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Applications for the Australia Green Economy Innovation Challenge are now closed. Applicants will be notified of their submission results on the week of 22 July. 
In the meantime, if you have any questions about this programme, please write to [email protected]. Thank you. 

The Australia Green Economy Innovation Challenge brings together global startups and SMEs to collaborate with companies in Australia across key sectors - Built Environment, Food and Agriculture, and Transport and Logistics - to solve pressing sustainability challenges. 

The challenge provides a platform for startups and SMEs to work directly with companies that are committed to decarbonisation, and to fast-track their market entry into Australia. 

Australia offers a great testbed for green technologies. The country’s urban centres are at the forefront of sustainable and low carbon design, and with the upcoming electrification of transportation, Australia is transitioning towards renewable energy sources and more sustainable resource consumption.

Participating Challenge Statement Owners


What is a green economy?

This Challenge is centred around supporting technologies that contribute to the green economy - a concept which represents an economic system with sustainability at its heart. In a green economy, businesses and communities aim to decrease carbon emissions, boost energy efficiency, and safeguard biodiversity. 

CHALLENGE STATEMENTS

Delivery Driver Route and Schedule Optimisation

ANC Delivers

How might we assist drivers in optimising their delivery routes and improving the efficiency of their schedules?

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Delivery Driver EV Charging Optimisation

EnergyANC Delivers

How might we assist drivers in optimising the time and location for charging of their Electric Vehicles?

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Greener Design and Construction of Industrial and Commercial Buildings

BlueScope

How might we transform the design and construction of industrial and commercial buildings to make them environmentally friendly and energy efficient? 

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Automated Movement of Electric Buses Within a Depot

ComfortDelGro Australia

How might we automate the movement of electric buses within a depot for efficient charging and maintenance?

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Lower-emission Drying of Rice Paddy

SunRice

How might we reduce the emissions and costs arising from drying rice paddy?

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More Sustainable Removal of Rice Stubble (Waste)

SunRice

How might we develop a more economical and sustainable alternative to stubble burning?

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Opportunities and Incentives

Incentives for winning solution providers include: 
  • Paid pilot and trial opportunities;
  • Opportunities for co-innovation with challenge statement owners, drawing on their extensive expertise and resources;
  • Networking and mentoring opportunities; and 
  • Potential grant support.  

Winners of each challenge statement will stand to receive a grant of up to S$8,800 to support the pilot.

Enterprise Singapore is augmenting this support with a S$20,000 POC Development grant. The POC Development Grant will be awarded to startups/SMEs incorporated in Singapore for projects with overseas pilot deployment potential. Foreign startups/SMEs may be considered if developmental activities are based in Singapore and only if a Singapore office is incorporated.
Eligibility Criteria
  • Eligible innovators include global startups and SMEs.
  • Singapore companies may receive grant support for the co-development and pilot trials. Foreign companies that anchor their activities in Singapore may also be supported. Foreign startups and SMEs are required to register in Singapore to be eligible for any grant support. You will also be required to conduct project developmental activities or have demonstrated substantial innovation and business activity in Singapore. 
  • Check out our challenge statements for further opportunities and incentives offered by our challenge statement owners.

Please refer to the FAQs section for further details.

Timeline

Note that these dates are subject to change.

  • 11 April

    APPLICATIONs OPEN

  • 7 May

    INFO SESSION

  • 21 June

    APPLICATION DEADLINE

  • Week of 22 July

    ANNOUNCEMENT OF SHORTLISTED STARTUPS

  • 15 August onward

    STARTUPS PITCH to The AUstraliaN Companies

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Ready with your green solution? Submit your application now! 

You will receive a confirmation email upon registration. Please proceed to apply on this platform with your credentials. Feel free to save your application as a draft if required. 

Applications close on Friday, 21 June 2024 at 11.59pm (GMT+8).

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Application Guidelines

We have put together a few guidelines to help you structure your proposal. Download our submission guidelines below!

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Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria

Please make sure the following elements are adequately addressed in your proposal:

Technical Feasibility & Novelty
25%

Does the solution demonstrate innovative use of technology, showcasing technical expertise and creativity?

Business Feasibility

25%

Is the business model scalable, demonstrating the solution's potential for market acceptance and growth?

Team Capacity & Expertise

25%

Does the team have varied skills, relevant expertise, and a history of successful collaborations, demonstrating their proven ability to deliver innovative sustainability solutions?

Details of POC / MVP

25%

Does the POC / Pilot proposal cover considerations relating to implementation, timeline, and cost?

Please send any questions to [email protected].

