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FPR Energy

Particle-based CST technology capable of 100% renewable, utility scale heat, power and storage solutions at cost comparable prices.

Transformative Market opportunity: Addresses a global, multi-billion dollar market for industrial heat and power, targeting hard to abate sectors with significant decarbonization needs.

World leading, defensible technology: Commercializing CSIRO’s particle-based CST platform, capable of >1,000C operation and 12-16+ hours of integrated storage.

Cost competitive: Delivers renewable heat and power at costs competitive with natural gas at scale.

Strategic partnerships: Backed by CSIRO and Osaka Gas, providing technical depth, credibility and market access. RFC Ambrian provides commercial support.

Impact: Direct alignment to decarbonization mandates with technology addressing multiple facets of the energy trilemma.

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Hadean Energy

Scalable decarbonisation of hard-to abate industrial sectors.

Clean energy company that uses tubular Solid Oxide Electrolyser (tSOE) technology to produce green hydrogen up to 30% more efficiently than conventional methods through harnessing industrial waste heat that would otherwise go to waste.

It is designed to help hard-to-abate industries like steel, chemicals and heavy transport cut their emissions in a cost effective manner

Step change cost disruption in electrolysis.

Versatile platform.

Strong strategic partnerships.

Positive impact.

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MagnaTerra Technologies – MRead

Magnetic Resonance platform delivering step-change economics in resource efficiency and humanitarian demining.

(MagnaTerra is a company created through the merger of NextOre and MRead, two CSIRO spin-outs applying the same core Magnetic Resonance (MR) technologies across two product offerings.)

MRead

Using MR sensing to detect landmines and hidden explosives in real time, detection by chemical signature vs relying on metal detection, reducing false alarms, speeding up clearance, and making post-conflict land safe for communities faster.

Breakthrough detection capability.

Underpenetrated market opportunity.

Platform expansion into high-value markets.

Positive impact.

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MagnaTerra Technologies – NextOre

Magnetic Resonance platform delivering step-change economics in resource efficiency and humanitarian demining.

(MagnaTerra is a company created through the merger of NextOre and MRead, two CSIRO spin-outs applying the same core Magnetic Resonance (MR) technologies across two product offerings.)

NextOre

Helping mines work smarter. It is a bulk ore sorting technology that uses Magnetic Resonance (MR) sensing to measure ore grades in real time, enabling mines to sort and reject waste rock before it ever reaches the mil therefore reducing energy, water and chemical use while boosting productivity.

Step change economics for large mines.

Energy transition tailwinds and copper supply constraints.

Compelling customer value.

Positive impact.

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Gaia EnviroTech

Gaia EnviroTech is a Ballarat-based clean technology company that uses modular anaerobic digestion and rapid composting systems to turn organic waste from farms, food processors and councils into renewable biogas and compost resulting in diverting waste from landfill, cutting emissions and generating clean energy in the process.

Proven technology at an inflection point.

Fundamental value for customers.

Strong team and partners.

Positive impact.

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Chrysos Corporation

Combining science and software to create technology solutions for the global mining industry.

Truly disruptive technology – displacing the 2,000-year-old fire assay process.

Step-Change in Assay Science: replaced chemical combustion with high energy X-rays enabling direct measurement of elemental combustion without destroying the sample.

Speed and Accuracy: quantitative results in ~2 min per sample vs 24 - 48 hours for traditional fire assay enabling real time operational decision making.

Material Safety and ESG advantage: dramatically improved OH&S (no lead exposure), lower CO2 emissions and reduced hazardous waste.

Sample Quality: Larger, more representative, sample size – non destructive and replicable with reduced preparation.

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FPR Energy

Hadean Energy

MagnaTerra Technologies – MRead

MagnaTerra Technologies – NextOre

Gaia EnviroTech

Chrysos Corporation

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