Clean technology innovation is one of the 3 focus areas within the Net Zero Industry and Innovation Program. With more than $1 billion to support the 3 areas, we are partnering with industry and are committed to transforming NSW into an innovative, thriving low carbon economy. By embracing the benefits of a net zero future, we are doing what’s right for the environment and right for our communities.
The NSW Office of the Chief Scientist and Engineer’s Decarbonisation Innovation Study guides our clean technology innovation priority areas and grants.
The Study is a key part in the delivering the Net Zero Plan and provides advice on the challenges and opportunities for meeting our emissions targets and adapting to climate change. The Study also aims to examine the benefits of decarbonisation to generate economic development, prosperity and jobs growth in NSW.
Our priority areas include, but are not limited to:
| SECTOR | 2023 Decarbonisation innovation opportunity |
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ENERGY  |
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TRANSPORT  |
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BUILT ENVIRONMENT  |
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INDUSTRY  |
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LAND AND AGRICULTURE  |
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Round 1 projects awarded funding in 2023
Grant streams
Supporting the development of commercially viable technologies and services to reduce emissions in high emitting or hard-to-abate industries.
Recipient | Funding awarded | Location | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|
$3,748,680 | Mayfield West | Establish cloud-based digital software infrastructure to help industry and businesses get the most of their on-site renewable energy. | |
$1,100,000 | Wollongong | A Clean Energy Living Laboratory to demonstrate how microgrid technologies can ensure reliable and stable energy at large-scale businesses who have a mix of energy sources – such as EV charging, gas, solar panels and storage. |
Accelerating the commercialisation and scaling-up of proven clean technology innovations for trade in Australian and international markets.
Recipient | Funding awarded | Location | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|
$1,500,000 | Port Kembla | A water electrolyser pilot to demonstrate how the ultra-high efficiency technology can lower the cost of green hydrogen as a renewable fuel source. | |
$1, 833,651 | Sydney | A new innovative method of storing hydrogen in metal organic frameworks to provide industrial users with a lower cost of supply and storage. | |
$925,000 | Orange | To design and build a commercial scale production facility for Loam Bio’s microbial seed coating that gives cropping plants the ability to stabilise and store carbon in soils. | |
$1,000,000 | Sydney | Extend Enosi’s Powertracer energy traceability platform capabilities to meet global requirements and achieve initial international commercialisation. | |
$498,068 | Sydney | A new software solution to help energy retailers balance supply and demand to provide more reliable energy for consumers at a lower cost. |
Supporting incubators, pre-accelerators, accelerators, and other similar initiatives, to equip clean technology start-ups and researchers with the skills and resources they need to succeed.
Recipient | Funding awarded | Location | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|
$1,254,000 | Orange | A program to commercialise research-based projects and secure funding in clean agriculture and food technologies. | |
$931,400 | Sydney | Expand EnergyLab’s existing offerings to provide additional support for very early stages of growth for startups, including going international. | |
$600,000 | Sydney | Scale up existing offerings and ecosystem building, specifically to fast-track a 9-month Global Growth Program. | |
$745,330 | Sydney | Develop the Innosabi clean technology innovation platform that will host challenges to crowdsource new ways to reduce emissions – such as how to solve the need for sustainable building materials. | |
$1,785,000 | Muswellbrook | Establish a Cleantech Pre-Accelerator and Accelerator to generate a pipeline of net zero hardware technologies. |
Round 2 projects: project development stream awarded funding in 2025
| Recipient | Funding awarded | Location | Project summary |
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| Green Gravity Operations | $250,000 | North Wollongong | Green Gravity is an Australian company developing gravity-based energy storage solutions. Their project will study the design and construction of the Weighted Object and Gripper sub-systems, converting excess energy into potential energy by lifting weights for later electricity generation. |
| Halocell Energy | $250,000 | Bomen, Wagga Wagga | Halocell Energy Ltd is an Australian company developing sustainable energy solutions. Specialising in advanced battery technology, they focus on efficient, eco-friendly storage for renewables and EVs. Their project studies low-cost, high-efficiency perovskite solar modules and tandem stacks. |
| Azaneo | $225,000 | Sydney | Azaneo Pty Ltd is an Australian company that specialises in innovative solutions for the agriculture sector, particularly in crop management and yield optimisation. Utilising advanced technologies such as data analytics and precision agriculture, Azaneo aims to enhance farming efficiency and sustainability. Their project will design and develop a prototype solid-state generator system tailored to their electrical weeding technology. |
| Syenta | $250,000 | Sydney | Syenta is an Australian tech company specialising in AI-driven analytics for industries like healthcare, finance, and logistics. Their project studies high-speed laser fabrication for components essential to their novel copper metallisation method in solar cell manufacturing. |
| Orica Australia | $233,000 | Kooragang | Orica is a global leader in mining and infrastructure services, specialising in explosives and blasting solutions. With operations in over 100 countries, the company focuses on innovation, sustainability, and safety in its products and services, including advanced blasting systems and digital technologies. Their project investigates the technical and commercial feasibility of a CO2 circular economy project for waste gas produced at Orica’s Kooragang Island facility |
| LLEAF | $250,000 | Sydney | LLEAF Pty Ltd is an Australian company developing sustainable plant-based solutions for the food and beverage industry. Their project studies cost-effective production of larger-form polymers, including dye master batching, polymer extrusion/blowing, and testing. |
| PVT Energy | $250,000 | Sydney | PVT Energy Pty Ltd is an Australian company specialising in advanced solar solutions. It integrates photovoltaic thermal (PVT) technology to optimise electricity and heat generation. Their project studies the feasibility of applying their Coolsheet PVT heat exchange panel. |
Other opportunities
We are also exploring opportunities to:
- develop low emissions specifications to support the take up of emerging low carbon goods and services across NSW
- attract investment to the NSW clean technology sector. This includes helping you unlock other funding that exists across the government.
If you have any questions, email us at [email protected].