Manufacturing Australian batteries with the security and confidence of a 100% Australian supply chain

Reduce exposure to foreign supply chain vulnerabilities

Relying heavily on a foreign supply chain for critical sectors like defence and batteries presents several significant risks:

  1. Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: The risk of counterfeit, corrupted, or obsolete components entering the supply chain can't be overstated. This "Trojan Horse" threat can compromise the integrity and security of defence equipment and systems
  2. Geopolitical Risks: Geopolitical tensions can disrupt supply chains. Trade restrictions, export controls, or political maneuvering could suddenly cut off access to essential materials and components, leaving critical systems vulnerable.
  3. Economic Espionage and Security Threats: Foreign suppliers have been identified as a major source of economic espionage. The theft of intellectual property and trade secrets can jeopardize national security by allowing adversaries to gain access to sensitive technology and information.
  4. Overreliance on a Single Unfriendly Source: Depending on a single less-than-friendly source, especially for critical materials like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and other minerals essential for batteries, can create a choke-point in the supply chain. This dependency can lead to disruptions if an overseas supplier decides to withhold or restrict exports.

EDEA Energy is fast transitioning to an Australian/AUKUS supply chain and can already manufacture 100% Sovereign Australian batteries.

This gives our clients full confidence in continuity of supply during times of conflict and political unrest.

EDEA Energy's pathway to sovereign Australian supply chains

  • 2024 - Bespoke Australian now

    EDEA Energy, in partnership with Deakin University's Battery Research and Innovation Hub, has the capability to design, prototype and manufacture bespoke and advanced 100% sovereign pouch type batteries at scale in Victoria, AU

  • Late 2025 - super6T cell processing

    Australian sovereign EDEA super6T from cell processing to final product. Refining and mixing slurry performed off-shore to our high quality standards with ~97% of battery manufacturing performed in Australia

  • Mid-2026 - super6T from the AU mine

    Commence refining raw materials in Australia and mixing slurry locally for use in the EDEA super6T and derivatives.

    100% Australian/AUKUS supply chains giving you full confidence in the security of the supply chain

  • 2025/2026 - Defence facilities

    EDEA Energy to open dedicated battery facilities to assmble MIL_SPEC batteries, including the EDEA super6T, using Australian and AUKUS friendly supply chains in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

100% Australian pouch cell batteries today

EDEA Energy, in partnership with Deakin University's Battery Research and Innovation Hub, has the capability to prototype and manufacture bespoke and advanced sovereign battery types at scale. This eliminates the need to rely on foreign supply chains giving you confidence in supply.

The EDEA super6T uses a specific large form-factor prismatic cell and is not suitable for this method of processing.

Dry room

In the dry room for pilot battery production, we can maintain the moisture level of the room (i.e. the dew point) below –40 °C. This enables electrode coating of moisture-sensitive materials and ensures the high quality of our coated electrodes.

Mixing slurry and coating electrode rolls

We have a range of mixers to make slurries with a volume of up to 2 L per batch.

A roll-to-roll coater with three ovens allows us to perform both continuous and intermittent coating of slurries to manufacture the electrodes with the desired coating width, length and patterns.

Calendering

Electrode rolls after coating are vacuum dried and compressed through a roll-to-roll calendering machine.

Assembling pouches

For pouch cell assembly, electrode rolls are cut into rectangular shapes using either a sheet cutter or a high-throughput roll-to-sheet cutter, and the cut electrode sheets are transferred to a glove box.

In the glove box, we have the sophisticated robotic Z stacker that automatically places cathodes, separators and anodes in an expertly-aligned pile.

Those stacked layers are enclosed in the pouch materials with tabs (for electrical connection) and inside the pouch (=voids in the stacked layers) is filled with electrolyte solutions. After this step, cells are fully sealed and transferred to testing spaces.

Processing sovereign cells for the super6T

Currently the EDEA super6T NATO batteries incorporate Australian cyber-secure software and utilise 92% of Australian components, except the prismatic battery cells, which are imported.

Energy Renaissance is replacing imported cells with their own locally manufactured cells.

We will commence coating electrodes, calendering, and assembling the prismatic cells used in the super6T at Energy Renaissane's Tomago NSW facility in late 2025.

Stage 1: Cell processing from imported and local slurry

From late 2025 Energy Renaissance plans to commence cell processing in Australia from imported and possibly local slurry. This will substantially reduce reliance on foreign supply chains and give further control of cell quality to Energy Renaissance.

Stage 2: Minerals processing

In 2026 we expect to have executed the appropriate off-take agreements for our partners to commence raw materials refining in Australia, supplied by Australian mines. At this time the super6T NATO batteries are truly 100% Australian.

We will add the mixing of slurry from Australian refined raw materials into our production processes, meaning completely Australian from the mine to the battery.

EDEA Energy's dedicated defence facilities

EDEA Energy to open dedicated battery assembly and manufacturing facilities in 2025/2026 in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

These facilities will assemble MIL_SPEC batteries, including the EDEA super6T, using Australian and AUKUS friendly supply chains.

  • AUKUS range of military batteries including the super6T NATO, utilising Australian, U.S. and U.K supply chains.
  • NATO range of batteries utilising cells from an ally country to ensure volumes can be achieved in the necessary timeframes as geopolitics demands.
  • A simplified version for the mining sector and the rest of the world is under consideration