eLumina opens Gold Coast battery and EV charger factory

Australian company eLumina has announced the official opening of Australia’s first factory that will be capable of producing both community lithium batteries and EV chargers, with the first model set to come off the production line in 2025.

The company said the new $20 million Manufacturing and Development Centre on the Gold Coast will strengthen Australia’s energy storage sector and help meet soaring global demand for batteries, with the factory set to produce 300 batteries and EV chargers a year and support up to 300 jobs on the Gold Coast.

“We are extremely proud to officially open our factory here in Yatala on the Gold Coast,” said eLumina's Chief Executive Officer, Lisa Marsh. “We are ambitious to back 300 highly technical and sought-after jobs and we’re proud to partner with TAFE Queensland to support the training and pathways into these jobs.”

Importantly, these jobs will play a critical role in shaping Australia’s tech and energy future.

CEO of the Tech Council of Australia Damian Kassabgi said: “Queensland — particularly on the Gold Coast — is emerging as a tech hotspot and now also a manufacturing hub. Our goal is to have 1.2 million tech workers in Australia by 2030 and we’re proud to partner with Australian organisations like eLumina whose jobs are supporting the renewable energy sector.”

eLumina’s D1 model charger is an efficient DC fast-charging product designed to simultaneously charge two vehicles with a maximum output of 160 kW. Due to battery integration, it is the only EV charger on the Australian market that can provide charging in regional and remote locations where power is low or unstable.

eLumina now have their sights set on manufacturing of more batteries and looking to the future of manufacturing in Queensland.

“Our goal is for our next factory to be three times the size with the potential to employ up to 300 people directly and support many more,” said Marsh. “Our factory diversifies Australia's manufacturing industry, building economic resilience and contributing to energy sovereignty and strengthening a ‘Gold Coast Made’ economy.

“We’re proud to be contributing to Australia’s energy future through pushing the dial forward on battery storage to secure Australia’s energy future and support the transition to net-zero,” said Marsh.

Image: eLumina D1 fast EV charger. Credit: eLumina.