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Fuel Security and the Diesel Fuel Tax Rebate: Assessing Reform Options

Fuel Security and the Diesel Fuel Tax Rebate: Assessing Reform Options

We developed the first-ever evidence base on the consequences of proposed reform options to the diesel fuel tax credit (FTC), measuring impacts on industry competitiveness, fuel security, emissions and budget Mining is a key Australian industry, contributing around 10% of GDP and…
Pulkit Athavle, Shaun ChauPulkit Athavle, Shaun ChauOctober 29, 2026 Read More
Further Economic Analysis on Large Haul Truck Tech – Pilbara Iron Ore

Further Economic Analysis on Large Haul Truck Tech – Pilbara Iron Ore

We assessed the economics of large haul truck technologies for Pilbara iron ore operations The economics of diesel in the Pilbara have changed. At today's diesel prices, battery-electric haul trucks can already be cheaper to run than their diesel equivalents. Cyan Ventures…
Shaun Chau, Pulkit AthavleShaun Chau, Pulkit AthavleOctober 9, 2026 Read More

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

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…
June 9, 2026 Read More
Decarbonising the Pilbara
The Economic Opportunity from Decarbonising the Pilbara

The Economic Opportunity from Decarbonising the Pilbara

Sized the economic opportunity from decarbonising the Pilbara, under key policy settings (FTC cap and common user transmission infrastructure)
September 28, 2026 Read More
Demand Isn’t Enough: Why Australia Needs Revenue Certainty to Unlock Low Carbon Fuels

Demand Isn’t Enough: Why Australia Needs Revenue Certainty to Unlock Low Carbon Fuels

This analysis shares the work of Cyan Ventures examining how a revenue certainty mechanism could support the development of low carbon fuels in Australia, and act as a complementary tool to the…
September 10, 2026 Read More
Winning in clean tech means choosing where to play

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…
August 4, 2026 Read More
Networks: Top Opportunities Briefing Note

Networks: Top Opportunities Briefing Note

Australia's competitive position in electricity network equipment and infrastructure Electricity networks are crucial for the clean energy transition and clean tech manufacturing opportunities. Shifting from a centralised fossil fuel system to a…
August 4, 2026 Read More
Transport: Top Opportunities Briefing Note

Transport: Top Opportunities Briefing Note

Australia's competitive position in low-carbon liquid fuels and heavy vehicle electrification Transport accounts for 21 per cent of Australia’s emissions and is on track to be the single largest source of national…
August 4, 2026 Read More
Industrial Decarbonisation: Top Opportunities Briefing Note

Industrial Decarbonisation: Top Opportunities Briefing Note

Where Australia can compete in an emerging market with few established incumbents Industrial decarbonisation presents a sizeable opportunity for Australia to manufacture clean technology products in an emerging market with few established…
August 4, 2026 Read More
Generation: Top Opportunities Briefing Note

Generation: Top Opportunities Briefing Note

Three opportunities that could add over A$7 billion to the Australian economy by 2035 The generation supply-chain (solar, wind, batteries) is the largest single segment of the current global clean tech manufacturing market and the foundation on…
August 4, 2026 Read More
Opinion: A least-cost plan is not a delivery plan

Opinion: A least-cost plan is not a delivery plan

The 2026 Integrated System Plan is admirably precise about where the grid should arrive, and quiet on whether it can get there. On its own figures, it cannot. The Australian Energy Market…
July 2, 2026 Read More
The Billion-Dollar Opportunity: Financing the Circular Transition

The Billion-Dollar Opportunity: Financing the Circular Transition

At Smart Energy Conference 2026 last week, Cyan Ventures' Michael Robinson delivered a keynote on the financing challenge sitting underneath Australia's circular materials transition. The argument was straightforward. Australia is investing hundreds…
May 8, 2026 Read More
Reflections from a big week in Renewable Fuels - 2026 renewables summit
Reflections from a big week in Renewable Fuels

Reflections from a big week in Renewable Fuels

At the Australia Renewable Fuels Summit in Sydney, Fraser Thompson joined policymakers, investors and industry leaders as the US-Israel strikes on Iran transformed fuel security from abstract risk into national emergency. The…
April 10, 2026 Read More
Debunking the Myths of Climate Economics

Debunking the Myths of Climate Economics

At the University of Melbourne's Careers in Economics event, Cyan Ventures co-founder Fraser Thompson delivered a keynote address to the Economics Student Society of Australia, challenging five pieces of received wisdom that…
March 19, 2026 Read More