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| Aug 4, 2026 | CEFC targets Australia’s ‘missing middle’ with AU$100 million for hybrid solar-plus-storage projects | |
| Jul 15, 2026 | ABB Invests In Gridcog To Accelerate Complex Energy Project Modeling | ABB has made a strategic minority investment in Gridcog, a UK-based software startup whose platform enables scenario modeling, design, and simulation for renewable energy, storage, microgrids, and distributed energy resources. Financial ter... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | ABB invests in Gridcog's digital platform to scale next-generation energy projects | ABB invests in Gridcog which provides a digital platform for next-generation modeling of complex microgrids, distributed energy resources (DERs) and energy-as-a-service solutions for utilities, independent power producers and commercial &am... |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Australian businesses ramp up spending on energy shift | |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Hyundai Capital Australia and CEFC Support EV Adoption in Australia | SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Capital Services today announced that its Australian subsidiary, Hyundai Capital Australia Pty Ltd (HCAU), is working with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to support broad... |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Summit & Exhibition 2025 Returns to Sydney as Australia's Largest Dedicated Hydrogen Event | Over 3,000 global leaders, 100+ exhibitors and high-level government participation to accelerate hydrogen's role in the energy transition.
SYDNEY, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Summit & Exhibition 2025 tak... |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Seven things Australia can do today to meet its new climate goal | The federal government on Thursday announced a 2035 emissions reduction target of 62-70 per cent below 2005 levels.
Importantly, it also released a net zero plan and blueprints for six major economic sectors. The target signals Australia is... |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Australia’s CEFC bags ‘record-breaking year’ for clean energy investment | |
| Feb 6, 2025 | The Green Revolution in Mining: A New Era of Decarbonisation and Innovation | The mining industry stands at a crossroads. The world demands cleaner energy and sustainable practices. The stakes are high, and the pressure is mounting. As we navigate this complex landscape, the Decarbonising Mining Awards emerge as a be... |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Announcing The Decarbonising Mining Awards - Celebrating Leadership, Achievement and Innovation in Mine Decarbonisation in Australian Mining | PERTH, Australia, Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy and Mines is proud to announce that nominations are now open for the inaugural Decarbonising Mining Awards, a landmark event celebrating exceptional leadership, innovation, and achieveme... |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Australian government increases CEFC investment capacity to AU$32.5 billion | |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Australian precision fermentation startup All G plans bovine lactoferrin launch in 2025 | If you’re going to make dairy proteins via precision fermentation, it makes sense to start with the highest value ones, says Sydney-based All G, which is aiming to launch bovine lactoferrin next year followed by human lactoferrin in 2026, w... |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Renewable Metals secures $8.1 million in seed extension round | L-R: Renewable Metals team, Luan Atkinson (CEO), Mark Urbani (Co-Founder, CTO), Gary Johnson (Co-Founder), Peter Beaven (Chair of the Board), Ben Lindsay (Investible), Nick Vines (Co-Founder). Source: supplied article-article-body
Western A... |
| May 21, 2024 | CLT Toolbox raises $1 million to branch out global timber software | CLT Toolbox co-founders Adam Jones and Ringo Thomas. Source: supplied article-article-body
Melbourne-based startup CLT Toolbox has raised $1 million in a bridge funding round to expand its mass timber design software, less than 12 months af... |
| Jan 29, 2024 | CEFC-backed Virescent Ventures entrenches position as Australia's largest specialist climate tech VC as portfolio surpasses $260M | SYDNEY, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia's pioneer climate tech VC Virescent Ventures today confirmed its specialist portfolio is over $260 million, having backed 33 innovative climate tech businesses and funds/incubators.
Krist... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Australia’s sustainable finance strategy is here. But it’s only the first step | Source: Unsplash/ Zbynek Burival article-article-body
Just north of Jamestown in South Australia, 70 kilometres east of the Spencer Gulf and next to a wind farm of nearly 100 turbines, stands the world’s first big battery.
Built in partners... |
| Oct 5, 2023 | CEFC, Virescent Ventures, Investible, and Grantham Foundation back battery recycling startup Renewable Metals in $8m round | SYDNEY, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian battery recycling startup, Renewable Metals, has received $8 million in seed funding from the CEFC (via Virescent Ventures), Investible (the lead investor via its early-stage Climate Tech Fund... |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Exclusive: Loam Bio raises $73m Series B from Lowercarbon, Acre, others to boost soil carbon | Carbon farming startup Loam Bio has raised A$105 million ($73 million) in a Series B round co-led by Chris Sacca fund Lowercarbon Capital and Wollemi Capital. The company has also commercially launched its CarbonBuilder seed inoculum and Se... |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Samsara Eco wants to help end global plastic crisis with enzyme-based technology | Global plastic use is expected to double by 2040, with most plastic sent to landfills and only 13% recycled. According to CIEL (Center for International Environmental Law), plastic production and incineration could produce 2.8 gigatons of c... |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Project Finance Brief: Cordelio Power Acquires a 900 MW Solar Project Pipeline | Staff |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Global e-bike innovator Zoomo raises $60M to lead commercial e-bike industry | The equity raise was led by climate-action focused Australian VC Grok Ventures and positions Zoomo as the leader in the provision of e-bikes for delivery use
Skip Capital and ArcTern Ventures also join the Series B funding round
The round i... |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Global e-bike innovator Zoomo raises $60M to lead commercial e-bike industry | The equity raise was led by climate-action focused Australian VC Grok Ventures and positions Zoomo as the leader in the provision of e-bikes for delivery use
Skip Capital and ArcTern Ventures also join the Series B funding round
The round i... |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Morrison’s new $500 million fund for low-emissions tech to enable investment in CCS | Morrison warned insurance companies there would be oversight on their dealings with policyholders. Source: AAP
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged $500 million towards a new $1 billion fund to promote investment in Australian companie... |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Soil Carbon Co is now Loam Bio, raises $30m Series A funding | Australian startup Soil Carbon Co has rebranded and raised A$40 million ($30 million) in Series A funding, it announced today.
