NSW Clean Technology Innovation Grants

Azaneo develops fully electric weed control technology that kills weeds using electroporation—a fast electric pulse that disrupts plant cells—without herbicides, chemicals, or heat-based soil damage.

AgTechCleantechHardware

Co-investorsTenacious VenturesAgFunder

BT Imaging builds machine vision systems for defect detection and quality inspection of photovoltaic wafers, cells, and modules, including back-contact, tandem, and multi-bus-bar configurations.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardware

Co-investorsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)

A directory listing Australian climate tech companies that use scalable technology to address climate change, alongside organisations supporting the country's climate tech ecosystem.

CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodSector AgnosticAustralia, AU

Co-investors30X30 Scaleup ProgramAdeline

Co-investorsEnergyLab

Enosi builds energy technology, presenting a team and advisors focused on the energy sector.

CleantechEnergySaaS

FPR Energy develops particle-based concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology to deliver zero-emissions heat and power for industrial processes, particularly those requiring high-temperature heat above 500°C.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyMayfield West, AU

Co-investorsOsaka Gas

Green Gravity develops, installs and operates gravitational energy storage systems that use disused mine shafts to provide long-duration energy storage.

Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyWollongong, AU

Mark Swinnerton(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Frank Soto(Head of Product Development)

Co-investorsPacific Channel

Gridcog builds energy modelling and simulation software for teams delivering energy transition projects, letting them assess feasibility and value assets such as renewables, battery storage, EV charging, demand response and virtual power plants.

CleantechEnergySaaS

Co-investorsDNV VenturesVERBUND X VenturesAlbionVC

H Nu develops fully optical current and voltage measurement systems for power transmission networks, using fiber-optic sensing to monitor high-voltage grids safely and accurately.

Deep TechEnergyHardware

Halocell Energy develops next-generation perovskite photovoltaic (PV) modules that generate power under all light conditions, including low light where its modules provide power equivalent to button batteries.

CleantechEnergyHardwareNew Materials

Hullbot operates an autonomous underwater robotics service that frequently cleans ship hulls, propellers, and niche areas to remove biofouling, reducing drag and fuel consumption for fleet operators.

CleantechDeep TechRobotics

Co-investorsClimate Tech PartnersFolklore VenturesRegeneration.VC

HydGene develops biocatalyst technology that converts biomass into fertilisers, fuels, and chemicals for industrial producers.

CleantechClimate TechNew Materials

Co-investorsAgronomicsVirescent Ventures

Novel electrolysis technology for producing green hydrogen.

Co-investorsVirescent VenturesPETRONAS Ventures

Greenhouse operates a climate tech hub and co-working space in Sydney, Australia, along with an event space for climate-aligned businesses.

CleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSydney, AU

Co-investorsInvestible Climate Tech Fund

Lab 360 Solar (Lab360) develops daytime photoluminescence (PL) imaging technology for field testing and inspection of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and solar farms, including drone-based inspection.

CleantechEnergyHardwareSydney, AU

Thorsten Trupke(Co-founder)Oliver Kunz(Co-founder)Jürgen Weber(Co-founder)

Using microbes to draw down carbon into soils at scale.

Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersHorizons VenturesMain Sequence VenturesVirescent Ventures

MicroTau develops MAKO Flightfilm, a shark skin-inspired drag-reducing surface film applied to aircraft exteriors to improve aerodynamic efficiency and reduce fuel burn without structural modifications.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechNew MaterialsNot specified, AU

Co-investorsACTAI Ventures

Novalith is an Australian company developing a lithium refining process aimed at improving the sustainability and supply chain sovereignty of lithium production for electrification.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew Materials

Orica manufactures and distributes commercial explosives, blasting systems, digital blast-design and monitoring software, and specialty mining chemicals such as sodium cyanide for mining, quarrying, construction, and infrastructure customers in over 100 countries.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew Materials

PlasmaLeap builds plasma-based, zero-emissions chemical reactors for the synthesis of green fuels and chemicals and for treating hazardous industrial waste.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDeep TechEnergy

Co-investorsGrainCorp VenturesMelt VenturesSVG Ventures | THRIVE

PVT Clean Energy LLC develops and commercializes energy harvesting technologies including solar and geothermal, such as building integrated photovoltaic and thermal (BIPVT) systems.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyPropTech

Dr. Chen(Co-founder & Interim CEO)Dr. Zadshir(Co-founder)

Renewable Metals develops an alkali-based recycling process that recovers lithium, nickel, cobalt, and other critical minerals from end-of-life lithium batteries for reuse in new battery manufacturing.

Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyWestern Australia, AU

Mark Urbani(CTO, Founder, Director)Gary Johnson(Founder, Director)

Co-investorsVirescent VenturesClimate Tech Partners

Rux Energy develops nanoporous materials and bulk hydrogen storage systems aimed at improving the safety, density, and cost of hydrogen storage and distribution for heavy industry, trucking, maritime, rail, and aviation.

CleantechEnergyNew Materials

Dr Chanel Leong(Head of Project Management and Operations)

Sicona develops battery materials, including silicon-based anode materials, through in-house R&D, materials production, and a dedicated battery and materials testing laboratory.

CleantechEnergyNew Materials

Co-investorsChaos VenturesEnergyLabSDGx

Co-investorsCultiv8 Funds Management

Co-investorsBlackbird Giants

Syenta develops high-resolution interconnect technology for chip-to-chip connections using Localized Electrochemical Manufacturing, enabling higher bandwidth between compute and memory in AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors

Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesJelix VenturesOIF VenturesOur Innovation FundPlayground GlobalSalus Ventures