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Cannon-Brookes bankrolls one of biggest batteries in the world, in huge bet on thermal storage
Grok Ventures investment allows US thermal storage company to go ahead with its first gigawatt-scale battery project.
Rachel Williamson

May 20, 2026

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Company behind Australia’s largest thermal storage project wins Arena funding
NSW headquartered thermal energy storage hopeful wins federal government funding to speed up commercialisation of its patented block-based technology.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 25, 2026

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Green steam and thermal storage startup reboots pilot plant after “tough lesson”
Storage startup MGA Thermal is back on track and looking for capital to expand, after a hiccup in 2023 knocked it off course.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 29, 2025

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Arena triples bet on “clean steam” storage hopeful, in bid to green up Australian industry
Australian Renewable Energy Agency tips more money into steam-dispatch technology that it says can help decarbonise hard-to-abate industries.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 18, 2024

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Thermal storage hopeful raises funds to get back on track after “dangerous heat incident”
MGA Thermal says it has learned a lot from the pilot plant problems last year, and is on track to reach the next milestone to commercialisation.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 17, 2024

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Storage

“Dangerous heat” incident puts thermal energy storage pilot on hold
Shell-backed energy storage pilot on hold after “dangerous heat build-up” had to be brought under control with help of emergency services.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 9, 2023

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Australian experimental storage play MGA wins grant from oil giant Shell
MGA founders spent a decade on the tech and now they’re launching the first pilot to see what it can do in the real world.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 20, 2023

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Australian thermal storage start-up nears production at Newcastle plant
MGA Thermal says it hopes to be producing 1MWh a day of stackable thermal storage blocks by year’s end at its new commercial facility in Newcastle.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 29, 2022

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Australian-invented thermal storage start-up completes $8m investment raise
MGA Thermal to scale up production of thermal energy storage blocks after securing $8 million in early investment.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 3, 2021

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Energy storage “Lego blocks” offer missing piece to 100 per cent renewable grid
Uni Newcastle researchers say their lab-proven “stackable” thermal energy storage solution is a fraction of the cost of li-ion batteries, and ready to be tested in the real world.
The Conversation

Sep 8, 2020

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