The Hunter is no stranger to the phrase 'clean energy'. As the region's business leaders look to a future away from mining, there is one company leading the charge in clean energy innovation from a facility in Tomago.
Last year startup MGA Thermal launched the world's first commercial electro-thermal energy storage system. This year the Australian Renewable Energy Agency provided a boost of up to $3.25 million in funding to the Tomago-based company.