
The Climate Solutions Accelerator is EnergyLab's flagship programme, providing the greatest climate innovation businesses with the resources they need to succeed. For this year's Climate Solutions Accelerator cohort, an angel investor committee has chosen around 10 startups like ElecSome, Savic Motorcycles, TasmanIon, Bygen, Amber, Sicona Battery Technologies, alumnus Allegro Energy, and others.
TasmanIon is a New Zealand-based startup known for developing aluminium-ion battery technology, which provides a safer, more sustainable, and less expensive alternative to existing technologies such as lithium-ion. Tasmanian batteries, developed by Victoria University of Wellington researchers, seek to provide a high-performance cell that is safer, more sustainable, cost-effective, and scalable for various applications. The company is exploring new aluminium-ion battery technology for grid storage and portable applications.
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"As a young startup, we look forward to the program and finding the right strategies to take TasmanIon to new heights in the battery industry. Networking with the cleantech community will be crucial for us to understand the requirements at the global level," said TasmanIon CEO Shalini Divya.
Bygen is a manufacturer of sustainable and customised activated carbon. The startup offers low-cost, carbon-negative manufacture of a critical substance utilised in water treatment, precious metal recovery, and energy storage.
"We're really looking forward to being a part of this EnergyLab cohort. In terms of high-quality mentoring, support in business development, and expanding our network in the ClimateTech space, it was a no-brainer for us to apply. Learning from other founders and peers in this space will also be invaluable for our company," added Bygen founder and CEO Lewis Dunnigan.
The six-month programme will assist Australian and New Zealand entrepreneurs in accelerating the adoption of innovative climate solutions at home and overseas. EnergyLab, co-founded by sustainability expert James Tilbury, prominent media investor Piers Grove, and Nickel Energy managing director Nick Lake, has sponsored more than 160 firms and 125 aspiring creators since its inception in late 2015.
Megan Fisher, CEO of EnergyLab, says the process of selecting the 2023 startup cohort demonstrates the increasing maturity of Australia and New Zealand's clean energy and climate tech startup ecosystem, describing the technologies and intellectual property developed by these startups as "remarkable."
For a detailed analysis of how sustainability will transform the aluminium industry, see AL Circle's Sustainability in the Global Aluminium Industry Report.
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