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Some of the team at Cyan Ventures (Fraser Thompson and Kumbi Gutsa) attended the All Energy Australia conference in Melbourne on 23-24 October. Check-out some of their key takeaways from the conference in our article below:

🌟Cyan Ventures is hiring🌟 We’re looking for consultants with ideally 2 – 4 years of consulting experience (could be senior analysts, associates or junior managers) with: ♻ Passion for sustainability and desire to work on “Big Bets” in sustainability; 🏢 An entrepreneurial attitude and interest in building a new company; 🤔 Intellectual curiosity that translates towards an eagerness to solve complex problems, proven by research, academic or other extracurricular activities; 🙂 Highly developed empathy and interpersonal skills and a strong drive to contribute to making the world a better place; 🧠 A positive and friendly attitude, alongside intellectual rigor and open-mindedness to face problems from new perspectives; ➕ Technical expertise (e.g. renewables engineering) would be a bonus Join us to work on some Big Bets and make a meaningful impact on the planet! To apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/gCEj-kcP Fraser Thompson Shaun Chau Kumbi Gutsa Michael Robinson Bridget Holloway #hiring #senioranalyst #associate #manager #sustainability #climatechange #strategy #consulting #projectdevelopment

Interested in the key developments in sustainability investing? This week features significant developments, from the European Commission's multi-billion-euro investment in net-zero technologies to the world's first solar panels on railway tracks project. Here are some of the latest updates on major project announcements, policy developments, and innovative technologies: 🏆 Major project/investment announcements and milestones: 1️⃣ The European Commission has selected 85 innovative net-zero projects to receive €4.8 billion in grants from the Innovation Fund, aiming to accelerate the deployment of cutting-edge clean technologies across Europe. https://lnkd.in/dZquqGuT 2️⃣ SunCable has received conditional approval from Singapore's Energy Market Authority to supply 1.75GW of renewable electricity from Australia's Northern Territory through the Australia-Asia PowerLink. https://lnkd.in/erMXuJgh 🏫 Policy developments: 3️⃣ Singapore’s government and Energy Market Authority (EMA) have announced power sector and grid enhancements, including a possible expansion of Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage plant. https://lnkd.in/gt3PuqRJ 4️⃣ The New South Wales Government has announced it will increase the state’s long-duration energy storage capacity target to 28GWh by 2034 from the previous target of 16GWh. https://lnkd.in/g-2PCCKe 💡 Innovative technologies: 5️⃣ Switzerland to launch world first solar panels on railway tracks. Developed by start-up Sun-Ways in partnership with EPFL, the Swiss federal technology institute, this innovative system will pilot on a track in Neuchâtel starting in 2025. https://lnkd.in/dc5aEwAW Fraser Thompson Shaun Chau Kumbi Gutsa Michael Robinson Bridget Holloway #Sustainabilitynews #Sustainableinvesting

Interested in the key developments in sustainability investing? This week features exciting developments, from innovative solar manufacturing partnerships to advances in long-duration energy storage. Here are some of the latest updates on major project announcements, policy developments, and innovative technologies: 🏆 Major project/investment announcements and milestones: 1️⃣ Australian solar company SunDrive has signed an MoU with Trina Solar to establish a joint venture focused on solar manufacturing in Australia. The collaboration will combine Trina's expertise and SunDrive’s copper metallisation technology to produce Australian-made solar panels, creating over 300 jobs and strengthening the domestic supply chain. https://lnkd.in/g6e4YNqM 2️⃣ Specialist climate investment fund Virescent Ventures has completed a A$100 million first close of its second fund, Fund II, securing the support of more than 50 leading public and private investors, including a big four Australian bank. https://lnkd.in/gHC8JMQn 🏫 Policy developments: 3️⃣ The US Department of Energy has announced Australia as an international collaborator on its Long Duration Storage Shot initiative, aiming to reduce the cost of grid-scale energy storage by 90% within the decade. https://lnkd.in/gyxfGw2r 4️⃣ The UK government has launched a Cap and Floor scheme to boost investment in long-duration energy storage (LDES), which includes technologies such as pumped storage hydro, liquid air energy storage, compressed air energy storage and flow batteries. https://lnkd.in/ebEpZaUW 💡 Innovative technologies: 5️⃣ Grid-scale battery manufacturer Energy Storage Industries Asia Pacific has received a A$3 million Queensland government investment to increase its production of iron flow battery electrolytes by 40 million litres per year. https://lnkd.in/gAz6brgu Fraser Thompson Shaun Chau Kumbi Gutsa Michael Robinson Bridget Holloway #Sustainabilitynews #Sustainableinvesting

