Powering Australia

What Powering Australia does

Powering Australia is a federally funded Industry Growth Centre established to accelerate the commercialisation and domestic scaling of Australia's clean-tech manufacturing base. It operates across nine sector focus areas — battery manufacturing, critical minerals, First Nations, industrial decarbonisation, solar, networks, transport, wind, and carbon — and delivers its mandate through three pillars: Connect (linking miners, manufacturers, researchers, First Nations enterprises, investors and government), Commercialise (supporting industry networks and Demonstrator Stream projects), and Capability (delivering the Building Future Battery Capabilities Program and Battery Workforce Skills training grants). Its core offerings include the Horizon 2035 sector report series (covering networks, industrial decarbonisation, transport, generation, First Nations, and carbon), the Supply Navigator supply-chain platform, vocational training sponsorship through North Metropolitan TAFE and Koomba Birdal, and standards-setting work such as the Used Lithium-ion Battery Packaging and Transport Guide developed with ABRI and Standards Australia.

The organisation is structurally a government-funded policy and industry-coordination body rather than a commercial enterprise. It received A$34 million over five years from the Australian Federal Government under the Albanese Government's 2024-25 Budget, sitting within the broader A$19.7 billion Future Made in Australia Act over ten years. It employs approximately 13 people organised across five state-based nodes (NSW/ACT, SA/NT, First Nations, and others), led by CEO Shannon O'Rourke and COO Trish Miller with Tim Shanahan as Chairman. Services are provided free of charge to industry participants; there is no pricing model, no commercial sales motion, and no disclosed revenue. Its primary customer cohorts are clean-tech manufacturers, First Nations enterprises, research institutions, government agencies, and investors seeking engagement in Australia's clean energy transition.

Name

Powering Australia

Legal name

Powering Australia

Website

https://poweringaustralia.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Powering Australia is a federally funded Industry Growth Centre connecting clean-tech manufacturers, miners, researchers, First Nations enterprises, investors, and government across five Australian states to commercialise battery and renewable-energy manufacturing under the Future Made in Australia Act.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clean-tech Industry Development

NAICS

Utilities (22), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Incentives, Grants & Program Administration (Auctions, Tenders, IRA/ITC/PTC Advisory) (EUAMAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Commercial Structuring & Offtake (PPAs, CfDs, Corporate PPAs, Merchant Strategy) (EUAMAAAE)

Keywords

• Clean-tech manufacturing
• Battery industry development
• Workforce training programs
• Supply chain facilitation
• Industrial decarbonisation

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Funding: Powering Australia is funded through federal government appropriations as part of the Future Made in Australia Act. The organization received $34 million over five years from the Albanese Government's 2024-25 Federal Budget to drive industry development across clean-tech manufacturing, promote collaboration and partnerships, promote First Nations business opportunities, with particular focus on the battery sector.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Powering Australia is a federally funded Industry Growth Centre that connects miners, manufacturers, researchers, First Nations enterprises, investors, and government to accelerate Australia's clean-tech manufacturing transition. It operates through three pillars — Connect, Commercialise, and Capability — delivering strategic publications (Horizon 2035 series), supply chain platforms (Supply Navigator), workforce training grants, and standards guidance for the battery, solar, wind, transport, networks, and critical minerals sectors.

Product overview

Powering Australia is a federally funded Industry Growth Centre that operates as a strategic framework rather than a single unified product. The organization connects industry, investment, and research across Australia's clean-tech manufacturing ecosystem through its core programs: the Horizon 2035 strategic report series (mapping pathways in generation, industrial decarbonisation, networks, transport, and carbon), the Building Future Battery Capabilities Program (delivering workforce training grants and the Demonstrator Stream for battery technology commercialisation), and the Supply Navigator platform connecting miners, manufacturers, researchers, and government. Additional offerings include standards guidance documents like the Lithium-ion Battery Transport Guide, First Nations business resources, and sponsorship of vocational training programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Horizon 2035 Series Strategic sector plans mapping Australia's path to clean-tech leadership across generation, industrial decarbonisation, networks, transport, First Nations, and carbon sectors.
• Supply Navigator A supply chain platform connecting miners, manufacturers, researchers, First Nations enterprises, investors and government to facilitate clean manufacturing technologies.
• HORIZON 2035: Decarbonising Australia's Heavy Industry Strategic report identifying green ammonia as a standout opportunity for Australia's heavy industry transformation, demonstrating potential to replace 90% import reliance and deliver A$23 billion in economic value alongside 20,700 jobs.
• HORIZON 2035: A Path to Low-Emissions Transport Strategic roadmap identifying low carbon liquid fuels (LCLFs) as Australia's most promising opportunity for transport decarbonisation, forecasting A$1 billion economic value by 2035 scaling to A$8.6 billion by 2050.
• HORIZON 2035: Cleaner Energy Networks Sector plan revealing how scaling transformer manufacturing and off-grid solutions could unlock A$6.8 billion in economic value and create 30,000 jobs by 2035.
• Used Lithium-ion Battery Packaging and Transport Guide National guide developed with Standards Australia and ABRI to provide practical guidance on packaging and transporting used lithium-ion batteries, supporting safer handling and reducing fire risks.
• First Nations Clean-Tech Business Resources Six-part resource series covering construction contracting, community engagement and heritage services, land management and environmental services, solar and mechanical services, end-of-life decommissioning, and renewable energy recycling.
• Battery Workforce and Training Grants Funding program delivered under the Building Future Battery Capabilities Program, focused on developing battery workforce skills and training.

