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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250703T073000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250703T083000
DTSTAMP:20250626T044431Z
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SUMMARY:How to integrate the R&D tax incentive into your funding strategy
DESCRIPTION:This practical online session features two expert advisors sharing insights to help founders and startup teams better understand\, claim\, and integrate the R&D tax incentive into their financial strategy. Whether you’re new to the program or already part of TRaCE or other government grant initiatives\, this session will provide clarity and real-world tips to help you unlock more value.  \nWhat you’ll learn:  \n• How the R&D Tax Incentive works – eligibility\, claiming tips\, and myths busted \n• Navigating R&D claims alongside programs like TRaCE \n• Common pitfalls and how to stay compliant \n• How to use R&D as a capital flywheel in your funding strategy \n• Real-world case studies and founder-focused advice \n\n\nThis event is ideal for startups\, researchers\, or SMEs\, looking to maximise their funding opportunities.
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/how-to-integrate-the-rd-tax-incentive-into-your-funding-strategy/
LOCATION:online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshop / Masterclass
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ORGANIZER;CN="Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE)":MAILTO:hello@trace.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250709T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250709T140000
DTSTAMP:20250613T070625Z
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SUMMARY:AIE PERTH | A Conversation with WA Energy Minister
DESCRIPTION:AIE Perth is pleased to host Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson\, Minister for Energy & Decarbonisation\, for a discussion over lunch of WA’s Energy future. \nThis is a great opportunity to get to know our new Minister\, hear her vision for WA’s energy sector\, and ask your burning questions. The Minister will provide a presentation\, followed by facilitated Q&A. \nAIE PERTH | A Conversation with WA Energy Minister
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/aie-perth-a-conversation-with-wa-energy-minister/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Seminar / Panel Discussion / Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250710T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250710T103000
DTSTAMP:20250613T083601Z
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SUMMARY:Supercharge Australia Incubator Pitch Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join for the inaugural Supercharge Australia Incubator Pitch Day\, showcasing the next generation of battery and electrification innovators shaping Australia’s energy future. Over the past 12 weeks\, startups from across the lithium battery value chain have worked intensively through the Supercharge Australia Incubator—refining their business models\, validating technologies\, and building commercial readiness. \nFrom battery chemistry breakthroughs and AI-powered energy technologies to materials innovation\, recycling\, second-life systems\, and electrified mobility and infrastructure\, this diverse group of startups represents a wave of transformative solutions for Australia’s battery value chain. \nAs part of the Supercharge Australia Incubator\, this is the lineup of startups you will be hearing from on the pitch day: \nAdoxima – Dr. Vyom Parashar and Kristoffer Collopy \nCarboPhite – Dr. Mehrdad Parsa \nInnoVoltIQ Tech – Dylan Wei Zhan \nLi-ion Energy – Justin Manton \nNaut – Fiona Bycroft \nNet Zero Engineering Solutions – Portia Rooney \nNoizend – Paul Monsted and George Tulloch \nPowerblocks – Julie Leung and Robert Mortimer \nSustainable Lithium Cells Australia – Andrew Chadwick \nVoltavate – Amir Hooshang Taheri \nThis will be a virtual event hosted on Zoom. This is not just a pitch day—it’s a glimpse into the future of the energy innovation ecosystem. Supercharge Australia\, a partnership between EnergyLab and New Energy Nexus\, is developing a supportive ecosystem for lithium battery innovation\, allowing more value to be captured across the value chain. \nSupercharge Australia Incubator Pitch Day 2025
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/supercharge-australia-incubator-pitch-day-2025/
LOCATION:online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Showcase / Pitch / Demo / Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250711T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250711T230000
DTSTAMP:20250711T092440Z
CREATED:20250711T092440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T092440Z
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SUMMARY:2025 WA Energy Awards
DESCRIPTION:The AIE Perth and the City of Perth are proud to host the 2025 WA Energy Awards as part of the 24th Energy in WA Conference. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe WA Energy Awards celebrates the efforts of employees and companies in the energy sector. \nThese Awards recognise the importance of sharing innovation\, best practice\, continuous improvement and celebrating the successes of employees and initiatives.
