Dr. Fraser Thompson, Shaun Chau, Kumbi Gutsa, Michael Robinson, Aidan Farmer, Branden Lay

Winning in clean tech means choosing where to play News & Insights

Winning in clean tech means choosing where to play

Findings from the Powering Australia and Cyan Ventures analysis of the clean tech manufacturing opportunity Clean tech manufacturing has grown into a A$2 trillion global industry, and Australia supplies many of the raw materials that feed it. Yet we capture only around 1.5%…
Media Release: Launch of Green Fuels Accelerator to Fast Track Commercial-Scale Low Carbon Liquid Fuels News & Insights

Media Release: Launch of Green Fuels Accelerator to Fast Track Commercial-Scale Low Carbon Liquid Fuels

Launch of Green Fuels Accelerator to Fast Track Commercial-Scale Low Carbon Liquid Fuels   Seven low‑carbon liquid fuel projects selected for targeted commercialisation support Finance, regulatory and offtake advisory to accelerate final investment decisions Projects span multiple conversion technologies and major feedstocks…
Beyond Learning Curves: A Practical Way to Judge Competitiveness Across Green Industries News & Insights

Beyond Learning Curves: A Practical Way to Judge Competitiveness Across Green Industries

Australia’s Productivity Commission has been clear that public support for the net-zero transition should rest on a hard fact base. In its interim report on Investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation, Commissioner Barry Sterland framed the task bluntly: “Australia’s net zero transformation…
Dr. Fraser Thompson
August 25, 2025
FOAK or Fail: Why Australia Must Back First-of-a-Kind Clean-Energy Projects – and How to Do It News & Insights

FOAK or Fail: Why Australia Must Back First-of-a-Kind Clean-Energy Projects – and How to Do It

By Fraser Thompson (Cyan Ventures), with insights from David Yeh and Bernie Yoo (Precursor); and Julian Ryba-White (Mark1). Historians may look back on this decade as the moment heavy-industry decarbonisation either leapt forward or stumbled. The deciding factor will be whether we…
Dr. Fraser Thompson
July 27, 2025