Aspiring Materials

Aspiring Materials is a renewable energy company headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand specializing in Energy Storage, Hydrogen, Biogas.

Aspiring Materials is a New Zealand cleantech company that produces critical minerals and essential materials, including magnesium, nickel mixed hydroxide, reactive silica and green hydrogen, from olivine-rich ultramafic rock using its patented Aspiring Process. The company also offers a carbon mineralisation technology that captures and mineralises point-source CO2 emissions on-site, which can be used for biogas scrubbing. Its materials are positioned as drop-in, low-carbon replacements for fossil-derived inputs in sectors such as cement, steel, wastewater treatment, agriculture and battery manufacturing. The company operates a pilot plant in Christchurch and plans a commercial facility in Southland.