Recently, Greenhouse hosted the Hunter Climate Innovation & Investment Summit, with TRaCE participating alongside investors, industry, researchers and founders to explore how an established industrial region is navigating Australia’s decarbonisation journey.
From site tours across the Hunter to in‑depth discussions on energy, metals and manufacturing, the summit showcased both the scale of opportunity and the challenges of translating world‑class research into investable, real‑world solutions.
One strong theme echoed throughout the day, and captured beautifully by panellist Lena Van Hansen, TRaCE Business Development Manager: successful climate innovation isn’t just about great technology or available capital, it’s about translating between vision, rigour and risk so that decisions can move forward. Closing that “translation gap” is often what determines whether ideas scale or stall.
We were proud to see Sam Kirk, TRaCE Program Manager, contribute as a judge for the Start‑Up Showcase, supporting founders pitching solutions at the frontier of climate, energy and industrial transformation.
The event created a space for collaboration, honest discussion and connection. The Hunter is showing that regional leadership will be critical to Australia’s clean energy future, and momentum is clearly building.
Images thanks to Vision Collective and Greenhouse.