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/2025-wa-energy-awards/
LOCATION:Fraser’s Kings Park\, 60 Fraser Avenue\, Perth\, WA\, 6005\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Awards Night / Celebratory Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250715T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250715T090000
DTSTAMP:20250321T045522Z
CREATED:20250321T043947Z
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE: Powering the Regions Industrial Transformation Stream
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has opened a second round of its Powering the Regions Fund: Industrial Transformation Stream (ITS) program\, with $70 million in funding available to support industry to decarbonise. \nFollowing the well subscribed $150 million first round\, the second round is open until 15 July 2025 and is expanding its focus to support innovation and advancement in commercial deployment. \nThe expanded focus areas are: \n\nFocus Area 1 – Supporting highly innovative\, first of a kind technologies and solutions that have the potential to significantly reduce emissions. Funding will help in derisking early-stage investments in solution development\, encourage operational trials in new or unproven use cases\, unlock funding and deployment opportunities by evidencing technical viability and accelerate timelines to scale demonstration and deployment\, advancing technical readiness.\nFocus Area 2 – Accelerating the commercial deployment of technologies and solutions that may be technically demonstrated but are not yet commercially viable or where widespread adoption remains limited.
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/deadline-powering-the-regions-industrial-transformation-stream/
LOCATION:Apply online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:DEADLINE: Funding
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250716T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250716T113000
DTSTAMP:20250706T042524Z
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SUMMARY:AI for a Changing Climate: Shaping Future R&D Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Accelerating AI for climate adaptation and mitigation in Australia\nCSIRO invites you to a free webinar to explore the findings of the AI for Climate R&D Roadmap\, a discussion starter on how artificial intelligence (AI) can accelerate efforts to adapt to a changing climate and mitigate emissions. The paper focuses on downstream applications of AI in sectors already impacted by climate change\, including infrastructure\, emergency management\, agriculture\, energy\, water\, and healthcare. \nThis session is for government departments\, professionals and researchers working in climate-affected sectors. It will outline emerging and existing AI use cases\, highlight key risks and considerations for using AI safely and responsibly\, and put forward suggested pathways for collaboration. \nYou’ll hear directly from the authors and engage with them during the Q&A segment. \nThe webinar also includes a consultation segment to gather feedback on how Australia can accelerate R&D opportunities for climate-related AI solutions. Your input will help shape future research\, applications for industries\, and partnerships. \nRegister here AI for a Changing Climate: Shaping Future R&D Opportunities
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/ai-for-a-changing-climate-shaping-future-rd-opportunities/
LOCATION:online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Seminar / Panel Discussion / Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250723T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250723T090000
DTSTAMP:20250711T081323Z
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SUMMARY:ARENA Grid-Forming Battery Portfolio Series: Summary Report Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join ARENA for a webinar on the recently published Grid-Forming Battery Portfolio Series: Summary Report. This session will bring the report to life\, exploring key project learnings from the development\, connection and operation of four\, ARENA supported\, grid-forming (GFM) battery energy storage system (BESS) plants on the National Energy Market (NEM).  \nYou’ll hear from Ekistica on the technical\, regulatory and commercial advances\, learnings\, challenges\, and opportunities presented by an increasing integration of GFM BESS technology into the network. \n 
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/arena-grid-forming-battery-portfolio-series-summary-report-webinar/
LOCATION:online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Seminar / Panel Discussion / Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250723T113000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250723T123000
DTSTAMP:20250709T065424Z
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SUMMARY:HILT CRC public webinar: Beyond electrolysis – novel technologies to lower the cost of renewable hydrogen
DESCRIPTION:Hydrogen generated from renewable sources is seen as a key enabler for heavy industry decarbonisation\, particularly for green steel production. However\, with increasing numbers of hydrogen projects around the world being deferred or cancelled\, there is an increasing focus on the cost and scale up of hydrogen produced using electrolysis\, currently the dominant technology for green hydrogen. As a result\, there is increasing interest in emerging alternative technologies that could reduce costs and accelerate deployment. \nThis webinar explores innovative approaches to hydrogen generation\, focusing on photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting – technologies that have the potential to deliver significant cost reductions in clean hydrogen production. We’ll also take a brief look at thermochemical and methane pyrolysis routes. \nLearn more and register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/55e77009-ad0d-49b2-b6a5-b88ca7b92b67@624f7526-1cda-4dc6-8b7f-28e9ac912dc3
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/hilt-crc-public-webinar-beyond-electrolysis-novel-technologies-to-lower-the-cost-of-renewable-hydrogen/
LOCATION:online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Seminar / Panel Discussion / Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250724T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250724T203000
DTSTAMP:20250706T041712Z
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SUMMARY:The Future and Upgrades of the SWIS
DESCRIPTION:Join Young Energy Professionals to explore some predictions of how the grid will look over the next few years and what ‘upgrades’ undergoing to help support. \nAbout this topic: The South West Interconnected System (SWIS) is going through a period of rapid change across the network. What are some predictions of how the grid will look over the next few years? What ‘upgrades’ is the network undergoing to help support the grid in the coming years? Come down and join us to learn more about what the future of the energy grid in WA is forecasted to look like. \nThis event will be a presentation style where you can hear insights from industry professionals and their wealth of knowledge of what what the future of the SWIS is looking like and what ‘upgrades’ could we look out for.
