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Results have been announced  for funding under the Australian Government’s $15 million Second Generation Biofuels Research and Development Program (GEN 2) by The Minister for Resources and Energy on the 3rd of August 2009. GEN 2 supports the research, development and demonstration of new biofuel technologies which address the sustainable development of the biofuels industry in More >

Updated (8/8/09) Twenty three projects have been awarded grants through Round 3 of the Climate Ready program. Almost $13.5 million has been awarded to the 23 projects.  A list of the Climate Ready grants is shown on the AusIndustry website The grants ranged from $117,000 to $2.6 million. The Climate Ready program has a budget More >

Victoria’s Energy Technology Innovation Strategy (ETIS) $72m for Large Scale Demonstration of Renewable Energy Plants
. A$72 million has been allocated to support new large scale sustainable energy demonstration projects, including, energy storage, as well as advancing technologies for solar, wave, bioenergy, biofuels and geothermal energy. A further A$110 million will support new large scale carbon More >

Multi Media Victoria and DIIRD have released the projects from the Public sector for real problems seeking innovative solutions from SME’s. http://www.mmv.vic.gov.au/MarketValidationProgram SME’s can submit their applications any time up to the 14th August 2009 for consideration of undertaking a feasibility study.  SMEs will be  eligible for up to $100k of funding over 3 months More >

Do you  have some technology  to develop that might enhance Australian Defence Force capability? If you do, you might like to apply for the Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program before the cut off date of 24th July 2009. This is the 14th round calling for local technology groups to come up with bright new More >

Pitch Club is an exciting event that brings together entrepreneurs, private and commercial investors and service providers through an exclusive, underground network and forum. Pitch Club educates current and future entrepreneurs on the valuable art of ‘pitching’ while creating a comfortable and professional stage to pitch their business concepts. A must attend to anyone who More >

The Victorian Government is now seeking construction of a large-scale electricity generator which utilises solar energy. To be eligible for consideration, the generation project in question must: • Be located in Victoria; • Generate a minimum of 330GWh per annum of electricity from solar energy for a period of at least 20 years. Hybrid systems More >

MultiMedia Victoria is now moving to phase 2 of its $28m Market Validation Program (MVP) designed to stimulate SMEs with innovative, commercially orientated R&D tailored to meet the technology needs of Victorian public sector entities. Phase 1 – Victorian public sector entities prepare and submit Technology Requirement Specifications (TRS) Phase 2- SME submits proposal to More >

AusTrade invites you to take part in this inaugural seminar series and one-to-one meeting program. These seminars are designed to help you understand the range of government support services and programs available to boost your industry capability and help you compete globally. The focus areas include: renewable energy energy efficiency carbon services and clean technologies More >

On 24 April 2009 Minister Carr opened the Green Car Innovation Fund for applications. The GCIF is part of the Government’s A New Car Plan for a Greener Future. Information sessions will be held in May 2009 to provide information on the GCIF.  The $1.3 billion GCIF will provide assistance over ten years, commencing 2009-10, to Australian companies for projects that More >