This morning at the Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney, Cyan Ventures co-founder and managing director, Fraser Thompson, released our latest research which finds that putting nature first is good for business and economic resilience. Key insights include: 1️⃣ Nature-positive solutions could create A$298 billion of annual value in 2035, which would support 1.6 million direct jobs at this time. 2️⃣ A$70 billion in annual capital investment will be required to support the business opportunities identified. 3️⃣ While over a third of opportunities have high potential returns (>12% IRR), there are challenges related to information failures, multi-sector coordination, managing potential trade-offs, and developing targeted policy mechanisms reflecting the maturity of each opportunity. Nature is declining at an unprecedented rate, with nearly 1 million species at risk of extinction because of human activity. The consequences are just as alarming for business as they are for the environment due to the dependence of most sectors of Australia’s economy on nature and its services. However, it is not all bad news. A nature-positive approach that protects and restores Australia’s biodiversity could create large new business opportunities. To better understand these opportunities, Cyan Ventures has developed research to understand the business and investment opportunities in Australia associated with a nature-positive approach. The research builds upon global research led by Cyan Ventures Managing Partner Dr. Fraser Thompson with the World Economic Forum by taking an Australia-specific focus. The research can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gAp_f3ES #GlobalNaturePositiveSummit #NaturePositive #SustainableInvesting Shaun Chau Bridget Holloway Michael Robinson Kumbi Gutsa

Interested in the key developments in sustainability investing? This week brings exciting news, from groundbreaking biorefinery projects to cutting-edge battery technologies. Here are some of the latest updates on major project announcements, policy developments, and innovative technologies: 🏆 Major project/investment announcements and milestones: 1️⃣ A former refinery in New Zealand is set to be repurposed to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel, HVO and other biofuels. The consortium behind the biorefinery project includes major players such as Qantas, Renova, Kent, and ANZ Bank. https://lnkd.in/ecX54K5n 2️⃣ An Australian-funded lithium iron phosphate battery manufacturing gigafactory has hit go on the Philippine’s first purpose-built battery production line, which is expected to generate an output of 2 GWh of capacity by 2030. https://lnkd.in/gPfv_Yma 3️⃣ Plans to build a hybrid 360MW solar farm and 300MW, two-hour big battery in Victoria’s south west as part of the $700 million Mortlake Energy Hub, have been cleared for construction by the state planning department this week. https://lnkd.in/ggQvNZwe 🏫 Policy developments: 4️⃣ UK becomes the first G7 country to completely phase out coal power. This shift is part of a broader trend among OECD countries, which have collectively reduced their coal generation by over 50% since 2007. https://lnkd.in/eVrAnbfy 💡 Innovative technologies: 5️⃣ Researchers at the University of New South Wales have developed a battery component using food-based acids found in sherbet and winemaking, that could make lithium-ion batteries more efficient, affordable and sustainable. https://lnkd.in/g22c7u25 Fraser Thompson Shaun Chau Kumbi Gutsa Michael Robinson Bridget Holloway #Sustainabilitynews #Sustainableinvesting

It’s been a big week for sustainability, with #NewYorkClimateWeek kicking off and driving global conversations around climate action. As world leaders, businesses, and innovators gather to address critical environmental challenges, the momentum for sustainable solutions continues to grow. In this spirit, we’ve seen major project announcements, investment milestones, policy developments, and innovative technologies emerge across the globe. 🏆 Major project/investment announcements and milestones: 1️⃣ HSBC and Pollination’s Climate Asset Management has raised over $1 billion to invest in natural capital projects such as regenerative agriculture. https://lnkd.in/gFNvHCmx 2️⃣ Chinese solar giant Trina Solar has submitted plans to build what would be the biggest battery storage facility in Australia, in Perth with a proposal for the facility to host up to 660 MW of capacity and 2,640 MWh of storage. https://lnkd.in/guWZyXyP 3️⃣ California-based company Twelve has raised US$645 million in funding to decarbonise fuels, while New York startup Air Company has raised US$69 million to expand SAF production. https://lnkd.in/grFwEVKh 4️⃣ Leading biofuel producers in India and Brazil have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development and adoption of SAF, with a focus on leveraging ethanol production of which the two countries are world leading producers. https://lnkd.in/ephDaG_N 🏫 Policy developments: 5️⃣ The COP29 presidency is asking governments to back a pledge to increase global energy storage capacity by 6x, reaching 1,500 GW by 2030, and to add or upgrade more than 80 million kilometres of electricity grids by 2040. https://lnkd.in/gATAXiet 💡 Innovative technologies: 6️⃣ Rio Tinto launches farming trial in Australia to explore the potential of Pongamia seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel production. https://lnkd.in/gcriaXqu Fraser Thompson Shaun Chau Kumbi Gutsa Michael Robinson Bridget Holloway #Sustainabilitynews #Sustainableinvesting

