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Clean Energy &
Sustainability

Advancing Sustainable Solutions

Engineering + Innovation =

Better Lives

Our expertise in driving a greener future built on clean energy and a circular economy is founded in strong technological capabilities, impactful research and industry partnerships and underpinned by our committment to sustainable development.

From harnessing deep platform technologies in the engineering of solar, hydrogen and battery storage systems, to developing green materials, biofuels, environmental management systems and solutions for waste resource recovery, we collaborate for sustainable impact and commercial success.

Innovation & Research Strengths

Our commitment to research and innovation to drive sustainability is demonstrated through our collaborative strengths in:

  • Environmental science and engineering
  • Clean energy systems: solar and catalysis for hydrogen systems
  • Battery technology, including recycling
  • Advanced resource recovery, including plastics recycling
  • Waste to energy systems and biofuels
  • Green materials innovation
  • Environmental health and climate resilience

Collaboration in Action

Our research and technology development is industry-led, interdisciplinary, and supported by local and national partnerships:

  • Griffith University – innovative leader in environmental science education and research for 50 years; ranked 4th globally for impact in the UN SDG rankings

  • City of Gold Coast – driving circular economy transformation through the Advanced Resource Recovery Centre and ‘Towards Zero Waste’ strategy

  • Solving Plastic Waste CRC – Griffith-led CRC delivering breakthrough recycling technologies and bio-based materials

  • Quantum and Advanced Technologies Research Institute (Griffith) – applying quantum science and microsystems for renewable energy and sensing

  • Australian Rivers Institute (Griffith) – world leader in waterway health, aquatic biodiversity and pollution management

  • Environmental Science and Climate Action Beacon (Griffith) – developing technologies to support climate resilience and sustainable land and resource management

Global Industry & Research Connections

Innovation thrives through collaboration

Our strength is centred in collaborative R&D  with governments, utilities and innovators leading eco-tech to drive global change. 

Solving Plastic Waste CRC

Changing design, use and reuse of plastics

City of Gold Coast

Towards Advanced Resource Recovery and Remanufacturing

GenAqua

Point of use water sterilisation

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From Concept to Commercialisation

We don’t just support innovation. We help launch it.

Whether you’re just starting out or ready to scale globally, we offer clear pathways to take your innovation from concept to market.
Our support spans the full innovation journey, from early validation through to commercialisation.

  • Concept Development & Feasibility

    We support cleantech and sustainability innovators in exploring, de-risking, and shaping early-stage ideas into validated prototypes. We can:

    • Provide access to Griffith’s labs for lifecycle analysis, systems modelling, and proof-of-concept testing, including renewables integration, hydrogen, smart grids, and bioproducts
    • Connect you with experts in environmental engineering, energy systems, green materials, and climate resilience through Griffith’s Climate Action Beacon, Cities Research Institute, and School of Engineering
    • Enable collaboration in clean manufacturing, low-carbon tech, green infrastructure, and urban climate adaptation
    • Facilitate co-design workshops with councils, utilities, ESG investors, and infrastructure partners to align with real-world policy and regulatory needs
    • Support IP strategy, licensing, and early-stage funding through Griffith Enterprise
    • Link you with programs like the Circular Economy Lab, Trade & Investment Queensland, and sustainability-focused accelerators
    • Offer early access to prototyping tools, testing rigs, and microgrid simulation platforms

    We help build commercially focused, scalable solutions for a sustainable future.

    Let’s explore your next step
  • Prototyping & System Integration

    We can help cleantech innovators move from lab validation to functional prototypes and pilot-ready systems. Whether you’re working on solar-hydrogen, battery storage, bioproducts, or digital energy tools, we support real-world integration and readiness. We can:

    • Support advanced prototyping and system integration through Griffith’s engineering and testing facilities, including smart grid simulations, energy modelling, and structural prototyping
    • Enable collaboration with experts from the Cities Research Institute, Climate Action Beacon, and Environmental Futures Research Institute across microgrids, water-sensitive design, and nature-based solutions
    • Facilitate co-design with councils, utilities, and infrastructure partners to meet deployment and regulatory requirements
    • Connect you to Griffith’s Urban Living Lab and smart precinct pilots for real-world evaluation
    • Guide product engineering, safety compliance, and environmental certification, including lifecycle and sustainability assessments
    • Provide commercialisation support through Griffith Enterprise, refining value propositions, pricing models, and sustainability ROI

    We help you de-risk development and position your product for scale and impact.

