What is Climate Hub?
Climate Hub is a Franco-Australian initiative backed by the Franco-Australian Indo-Pacific Centre for Energy Transition (FACET) and operated by Swinburne University of Technology. We connect international climate innovation with Australian research, industry and investment to help climate-tech startups enter the market and create opportunities for organisations and government to engage with emerging technologies.
Who Climate Hub supports
Climate Hub creates value across the innovation ecosystem – helping international founders navigate the Australian market while giving organisations and government earlier access to emerging climate technologies, research capability and potential commercial pathways.
Organisations and government
We'll identify emerging climate innovation technologies and connect them with your organisation’s challenges through Australian research capability, industry expertise and commercial opportunities.
International startups
Build your pathway into Australia through market validation, trusted connections, commercialisation support and access to the Swinburne ecosystem.
Climate Hub Flagship Accelerator
Our accelerator program is a pathway for international climate innovation to enter, connect and grow in Australia.
The five-month Climate Hub Flagship Accelerator supports high-potential French climate-tech startups to understand the Australian market, establish connections and progress towards commercial opportunities. Delivered through Swinburne Innovation Studio, the program combines market-entry expertise, research and technical capability, industry access and commercialisation support across two connected phases.
Together, the two phases create a progression from market understanding and validation through to industry engagement, commercialisation and pathways to scale.
- DURATION: two months
- DELIVERY: hybrid, with the second month on-site in Melbourne
The Launchpad establishes the foundations for informed and credible market entry, combining:
market-entry and validation mentorship.
market, competitive and technical insights.
legal, intellectual property, grants and company setup support.
- DURATION: three months
- DELIVERY: on-site in Melbourne
The Acceleration phase brings founders into the Australian ecosystem, connecting them with potential partners, customers, researchers and investors while providing:
expert-led commercialisation support.
direct access to partners and customers.
investor readiness and venture capital introductions.
grant guidance and strategic market access.
Meet the 2026 Climate Hub cohort: climate innovators entering the Australian market
The inaugural cohort brings together six French climate-tech companies working across critical areas of the global energy transition, from solar recycling and energy storage to hydrogen, industrial decarbonisation and smart buildings.
Clhynn: Hydrogen and decentralised electricity
Clhynn is an industrial deep-tech startup developing decentralised electricity solutions for mobility across land, air and sea, as well as stationary applications.
Amplicity: Energy resilience and battery systems
Amplicity helps industrial companies and critical infrastructure operators improve energy resilience, generate new revenue and accelerate decarbonisation through battery energy systems.
Storabelle: Industrial heat and decarbonisation
Storabelle delivers low-carbon industrial heat by replacing gas boilers with renewable electricity that would otherwise be curtailed, storing it as heat for use on demand.
BeeZ FM: Smart buildings and decarbonisation
BeeZ FM is an AI-powered marketplace connecting buildings with GreenTech and Green Funds to enable decarbonisation.
Sollys Energy: Renewable energy deployment
Sollys Energy develops solutions that enable the deployment and optimisation of renewable energy projects.
ROSI Solar: Solar panel recycling
ROSI Solar is a French cleantech company specialising in the high-value recycling of end-of-life photovoltaic modules.
Why partner with Climate Hub?
Create earlier access to the innovation shaping future industries
For organisations and government, Climate Hub provides an opportunity to engage with emerging climate technologies through a trusted university and international innovation ecosystem.
Gain early visibility of vetted international climate-tech solutions
Identify technologies aligned to strategic priorities and emerging challenges
Connect directly with founders, researchers, investors and industry.
Influence the development of pilots, tests and commercial pathways
Explore opportunities for research collaboration, investment and market entry
Strengthen connections across the France–Australia climate innovation ecosystem
Contribute to initiatives aligned with net-zero, innovation and economic development priorities
Our four ecosystem pillars
A platform built for co-creation
Climate Hub brings together the people, expertise and opportunities needed to accelerate climate innovation in Australia.
Research
Access Swinburne's research expertise and technical capability to explore, test and apply emerging technologies.
Industry
Connect with industry partners to validate solutions and identify real-world applications.
Investment
Build connections with investors and commercialisation pathways that support growth and scale.
International innovation
Discover emerging climate technologies and connect global innovators with Australian opportunities.
Meet the director
Heath Evans | Associate Director
Heath leads the Climate Hub at Swinburne, working across international, industry and entrepreneurial networks to connect emerging climate technologies with the organisations and capabilities that can help them establish and grow in Australia.
Successful international expansion is about much more than entering a new market – it is about understanding where a technology can create value, building the right relationships and creating the conditions for innovation to be tested and applied in the real world.
News
Explore the latest stories about Climate Hub, the FACET partnership and the international climate innovators joining the Australian ecosystem.
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- Sustainability
- Technology
French climate-tech startups to join international Climate 4.0 Hub at Swinburne
Six French climate-tech startups to join FACET’s Climate 4.0 Hub Flagship Accelerator, hosted at Swinburne’s Hawthorn campus.
Friday 19 June 2026 -
- Science
- University
- Sustainability
Swinburne appoints Gordon Chakaodza as new Co-Director of FACET
Gordon Chakaodza has been appointed as Co-Director of the Franco-Australian Indo-Pacific Centre for Energy Transition (FACET), he brings extensive leadership experience in hydrogen and energy transition and will guide FACET’s next phase of growth
Tuesday 17 March 2026 -
- Science
- University
Celebrating the 2025 FACET Symposium in Grenoble
The Franco-Australian Indo-Pacific Centre for Energy Transition (FACET) Symposium brought together experts, researchers and industry leaders to collaborate on clean energy and climate innovation.
Friday 17 October 2025 -
- Science
- University
- Sustainability
Swinburne announces Professor Joy Sumner as FACET Co-Director
Swinburne has announced Professor Joy Sumner as the new Co-Director of the Franco-Australian Centre for Energy Transition (FACET)
Monday 28 April 2025
Ready to connect?
Whether you are looking to bring emerging climate innovation into Australia, develop a strategic partnership or explore your pathway into the Australian market, Climate Hub connects the people, technologies and capabilities needed to move from opportunity to impact.