The Clean Energy Innovation Fund is a specialist climate tech venture capital investor, focused on emerging technologies and businesses with the potential for growth.
Virescent Ventures, Australia’s largest and most active dedicated climate tech venture capital fund manager, manages Innovation Fund investments on behalf of the CEFC.
The transition to a net zero economy is creating enormous opportunities for new technologies, new business models and rapid innovation and commercialisation. The Innovation Fund invests in companies with experienced and capable management teams, a competitive edge in technology and innovation, and the potential for both domestic and global market application of their technologies and solutions.
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Pioneering solar innovations with Sunman
Sunman founder Dr Zhenrong Shi shares his inspirational story, explains why curiosity is so important for entrepreneurs and tells how his eArc solar panels can revolutionise the solar industry.
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2024 Australian Climate Tech Industry Report
The Australian Climate Tech Industry Reports are developed by Climate Salad, an active network to boost climate tech companies in Australia. As a major climate tech investor, the CEFC is pleased to support this work.
The future of lithium mining and refining will require the elimination of carbon-intensive energy sources, and ideally turn carbon waste into carbon value. This is what we are working towards.
JET Charge is in a unique position to ensure that Australia and New Zealand are ready for the mass adoption of EVs. We have grown from a business that digs trenches and installs cables, to become the market leader in EV charging infrastructure and technology, and a company that is shaping the industry by solving challenges for business, governments and EV owners.
Instead of mining for fossil fuels to create new plastics or relying on current recycling methods we can take plastic that already exists and infinitely recycle it.
MicroTau is flying high with shark-skin inspired technology
Aviation and shipping have a burning fuel problem that’s only getting worse. Over millions of years nature has developed solutions to improve efficiency, and now – with the backing of the CEFC – MicroTau will put shark skin inspired film on planes to help fight climate change.