    Let’s explore your next step
  • Piloting & Environmental Validation

    We help clean energy and sustainability companies pilot and validate technologies in real-world conditions, supporting operational testing, impact measurement, and data generation to build confidence and demonstrate value. We can:

    • Facilitate pilot deployments in operational or semi-controlled environments (renewable sites, microgrids, urban infrastructure, or water treatment facilities) through Griffith’s Urban Living Lab and Cities Research Institute
    • Support performance monitoring and optimisation with access to experts in environmental science, energy systems, and geospatial analytics
    • Enable regulatory readiness and environmental reporting, including carbon offset validation, ESG metrics, LCA, and certifications like NABERS, Green Star, and IS Rating
    • Connect you with councils, utilities, and developers to explore commercial-scale deployment
    • Provide platforms for stakeholder engagement to gather feedback from communities, investors, and end users

    By embedding pilots in live environments, we help you validate impact, refine your value proposition, and prepare for market-ready scale.

    Let’s explore your next step
  • Commercial Readiness & Scale-up

    We can support clean energy and sustainability companies to scale from pilot to commercial launch—connecting innovation with production, compliance, and market traction. We can:

    • Provide access to Griffith’s advanced manufacturing and prototyping facilities, including pilot production, additive manufacturing, and scalable process design
    • Facilitate collaboration with researchers in cleantech, sustainable engineering, and industrial design to optimise performance and manufacturing efficiency
    • Support product certification and regulatory compliance, including safety standards, renewable energy regulations, and carbon reporting
    • Connect you with supply chain partners, infrastructure operators, and anchor customers for contracts, distribution, or offtake agreements
    • Link you to ESG-aligned investors, green capital funds, and state/federal scale-up programs (e.g. ARENA, CEFC, QIC)
    • Offer branding and communications support to position your solution for councils, corporates, and infrastructure providers

    We help transition your product from prototype to production-ready, equipped for sustainable growth, funding, and market success.

    Let’s explore your next step
  • Market Access & Policy Integration

    We help clean energy and sustainability companies scale adoption, grow exports, and align with policy and procurement priorities to drive long-term commercial success. We can:

    • Facilitate engagement with government buyers, infrastructure providers, and utilities to support adoption through clean procurement, circular economy programs, and net-zero strategies
    • Connect you with policy experts, regulatory advisors, and sustainability strategists from Griffith’s Climate Action Beacon, Cities Research Institute, and industry networks to align with emerging mandates (e.g. carbon neutrality, circularity, nature-positive development)
    • Provide access to export and investment support via Trade and Investment Queensland and INVEST Gold Coast, including market insights, soft landing programs, and trade missions
    • Support participation in government tenders, ESG procurement frameworks, and national/international demonstration projects
    • Enable entry into investment rounds, commercialisation networks, and climate finance platforms via GCHKP and clean tech accelerators

    We help you embed your innovation into real-world systems, accelerating adoption, impact, and global market success.

    Let’s explore your next step

We support cleantech and sustainability innovators in exploring, de-risking, and shaping early-stage ideas into validated prototypes. We can:

  • Provide access to Griffith’s labs for lifecycle analysis, systems modelling, and proof-of-concept testing, including renewables integration, hydrogen, smart grids, and bioproducts
  • Connect you with experts in environmental engineering, energy systems, green materials, and climate resilience through Griffith’s Climate Action Beacon, Cities Research Institute, and School of Engineering
  • Enable collaboration in clean manufacturing, low-carbon tech, green infrastructure, and urban climate adaptation
  • Facilitate co-design workshops with councils, utilities, ESG investors, and infrastructure partners to align with real-world policy and regulatory needs
  • Support IP strategy, licensing, and early-stage funding through Griffith Enterprise
  • Link you with programs like the Circular Economy Lab, Trade & Investment Queensland, and sustainability-focused accelerators
  • Offer early access to prototyping tools, testing rigs, and microgrid simulation platforms

We help build commercially focused, scalable solutions for a sustainable future.