🌟We’re pleased to announce, Cyan Ventures is hiring🌟 We’re looking for consultants with ideally 2 – 4 years of consulting experience (could be senior analysts, associates or junior managers) with: ♻ Passion for sustainability and desire to work on “Big Bets” in sustainability; 🏢 An entrepreneurial attitude and interest in building a new company; 🤔 Intellectual curiosity that translates towards an eagerness to solve complex problems, proven by research, academic or other extracurricular activities; 🙂 Highly developed empathy and interpersonal skills and a strong drive to contribute to making the world a better place; 🧠 A positive and friendly attitude, alongside intellectual rigor and open-mindedness to face problems from new perspectives; ➕ Technical expertise (e.g. renewables engineering) would be a bonus Join us to work on some Big Bets and make a meaningful impact on the planet! To apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/gCEj-kcP #hiring #senioranalyst #associate #manager #sustainability #climatechange #strategy #consulting #projectdevelopment Fraser Thompson Shaun Chau Kumbi Gutsa Michael Robinson Bridget Holloway

It's been a big week for sustainability both in Australia and globally. Here are just some of the latest highlights, including major project/investment announcements and milestones, policy developments and innovative technologies: 🏆 Major project/investment announcements and milestones: 1️⃣ The landmark tender for the NSW South West REZ has attracted responses of nearly 4x the renewable energy capacity and 2x the long duration energy storage on offer. https://lnkd.in/g75XcPKp 2️⃣ Singapore have increased their target of 4GW of low carbon electricity imports to 6GW by 2035 and announced approvals of two projects to import 1.4 GW of low carbon electricity from Indonesia. https://lnkd.in/dYkbCrQP 🏫 Policy developments: 3️⃣ The Australian federal government have released the 2024 National Hydrogen Strategy (a refresh on the 2019 strategy) establishing the plan to produce at least 15 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen a year by 2050, and at least 0.5 million tonnes a year by 2030. The new strategy marks a sharpened focus on more prospective use cases for hydrogen: green iron and alumina, green ammonia, long-haul, heaving transport and back-up power generation. https://lnkd.in/gHGReA4x 4️⃣ Malaysia has launched a decarbonisation plan for its aviation sector, targeting net zero emissions by 2050. https://lnkd.in/guEceW3e 5️⃣ Britain’s final coal-fired plant will close at the end of September, marking a vital step towards decarbonising its electricity supply. https://lnkd.in/ddspHakJ 💡 Innovative technologies: 6️⃣ Allegro Energy, a Newcastle-based developer of innovative water-based redox flow battery storage solutions, has secured $17.5 million in Series A funding. https://lnkd.in/gDV9yrhM Fraser Thompson Shaun Chau Kumbi Gutsa Michael Robinson Bridget Holloway #Sustainabilitynews #Sustainableinvesting

Interested in the key developments in sustainability investing this week? Here's some of the latest news on major project/investment announcements and milestones, policy developments and innovative technologies: 🏆 Major project/investment announcements and milestones: 1️⃣ Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Solar Sunshot program has opened, aiming to support innovation in the solar industry with A$550m of funding available. https://lnkd.in/gDR-JW4P 2️⃣ US awards US$521m in grants to build out EV charging and 9,200 EV charging ports.   https://lnkd.in/gBkJHEXi 🏫 Policy developments: 3️⃣ The Climate Change Authority has completed its Sector Pathways Review detailing the potential technology transition and emissions pathways that best support Australia’s transition to net zero emissions by 2050. https://lnkd.in/gExEYnJy 4️⃣ South Korea’s Constitutional Court has ordered the government to back its climate goals with more concrete plans for action through 2049. https://lnkd.in/gB476pFn 💡 Innovative technologies: 5️⃣ A European hydrogen test project has successfully linked a wind turbine with two electrolysers, which could make it possible to generate off-grid green hydrogen at sea and drive down production costs. Fraser Thompson Shaun Chau Kumbi Gutsa Michael Robinson Bridget Holloway #Sustainabilitynews #Sustainableinvesting