Quantifiable outcome

• A$6.8 billion in economic value and 30,000 jobs by 2035 through transformer manufacturing and off-grid solutions

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pilbara SolarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Powering Australia developed a new suite of First Nations Clean-Tech Business Resources in collaboration with Pilbara Solar. The six-part series covers construction contracting, community engagement and heritage services, land management and environmental services, solar and general mechanical services, end-of-life decommissioning, and renewable energy recycling.
• North Metropolitan TAFEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Powering Australia is proud sponsor of North Metropolitan TAFE's Certificate II in Electrotechnology, delivered through Koomba Birdal for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. This specialist program combines hands-on training with culturally safe learning environments.
• Koomba BirdalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Koomba Birdal delivers the Certificate II in Electrotechnology program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in partnership with North Metropolitan TAFE, providing culturally safe learning environments and hands-on training.
• Association for the Battery Recycling (ABRI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026Powering Australia together with ABRI is funding the development of a national guide to strengthen safety and consistency in the packaging and transport of used lithium-ion batteries. The Used Lithium-ion Battery Packaging and Transport Guide will provide nationally consistent guidance to support safe and reliable handling of used batteries.
• Standards AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026Powering Australia, ABRI and Standards Australia developed the Used Lithium-ion Battery Packaging and Transport Guide to provide nationally consistent guidance for safe and reliable handling of used batteries across the value chain.
• Victorian Environment Protection AuthorityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe lithium battery transport guide complements national work by the Victorian EPA to establish best practice approaches for managing fire risk and recycling of end-of-life batteries.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA): Australian federal government agency funding renewable energy projects and providing industry development support. Highly comparable as a federally-backed entity focused on clean-tech commercialization in Australia, with a grant-making and convening role similar to Powering Australia.
• MTPConnect: Australia's Industry Growth Centre for medical technologies and pharmaceuticals. Direct structural peer — same Industry Growth Centre model, same federal funding model, same Connect/Commercialise/Capability-style mandate applied to a different sector.
• National Energy Resources Australia (NERA): Was an Australian Industry Growth Centre for the energy resources sector. Closest historical peer to Powering Australia in mandate and structure — federally funded, sector convening body, commercialization-focused.
• Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC): Australian Industry Growth Centre focused on advanced manufacturing. Direct structural peer under the same federal Industry Growth Centre framework, with comparable grant administration, commercialization support and sector facilitation activities.
• Clean Energy Council: Australian peak industry body for clean energy, representing hundreds of renewable energy businesses. Comparable as a national non-profit convening and advocacy organization for the clean-tech sector, though focused on energy deployment rather than manufacturing.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC): Australian federal government-owned green bank investing in clean energy projects. Comparable as a federally-backed clean-tech institution in Australia, but with a much larger balance sheet and investment mandate rather than grants/convening.

Emerging players

• Smart Energy Council: Australian peak body for solar, storage and smart energy. Comparable as a national clean-tech industry association, but with a narrower technology focus and member-driven (not federally funded) model.
• Australian Hydrogen Council: Industry body for the Australian hydrogen sector. Comparable as a clean-tech industry convening organization in Australia, though more narrowly focused on hydrogen and operating as an industry-led (rather than federally-funded) body.

Others

• BloombergNEF: Global clean energy research and data provider. Comparable as a producer of strategic clean-tech sector analysis (e.g., Horizon 2035-style reports) that informs industry and policy decisions, though commercial and global rather than government-funded.
• CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation): Australia's national science agency, with major clean-tech R&D programs including hydrogen, batteries and critical minerals. Comparable as a federally-backed clean-tech research and development institution in Australia, though a much larger entity with a research rather than industry-facilitation mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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