Fertlizer Australia Conference 2023

Seeing the excitement and interest in Sustainable Agriculture at last week’s 2023 Fertilizer Australia Conference was very encouraging. Clearly, the decarbonisation of agriculture will bring changes and opportunities for many in the fertiliser industry, and Jupiter Ionics CEO Dr Charlie Day was proud to share his perspectives on how new technologies can help accelerate the transition and deliver substantial emissions reductions […]
Jupiter Ionics a finalist in AFR Higher Education award

Green ammonia pioneer Jupiter Ionics was selected as a finalist at this year’s Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education Award for Research Commercialisation Excellence which highlights the significant contribution the sector makes to Australian prosperity and quality of life. The Monash University spinout is commercialising world-first technology in the production of carbon-neutral green ammonia. Monash […]
Charlie Day discusses decarbonisation of fertiliser production

Jupiter Ionics CEO Charlie Day joined the International Fertiliser Society panel discussion recently on the decarbonisation of fertiliser production.
Jupiter Ionics highly commended in prestigious international award

Jupiter Ionics has been Highly Commended in the international Spinoff Prize 2023 Nature Award. The Melbourne-based start-up competed with five others for the €30,000 prize for its breakthrough work in Green Ammonia technology. The Spinoff Prize recognises early-stage university spinoff companies that translate unique, scientific research into products and services to make a positive impact […]
Top prize honours green ammonia trailblazers

A team of chemists from Monash University, including several currently working at Jupiter Ionics, has won a prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry award. The 2023 Horizon Prize recognising their work on a novel process for sustainable ammonia production was announced on 13 June 2023. It recognises the group of chemists responsible for developing many of […]
Jupiter Ionics a finalist for Nature’s Spinoff Prize 2023

At Jupiter Ionics, we’re delighted to be selected as one of five finalists for Nature’s Spinoff Prize 2023! You can read Nature’s feature article on Jupiter Ionics or register to watch Charlie Day’s pitch at The Spinoff Prize slam event on 21 June followed by the winner announcement.
Jupiter Ionics shortlisted in Governor of Victoria Startup Awards

Jupiter Ionics has been shortlisted in the Governor of Victoria Startup Awards, celebrating the State’s trailblazing contributors to its $91 billion start-up sector. The Melbourne-based start-up was ranked in the Top 30 for the Best Newcomer category for its breakthrough work on Green Ammonia technology. Ammonia is widely used as fertiliser and is essential in the […]
Falling Walls Presentation

Watch CEO Charlie Day’s presentation at the Falling Walls Science Summit in November 2022.
Jupiter Ionics’ founders report new breakthrough in electrochemical ammonia production

Jupiter Ionics Pty Ltd welcomes the publication in Nature of recent findings made by our co-founders, Prof Doug MacFarlane and Dr Alexandr Simonov and their team. The paper reports ammonia production in an electrochemical reactor at almost 100% current to ammonia efficiency, technology which is a key input to Jupiter’s scale-up efforts.
Jupiter Ionics receives $A2.65m grant from the Australian Government to develop breakthrough modular Green Ammonia technology

Jupiter Ionics Pty Ltd welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement that it has been awarded a grant of $A2.65m to develop its modular green ammonia manufacturing technology. The aim of the project is to deploy pilot-scale units on-farm that manufacture green ammonia and ammonia-based fertilisers powered by renewable energy. The project will see Jupiter Ionics lead […]