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/the-future-and-upgrades-of-the-swis/
LOCATION:Riff\, 45 St Georges Tce\, Perth\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Seminar / Panel Discussion / Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250728T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250728T090000
DTSTAMP:20250626T102907Z
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SUMMARY:DEADINE: AIE PERTH 2025 Energy Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Institute of Energy Perth is seeking nominations for the 2025 WA Energy Awards. These awards recognise the outstanding contributions and excellence in Western Australia’s energy sector.\nThese prestigious awards highlight the importance of innovation\, best practice\, and continuous improvement\, and celebrate the valuable efforts of individuals and organisations driving progress across the industry. \nThis year’s WA categories are: \n\nEnergy Professional of the Year (Individual)\nEnergy Innovation of the Year (Company)\nYoung Energy Leader of the Year (Individual)\nEmerging Star of the Year (Company)\nDiversity\, Equity and Inclusion in Energy Award (Individual)\n\nNominations for the 2025 WA Energy Awards close on Monday 28 July 2025
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/deadine-aie-perth-2025-energy-awards/
LOCATION:Apply online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:DEADLINE: Award / Scholarship
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250729T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250729T130000
DTSTAMP:20250725T051714Z
CREATED:20250725T051714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250725T051714Z
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SUMMARY:ARENA's Ultra Low-Cost Solar PV R&D Funding Round Webinar
DESCRIPTION:ARENA is continuing its support for research and development (R&D) and commercialisation of Australian solar PV\, with a new $60 million funding round to push innovation and take solar to ultra low-cost levels. ARENA’s ULCS goal is to achieve a Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCOE) for utility-scale solar PV of under $20 per MWh. \nThis webinar will be covering an overview of ARENA’s role and purpose\, and details on the Funding Round. They will also host Q&A at the end of the webinar.
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/arenas-ultra-low-cost-solar-pv-rd-funding-round-webinar/
LOCATION:online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Information Session / Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250731T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250731T090000
DTSTAMP:20250707T050318Z
CREATED:20250707T050318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T050318Z
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE: Hydrogen Headstart Round 2 Consultation
DESCRIPTION:Following the announcement of successful funding recipients under Hydrogen Headstart Round 1\, ARENA is now seeking stakeholder feedback on the design of Hydrogen Headstart Round 2.\nPlease visit the ARENA website to access the Round 2 Consultation Paper and instructions on how to provide feedback. \nAll feedback must be provided by 5:00pm AEST Thursday\, 31 July 2025.
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/deadline-hydrogen-headstart-round-2-consultation/
LOCATION:Apply online\, Australia
CATEGORIES:DEADLINE: Showcase / Delegation / Consultation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250731T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250731T180000
DTSTAMP:20260723T083225Z
CREATED:20250714T004230Z
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SUMMARY:CORE Connect - Perth X AARP Bots & Bevs - July
DESCRIPTION:Join CORE Innovation Hub as they head to the Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct to explore some of the big ideas in the robotics\, net-zero technology and the energy and mining sector. \nCORE is excited to be co-hosting the AARP’s Bots and Bevs Networking Evening bring you a robotics tech showcase featuring current AARP users and CORE Hot 30 Awards Winners!
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/core-connect-perth-x-aarp-bots-bevs-july/
LOCATION:Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct\, Pederick Rd\, Neerabup\, WA\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Networking / Group Meetup,Showcase / Pitch / Demo / Tour
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