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💯 Exciting to see our CEO along with 5 members of our startup alumni recognised for their huge efforts in the energy transition by The Australian in the Top 100 Energy Players List launched last week 👏 Big congratulations to Megan Fisher, our CEO, being recognised for her contribution to the climate revolution through her support and advocacy of clean economy startups and the climate innovation ecosystem in Australia 💫 And congratulations to the 5 amazing EnergyLab startup alumni recognised on the list: Emma Whittlesea, Head of Partnerships at Stralis Aircraft (YC W23) Neeraj Das, Founder & CEO at Elecsome Pty Ltd. David Doral, Cofounder & CEO at Dovetail Electric Aviation Luan Atkinson CEO and Mark Urbani CTO at Renewable Metals Thomas Nann, Co-Founder and CEO at Allegro Energy Full article here (behind paywall) https://lnkd.in/gsJVtbX6 or in 22 Nov magazine lift out #energylab #climatetech #cleanenergy #founder #startup #greenlist #energytransition 

🤩 Wow! What an inspiring turnout for our Climate Tech Jobs Fair hosted with the Melbourne Climate Network at the RMIT Activator last night! Over 80 were in attendance, including Lord Mayor Nick Reece ⬇️ 🪑 You know it’s a great topic when you run out of chairs! Thank you so much to Simone, Jessica, Alison, Nadia and Megan for your valuable insights during the panel and for sharing your personal stories of how you got into climate tech. 📋 We were able to share a list of over 220 climate tech opportunities including jobs and short courses based in Melbourne, to save our attendees hours of research and drive further employment. 😇 A big thank you to Lord Mayor Nick Reece for coming down to show his support for the climate tech sector and sharing his journey to becoming Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne. We are very grateful to the Melbourne Climate Network for supporting this event. 🫱🏾🫲🏻 It makes us so happy to see a room full of people forging new relationships and who are so eager to support the transition to a clean economy! Thank you again to RMIT University for providing the event space and we can't wait to run more events like this in 2025! #energylab #climatetech #melbourne #cleanenergy

🚀 Innovating the Future of EV Retrofit: Meet the Winner of Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge #2 ⚡Veepower, an offshoot of Melbourne-based electric vehicle controls consultancy Cuedo Controls, is simplifying the process of retrofitting vehicles by providing a comprehensive, plug-and-play control system that integrates supervisory control of critical components for the powertrain, body, and charging. 🎥In the video, Kyle Van Berendonck breaks down: Their groundbreaking winning solution - the Veepilot The need and challenges to convert half of Australia’s vehicle fleet into EVs What he learned during the innovation challenge 🔋 But the innovation doesn't stop here! We’re excited to announce that Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for the Supercharge Incubator! If you’re a startup in the lithium battery value chain, this is your moment! Learn more and submit your EOI here: https://lnkd.in/gM5i_unU. Let’s supercharge the future together! #SuperchargeAustralia #RetrofitNation #InnovationChallenge #EnergyInnovation #massEVretrofits #electricvehicles #lithiumbattery #climatetech

💥 Meet our 2024 Climate Solutions Accelerator cohort! In just 3 weeks we're hosting an online public showcase - your chance to check out some of the most exciting climate solutions rolling out in Australia and abroad. 🔋 You'll hear from some of the brilliant founders that joined EnergyLab's Startup Showcase at All Energy Australia last month: Antonia (Tia) Collings - Enaxiom Prashant S. Parulekar - InfigoLabs Sahand Karimi - OptiGrid Ringo Thomas - CLT Toolbox Check out the full cohort & registration link in the comments. #EnergyLab #ClimateSolutions #Accelerator #ClimateTech

🎟️ Only 2 days to go! If you are based in Melbourne and looking to break into the climate tech space then you won't want to miss our Climate Tech Jobs Fair at the RMIT Activator this Wednesday ➡️ https://bit.ly/3UlmVrs #melbournejobs #climatetech #energylab #sustainablity #melbourne

🎁 Want access to our special list of over 200 #climatetech job and short course opportunities based in Melbourne? Well, our Climate Tech Jobs Fair next Wednesday is the place to do just that! https://bit.ly/3UlmVrs ⬇️ We know that breaking into any industry for the first time can be challenging. That is why the team at EnergyLab has been working hard to give our event attendees next week a special present to take home that will save them hours of research: a curated list of climate tech opportunities! 📝 The list consists of climate tech jobs based in and around Melbourne as well as online and in-person short course opportunities to quickly skill up to move into the climate space. This list will be available ONLY to those who attend on the night, so grab a ticket while there are still spots left! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3UlmVrs Thank you to the Melbourne Climate Network for hosting this event with EnergyLab at the RMIT Activator. #melbournejobs #cleanenergy #sustainability #energylab