Let’s explore your next step

We can help cleantech innovators move from lab validation to functional prototypes and pilot-ready systems. Whether you’re working on solar-hydrogen, battery storage, bioproducts, or digital energy tools, we support real-world integration and readiness. We can:

  • Support advanced prototyping and system integration through Griffith’s engineering and testing facilities, including smart grid simulations, energy modelling, and structural prototyping
  • Enable collaboration with experts from the Cities Research Institute, Climate Action Beacon, and Environmental Futures Research Institute across microgrids, water-sensitive design, and nature-based solutions
  • Facilitate co-design with councils, utilities, and infrastructure partners to meet deployment and regulatory requirements
  • Connect you to Griffith’s Urban Living Lab and smart precinct pilots for real-world evaluation
  • Guide product engineering, safety compliance, and environmental certification, including lifecycle and sustainability assessments
  • Provide commercialisation support through Griffith Enterprise, refining value propositions, pricing models, and sustainability ROI

We help you de-risk development and position your product for scale and impact.

Let’s explore your next step

We help clean energy and sustainability companies pilot and validate technologies in real-world conditions, supporting operational testing, impact measurement, and data generation to build confidence and demonstrate value. We can:

  • Facilitate pilot deployments in operational or semi-controlled environments (renewable sites, microgrids, urban infrastructure, or water treatment facilities) through Griffith’s Urban Living Lab and Cities Research Institute
  • Support performance monitoring and optimisation with access to experts in environmental science, energy systems, and geospatial analytics
  • Enable regulatory readiness and environmental reporting, including carbon offset validation, ESG metrics, LCA, and certifications like NABERS, Green Star, and IS Rating
  • Connect you with councils, utilities, and developers to explore commercial-scale deployment
  • Provide platforms for stakeholder engagement to gather feedback from communities, investors, and end users

By embedding pilots in live environments, we help you validate impact, refine your value proposition, and prepare for market-ready scale.

Let’s explore your next step

We can support clean energy and sustainability companies to scale from pilot to commercial launch—connecting innovation with production, compliance, and market traction. We can:

  • Provide access to Griffith’s advanced manufacturing and prototyping facilities, including pilot production, additive manufacturing, and scalable process design
  • Facilitate collaboration with researchers in cleantech, sustainable engineering, and industrial design to optimise performance and manufacturing efficiency
  • Support product certification and regulatory compliance, including safety standards, renewable energy regulations, and carbon reporting
  • Connect you with supply chain partners, infrastructure operators, and anchor customers for contracts, distribution, or offtake agreements
  • Link you to ESG-aligned investors, green capital funds, and state/federal scale-up programs (e.g. ARENA, CEFC, QIC)
  • Offer branding and communications support to position your solution for councils, corporates, and infrastructure providers

We help transition your product from prototype to production-ready, equipped for sustainable growth, funding, and market success.

Let’s explore your next step

We help clean energy and sustainability companies scale adoption, grow exports, and align with policy and procurement priorities to drive long-term commercial success. We can:

  • Facilitate engagement with government buyers, infrastructure providers, and utilities to support adoption through clean procurement, circular economy programs, and net-zero strategies
  • Connect you with policy experts, regulatory advisors, and sustainability strategists from Griffith’s Climate Action Beacon, Cities Research Institute, and industry networks to align with emerging mandates (e.g. carbon neutrality, circularity, nature-positive development)
  • Provide access to export and investment support via Trade and Investment Queensland and INVEST Gold Coast, including market insights, soft landing programs, and trade missions
  • Support participation in government tenders, ESG procurement frameworks, and national/international demonstration projects
  • Enable entry into investment rounds, commercialisation networks, and climate finance platforms via GCHKP and clean tech accelerators

We help you embed your innovation into real-world systems, accelerating adoption, impact, and global market success.

