21 December 2022
Working through the RACE for 2030 CRC, Climate-KIC Australia, together with universities, state governments, technology providers, industry experts, electricity network businesses and energy retailers designed a study to explore whether an Urban Renewable Energy Zone (UREZ) is a useful mechanism to accelerate investments in DER while supporting the grid and driving other socioeconomic benefits in our cities.
16 December 2022
Last week, the Business Renewables Centre Australia (BRC-A) initiative launched a new Buyer’s Diagnostic Tool and refreshed website to facilitate Australian companies to procurement more renewable electricity.
30 November 2022
Climate-KIC Australia have released our impact report for the 2021-22 financial year. We are proud of the collective impact of our work to date, however, we recognise the need to amplify our ambition, to move beyond single-point intervention towards coordinating at strategic leverage points where the greatest impact can be realised.
24 November 2022
On Wednesday, November 23, Climate-KIC Australia celebrated five years of climate impact together with our network of collaborators. The event centred around a timeline detailing the major events that have shaped the past five years in terms of our work - the major international events, national events and milestones within Climate-KIC Australia.
3 November 2022
A Canberra-based cleantech start-up is set to take the global stage this week, as they compete against 15 of the top green start-ups from across the globe. Spark3D have developed a 3D printer that enables them to print fully functional electronics components, using less material input and producing less waste.
20 October 2022
Homes at Fairwater, a world-leading sustainable community in western Sydney by Frasers Property Australia, use 21 per cent less electricity than comparable nearby suburbs because of geothermal technology, an independent study has found.
10 October 2022
We have launched Climate–KIC Australia’s new strategy, Climate Action through Systems Innovation. This strategy for driving a systems response to climate change in Australia will guide our organisation through to 2025, and renew our mission to inspire and enable climate action by being a catalyst for systems change.
10 October 2022
Climate-KIC Australia has unveiled its updated logo, website and visual identity. We have undergone a complete brand refresh to reflect our maturing position as a leader in climate action through systems innovation in Australia.
20 September 2022
Government policy to cut embodied carbon emissions is a relatively new field. This research has investigated the policy landscape, both internationally and here in Australia, to identify what has been implemented to date. It is clear that policy has a key role to play, as does strong acton by industry, if we are to reach an emissions trajectory consistent with the Paris Agreement.
10 September 2022
UpSol, Spark3D and Calyx have been named the best clean technology startups at the 2022 ClimateLaunchpad Australian Final.
2 September 2022
There is currently a huge amount of interest in developing Green Hydrogen in hubs around Australia. BRC-A provides know-how support to Corporates and Industry in Australia on how to do Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and support renewable energy. We are now seeing more enquiries from Hydrogen projects for Corporate PPAs.
17 August 2022
Six green start-ups have emerged victorious and made it through to the Australian National Final of ClimateLaunchpad, due to take place on September 9.
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