Now named Loam Bio, the Orange, New South Wales-based company inoculates crops with symbiotic microbial fungi tha... |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Novalith raises $2.5m seed funding to launch its clean lithium extraction technology | SYDNEY, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Novalith Technologies Pty Ltd ("Novalith"), an Australian climate technology company targeting the global lithium market, has successfully raised AU$2.5 million in a seed funding round.
Novali... |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Novalith raises $2.5m seed funding to launch its clean lithium extraction technology | SYDNEY, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Novalith Technologies Pty Ltd ("Novalith"), an Australian climate technology company targeting the global lithium market, has successfully raised AU$2.5 million in a seed funding round.
Novali... |
| Jun 11, 2021 | The future of Australia’s agriculture industry is hinged on carbon emissions | Editor’s note: Justin Webb is co-founder and chairman at AgriWebb, based in Sydney, Australia. The views expressed in this guest article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of AFN.
The Australian Academy of Science r... |
| Jun 4, 2021 | After closing $27m maiden fund, Tenacious Ventures seeks to scale-up Australian agrifoodtech | Australia-based agrifoodtech investor Tenacious Ventures announced the final close of its first VC fund this week, raising A$35 million ($26.8 million) from a diverse group of limited partners to target Seed and Series A rounds.
The fund’s ... |
| May 4, 2021 | Global e-bike Innovator Zoomo Driving Electrification of Last-Mile Delivery, Backed by new AirTree investment | LONDON, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian born e-bike innovator Zoomo, announces today it has secured $12 million from existing and new investors, led by top tier Australian VC, AirTree, as they expand into new markets and invest in fu... |
| May 3, 2021 | Global e-bike Innovator Zoomo Driving Electrification of Last-Mile Delivery, Backed by new AirTree investment | NEW YORK, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian born e-bike innovator Zoomo, announces today it has secured $12 million from existing and new investors, led by top tier Australian VC, AirTree, as they expand into new markets and invest in ... |
| May 3, 2021 | Global e-bike Innovator Zoomo Driving Electrification of Last-Mile Delivery, Backed by new AirTree investment | NEW YORK, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian born e-bike innovator Zoomo, announces today it has secured $12 million from existing and new investors, led by top tier Australian VC, AirTree, as they expand into new markets and invest in ... |
| Feb 3, 2021 | How Australian agriculture can continue to succeed in 2021 | Editor’s note: Justin Webb is co-founder and chairman at AgriWebb, based in Sydney, Australia. The views expressed in this guest article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of AFN.
Without exception 2020 has thrown u... |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Weekly Wrap #8: TikTok, Trump and Conspiracy Theories | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
Trump punked - TikTok teen style
Have you pondered recently - if a global pandemic had hit while you were ... |
| Jun 24, 2020 | Using microfungi & melanin, this soil carbon startup just raised $6.9m in a round led by Li Ka-shing’s VC | Australian startup Soil Carbon Co has raised A$10 million ($6.94 million) in seed funding in a round led by Horizons Ventures, the VC firm set up by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing.
Horizons was joined by Grok Ventures, a VC firm launched by A... |
| Jun 24, 2020 | Using microfungi and melanin, this soil carbon startup just raised $6.9m in a round led by Li Ka-shing’s VC | Australian startup Soil Carbon Co has raised A$10 million ($6.94 million) in seed funding in a round led by Horizons Ventures, the VC firm set up by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing.
Horizons was joined by Grok Ventures, a VC firm launched by A... |
| Nov 21, 2019 | Australia joins agrifoodtech VC party with Tenacious Ventures’ $16m raise | This week saw some hot VC news erupt in Australia: The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Grok Ventures committed $8m each in cornerstone funding for Tenacious Ventures, Australia’s first dedicated agri-foodtech VC firm. Grok Ventu... |
| Aug 21, 2017 | Thinxtra Receives AUS$10M Investment from The Clean Energy Finance Corporation | Thinxtra, a Sidney, Australia-based nationwide networks dedicated to the Internet of Things, received a AUS$10m investment from The Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
The deal is part of a AUS$20m Series B round, which values the company at ... |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Government buys into IoT network builder Thinxtra | The government has taken a 15 percent equity stake in Thinxtra valued at $10 million to fund a nationwide low-power wide area network for internet of things (IoT) devices and applications.
Minister of the environment and energy Josh Frydend... |
| Three ways to improve the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund and revive manufacturing | Source: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Australia’s federal parliament has approved a $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, intended to reverse the nation’s dwindling manufacturing sector. It is the “first step” in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese... |