🚀 The #SuperchargeAustralia Innovation Challenge #2: Retrofit Nation has wrapped up. Over the past two months, we’ve seen incredible progress from startups innovating at the forefront of retrofitting half of Australia’s vehicle fleet. You can learn more about the cohort and awards night here:  https://lnkd.in/gvS5hbBs 🏆Congratulations to  Veepower, who are simplifying the  EV retrofitting process by providing an innovative plug-and-play control system that integrates supervisory control of critical components for the powertrain, body, and charging systems. We will hear more from the CEO of Veepower Kyle Van Berendonck and the Veepilot plug-and-play system soon. 🌱A big thank you to all the startups, mentors and speakers who made the challenge a success. We are excited to see how the cohort of startups continue to drive breakthroughs to advance the innovation ecosystem along the lithium battery chain in Australia. Implemented with our partners at New Energy Nexus Jaunt | Eclass Outboards | Net Zero Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd | Evans Electric Pty Ltd | Electromotiv | EPCA - Electric Power Conversions Australia | Rapid Retrofits (REVR) | 🔋⚡Australian Electric Vehicle Specialists ⚡🔋 Graeme Manietta | Clayton Franklin | Edwin Higginson | Craig Burton | Alexander Burton | Adrian Salinas | Paul EVANS | Portia Rooney | Lynelle Johnson FPRIA | Dave Budge | Rob Ogilvie | Dr Cameron Perks | Peter Browne | Noah Wasmer | Patrick Sieb | Tooraj Arvajeh | Kirsty Dare | Thomas Holdstock | Ben Waters | Terry Woodcroft | Aaron Schimann | Paul Hodgson | Andrew M. | Mark Pickering | John Wood | Martin Jenner | Lynnard Cucksey | Danny Kennedy | Megan Fisher | Kirk McDonald #Innovation #EVRetrofits #CleanEnergy #Startups #SuperchargeAustralia #Sustainability

👉 After a very successful first cohort, applications are now open for Cohort 2 of our Investment Ready Program (Qld): https://lnkd.in/g9w7B2t4 🛠️ The 12-week program kicks off in February 2025 and equips founders with the right tools and know-how to navigate the entire fundraising process. You’ll learn from climate tech investors, cap raising experts, and high-impact founders. 💥 Our first cohort improved their investment readiness by an average 75% over the course of the program, and every startup secured an average of 8 one-on-one VC-meetings.  ➡️ If you’re a Queensland-based climate tech founder looking to raise capital (Pre-seed, Seed, or Series A), check out the program design and lodge your application here: https://lnkd.in/g9w7B2t4 #energylab #climatetech #cleanenergy #founder #startups #investment #investmentready #qic #queensland 

📅 Don't miss the Ocean Impact Organisation Innovocean event next week! 3:30pm | 20 November 2024📍 Australian National Maritime Museum ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gsSkgEw7 ⬇️ INNOVOCEAN is the only event of its kind in the APAC region, and your ticket to meet and network with some of the ocean sector’s leading figures. So, what’s included in the INNOVOCEAN 2024 pass? 🎫 Access to the “James Cameron – Challenging the Deep” exhibition (for use the day before the event) thanks to venue partner the Australian National Maritime Museum. 🌊 Keynote presentation by James Bradley, award-winning author of “Deep Water” 🎬 Screening of the 28-min Director’s cut of “Deep Rising” – narrated by Jason Momoa 💭 Thought leadership panel with key leaders shaping the future of Australia’s sustainable ocean economy 🎤 Live pitch session by founders of the Ocean Impact Accelerator Program (OIAP) cohort 💁♀️ Startup Zone: Demonstrations & displays from the OIAP 2024 startups 🤝 Networking opportunities with startups, investors, and ocean stakeholders 🥂 Drinks and food provided Don’t miss out, secure your spot now! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gsSkgEw7

💡 Last week, the EnergyLab team caught up with our longstanding industry partner Endeavour Energy (NSW) to hold a strategic focus area ideation session as part of EnergyLab's 2025 Scaleup Program recruitment preparation. 👷 The EnergyLab Scaleup Program is "industry led". This means that we select the scaleup cohort each year in partnership with energy industry participants, making it a unique offering for startups looking to pilot and partner with grid operators and across the broader Australian energy sector. 🧠 Ideation sessions like this one will help guide our startup recruitment efforts as we start to scour the globe for amazing startups who can help innovative industry participants like Endeavour Energy roll out decarbonising solutions across the grid. ❗Startups interested in learning more about the 2025 scaleup program should submit an expression of interest here: https://lnkd.in/gFbuYSQ Tim Bray, Melanie Sibraa CA, Megan Fisher, Samantha J. Wood