EDEA Energy’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Mark Edwards, presented at this year’s Australian-Made Battery Conference (AMBC) National Battery Day, highlighting EDEA’s pioneering role in building sovereign, cyber-secure lithium-ion and LTO energy systems for defence and humanitarian applications.
Founded in 2018, EDEA Energy recognised early that the global transition to renewable energy would depend on reliable energy storage. From its inception, the company focused on trusted, geopolitically secure supply chains, partnering with organisations in Australia, Japan, and South Korea to ensure full independence from high-risk regions.
In his address, Edwards urged stronger government action to accelerate sovereign capability across the full supply chain—from raw materials to software—and called for faster funding turnarounds under programs like ARENA and the Battery Breakthrough Initiative.
He emphasised the need for government-backed off-take agreements and a portfolio-based investment model, mirroring the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit, to enable Australian SMEs to thrive.
“Finance remains the biggest barrier to scaling Australian battery innovation,” said Edwards. “We’ve proven that sovereign capability can compete globally—but it needs decisive, visionary support at home.”