10 start-ups from across Australia and New Zealand have been chosen to take part in EnergyLab’s 2023 Climate Solutions Accelerator program.
Selected by a committee of angel investors, the chosen companies will take part in the six-month program to accelerate the deployment of their climate solutions at scale in Australia, as well as overseas, with support provided by the program’s resources. These include an initial investment, as well as coaching, industry partnerships and assistance in raising further capital to expedite their growth in Australia and overseas.
EnergyLab’s CEO Megan Fisher, said, “The process of selecting the 2023 start-up cohort really highlights the increasing maturity of the clean energy and climate tech start-up ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand. The technologies and intellectual property being developed by these start-ups is remarkable.”
“This year’s cohort is working on everything from low emissions aviation and steel production to more effective management of wind and solar resources to the much-needed capability to recycle solar panels and batteries at the end of life. This program will support these start-ups to get to their next level of growth, ready to take these essential solutions to the world,” Fisher added.
The 10 start-ups selected for the 2023 program are:
- Bygen – the world’s first producer of sustainable and tailored activated carbon. They enable the low-cost and carbon-negative production of a vital material that is widely used in water treatment, precious metal recovery, and energy storage.
- Orkestra – reinventing feasibility analysis for new energy projects through its cloud-based software that empowers teams to sell, consult and invest in commercial and industrial solar, batteries and EV charger projects, thus removing significant barriers to growth and investment in new energy.
- TasmanIon – developing aluminium-ion battery technology, offering a safe, sustainable, and more cost-effective alternative to current technologies such as lithium-ion.
- ElecSome – is setting up the first solar panel upcycling plant in Australia, with patented tech in association with the Department of Industry, The University of Melbourne and RMIT.
- Renewable Metals – develops a novel process and technology that looks to turn battery waste into battery metal by recovering critical metals like lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper from end-of-life and scrap batteries.
- Savic Motorcycles – Homegrown high-performance electric motorcycle manufacturer and has been leading the charge in the electric mobility revolution.
- Dovetail Electric Aviation – making zero emissions commercial aviation possible by developing, certifying and distributing electric-powered propulsion systems for existing commuter aircraft and converting legacy aircraft into electric, reducing operations costs along the way.
- Emmi – providing financial institutions the net-zero toolkit they need to explore the impact of carbon on the value of their portfolio, then navigate the transition to net zero with confidence.
- Perl Street – a financial asset management-as-a-service business financing and managing emerging distributed physical infrastructure assets such as rooftop solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, and e-mobility machines.
- Pyrochar – scaling a proven technology to produce net-zero metallurgical char that will replace coal/coke in the primary metals industry. Initially developed by CSIRO, their patented technology enables self-sustaining pyrolysis for metallurgical use.