Info session revisit

Check out the recordings from our Info Session, where participating challenge statement owners shared more about their challenge statements:
Challenge Onboarding
ANC Delivers - Delivery Driver Route and Schedule Optimisation
ANC Delivers - Delivery Driver EV Charging Optimisation
Bluescope - Greener Design and Construction of Industrial and Commercial Buildings
ComfortDelGro Australia - Automated Movement of Electric Buses Within a Depot
SunRice - Lower-emission Drying of Rice Paddy
SunRice - More Sustainable Removal of Rice Stubble (Waste)

FAQs

The Australia Green Economy Innovation Challenge (AGEIC) brings together global startups and SMEs to collaborate with companies in Australia across key sectors - Built Environment, Food and Agriculture, and Transport and Logistics - to solve pressing sustainability challenges.

The Australia Green Economy Innovation Challenge is open to eligible global startups and SMEs.

Applications will be open from Thursday, 11 April 2024.

Applications will close on Friday, 21 June 2024, 11.59pm (GMT+8). 

You can register here using a valid email address. Then, click ‘Account Set-up / Apply Now’. You will be presented with an application form, through which you can submit your proposal. The submission will be your official entry into this Challenge. Please feel free to upload any supporting documents to support your proposal. 

You will receive a confirmation email upon successful registration. If you do not receive an acknowledgement upon registering, please write to [email protected]. 

For the application phase, your company must complete an application form that will cover the following: 
  • Details of Applicant
  • Executive Summary: 
    A quick summary of the solution, underlying technology and deliverables in 500 words. The summary should address the tangible and intangible outcomes of the project. 
  • Detailed Project Proposal, including
    1. Technical feasibility and novelty of the proposed solution; 
    2. Solution effectiveness, i.e. how well it addresses stated requirements; 
    3. Potential benefits and impact, such as manpower or cost savings, etc;
    4. Operational feasibility, including details on how to onboard various stakeholders; 
    5. Business feasibility, including commercialisation and scale-up strategy, estimated commercial pricing, life cycle costs, proposed business model; 
    6. Capacity, resources, and expertise committed to the project; 
    7. Details on the POC or MVP if available; 
    8. Desired deliverables and / or outcomes of the project (including but not limited to tech specs, product development schedule, key challenges to overcome); and
    9. Others (as specifically requested in the challenge brief). 

You are free to submit as many applications as there are challenge statements. However, do note that your last application for each challenge statement as on the application deadline will be considered for evaluation. 

Your submission will be evaluated by the challenge statement owner concerned, along with invited industry experts organising the AGEIC, where necessary. Solutions should come with some form of proof-of-concept (POC) that can be used as a trial to address problems raised by participating companies. You may be contacted should the committee require more information. 

During the evaluation of all submissions, we will consider the relevance, scalability, and feasibility of the proposed solution. 

Public researchers can participate by either: 
  1. Registering a new spin-off to license the technology, led by a committed and capable team; OR
  2. Submitting a joint proposal with industry partners. The industry partner must co-develop the solution, lead the proposal submission, and eventually commercialise the proposed solution. 

All background intellectual property rights are owned by the creators. Any commercialisation of IP generated during this Challenge shall be negotiated separately between the participant and respective challenge statement owner(s). 

The protection of intellectual property rights in the submitted solution is the sole responsibility of the applicant. Once the solution is submitted and selected for trial with the challenge statement owner, the two parties may come to a private agreement.

Enterprise Singapore would not request for a stake in the IPs developed. If you would like to share intellectual property rights which may contribute to the value proposition of the solution, it will be advisable to consider getting appropriate legal advice prior to making any disclosures to the organisers. 

We respect that the information provided by companies in the proposals could be sensitive and will be handled with care. However, we do not advise companies to submit information that is deemed confidential. 

Participating companies should not disclose any information relating to the provisional patent until after it has been filed. Despite that, it is advisable that companies exercise caution in disclosing only necessary information for the purpose of submitting their proposal. We suggest that companies either IPOS or engage a patent attorney for professional advice. 

Awarded innovators for each challenge statement stand to win pilot funding of up to S$8,800. 

Enterprise Singapore is augmenting this support with a S$20,000 POC Development Grant. The POC Development Grant will be awarded to startups/SMEs incorporated in Singapore for projects with overseas pilot deployment potential. Foreign startups/SMEs may be considered if developmental activities are based in Singapore and only if a Singapore office is incorporated. 

Challenge Partner Contact
Name: Divakar Subramaniam
Title: Head of Platforms, Padang & Co

RESOURCES

Our participating challenge statement owners discussed their challenge statements at our Info Session on Thursday, 21 September. We have curated the recordings from the Info Session below, so you may revisit the discussion:

Main Session

Room 1: 

DS Group, EID Parry

•  Crop and plant health, DS Group

•  Plantation security, DS Group

•  Low calorie sweetner, EID Parry

Room 2: 

Apollo 24|7, HCG

•  Dermatology Image recognition, Apollo 247

•  Hypertension Management, Apollo 247

•  Radiomics and ML for Therapeutic Response, HCG