Let’s explore your next step

Purpose-Built Infrastructure

We offer partnered access to specialised research and development facilities:

  • Environmental testing – water, soil, contaminants
  • Sustainable materials – design, prototyping and testing, including micro and nanoscience, mechanical and environmental engineering and additive manufacturing facilities
  • Start-up and commercial spaces for eco-tech innovators
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Talent & Workforce Pipeline

We’re growing the sustainability workforce of the future. With Griffith University at the heart of the precinct, innovators can tap into a skilled talent pipeline and industry-connected programs designed to accelerate clean growth.

  • Co-designed training in environmental science, engineering, sustainability and climate resilience
  • Access to students, postgrads and early-career researchers through research collaborations and internships
  • Exposure to national thought leaders in circular economy, renewables and resource recovery
Build your sustainability team where innovation meets industry

Gold Coast Advantage

Australia’s lifestyle capital is now a global innovation destination.

The Gold Coast offers more than a great lifestyle; it’s a city committed to environmental leadership and innovation.

Locating your sustainability venture in the precinct means:

  • Access to a progressive local government driving smart city and circular economy initiatives
  • Proximity to high-growth urban markets and export-ready logistics
  • Collaboration with a community that values long-term impact and future-focused development

With 200 hectares of innovation-zoned land, $5B+ in infrastructure, and strategic links across Southeast Queensland’s innovation corridor, the GCHKP is where clean energy companies thrive.

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Success Stories

Headshot of Professor Paul Clarke, Executive Director of the Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University

The collaborative environment at the Health and Knowledge Precinct, with its mix of innovators, hospitals and industry, is ideal for translating biomedical discoveries into real-world applications. The new Health and Technology Research Innovation Centre (HATRIC) will enhance this synergy even further.

Paul Clarke – Executive Director of the Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics (IBG), Griffith University

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Portrait of Estella Rodighiero - CEO, Regional Development Australia Gold Coast Inc

The Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct exemplifies world-class innovation and collaboration, bringing together education, industry, and community to drive meaningful outcomes. With its state-of-the-art facilities and vibrant ecosystem, the Precinct positions the Gold Coast as a global destination for knowledge, discovery, and opportunity.

Estella Rodighiero – CEO, Regional Development Australia Gold Coast Inc

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Ben Howe Director of CoSpaces

The Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct is unlike anywhere else in Australia—bringing together university students, researchers, early-stage founders, mentors, and investors within a vibrant ecosystem backed by state-of-the-art health, education, sport, laboratory, and commercial office facilities. As one of the country’s fastest-growing regions that’s built for entrepreneurs, it’s the ideal place to build, test, and scale impactful innovation at the intersection of health and technology.

Ben Howe – Director, CoSpaces (operators of Cohort Innovation Space)

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Portrait of Hon. Will Hodgman. Chair, Invest Gold Coast

From world-first health technologies to cutting-edge advancements in biotech and AI, GCHKP is cementing the Gold Coast’s status as a global player in the innovation economy. As a proud partner, investment in this precinct exemplifies the power of collaboration between research, industry and government. With world-renowned organisations like Southern RNA and BiVacor calling GCHKP home, the Gold Coast is fast becoming a leader in preventative healthcare. The sector is transforming lives and is one of our region’s most significant contributors to employment and economic growth.

Hon. Will Hodgman – Chair, Invest Gold Coast

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Clare Minahan

Come and experience the ecosystem they’ve dropped themselves into, it’s incredibly powerful because of the people that are coming, the people you have access to, and the athletes you have access to. It’s not just an environment of opportunity, it’s incredibly positive. If you came and experienced that ecosystem, you’d find those two major pillars: access, and a really positive environment.

Clare Minahan – Associate Professor, Griffith University

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