#Renewable technology

Rising fuel costs and the growing momentum towards net zero emissions are putting renewable energy sources on the radar for Australia’s diesel-dependant farmers.

HydGene Renewables is paving the way for Australia’s carbon-zero future, using biowaste to produce 100% renewable and green hydrogen on-site and on-demand. The solution will provide farmers with low-cost and sustainable alternatives for ammonia, transport and seasonal energy storage. Now the startup is seeking investment to source alternative feedstocks and scale its technology.

2019 NSW/ACT AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Finalist, Karin Stark shares her experience in the renewable energy space and the opportunities these technologies can provide farmers.

We caught up with Ben Wynn, Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Wynergy, a Tamworth-based solar power startup, on a mission to transform Australia's solar power industry with its unique agrivoltaic design.

Ben Wynn, Founder of Tamworth-based solar energy company, Wynergy wants to end the land use conflict between solar farms and agriculture – with a best practice system that benefits both, known as agrivoltaics, with biomass yield increases up to 92%.

On the edge of the desert in South Australia’s Port Augusta, vegetables grow abundantly in a landscape once deemed near impossible for food production.   

Growing tomatoes in the desert using nothing but sunlight and seawater is a quantum leap forward for agtech innovation. So how can we scale this technology and find remote labour to help power Australia’s low-carbon food system?

Agrifood tech startups are finding value in collaborative investment models, while riding the wave of market volatility amid the COVID-19 pandemic.