play in developing a world-class, competitive and sustainable graphite industry to support domestic Australian manufacturing and exports to the USA and globally.