4. Australian Commercialisation Landscape (2) Source: a. OECD, Main Science & Technology Indicators, Vol 2010/1b. OECD, Measuring Innovation: A New Perspective, 2010 Source: a. OECD, Main Science & Technology Indicators, Vol 2010/1b. OECD, Measuring Innovation: A New Perspective, 2010
5. An Innovation Challenge exists for Australian firms: Australia is comparatively strong in R&D Systemic lack of funding in the seed stage Lack of funding Lack of Entrepreneurs The Innovation Challenge
8. The CleanTech Opportunities Global Clean-tech Needs for a Low-carbon Economy Low carbon materials/plastics/carbon fibre, low carbon steel Biofuels, waste recycling, efficient home design, Agricultural/food seeds and technologies Efficient Transport/Logistics - cars, planes, trains, ships Clean energy (biomass, geothermal, wind, solar, thermal, wave/tidal) Energy storage technology, advanced battery technology Infrastructure for low carbon economy (rail, roads, gas networks, transmission grids..) Water purification technology, energy efficiency/automated systems/IT software Carbon financial markets
9. Carbon Cycle Australia is one of the biggest carbon producers in the world, BUT it is a nation that is uniquely placed to lead the world in clean and sustainable technologies:- Australia has some of the longest hours of sun shine – solar power Australia is constantly under threat of drought – water technologies Australia is big and surrounded by oceans – tidal/wave energy sources. One of the biggest producers of Agricultural products - Biofuels Australia is a major producer of coal – remove dependency on carbon fuels Australia has some of the best research in the world in sustainability. 9
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12. Just became 2nd largest wind power producer and among the top solar producers
15. China’s Current Status Enormous investment by China and change in direction Leads the world in clean-energy investment growth Currently at $35billion pa, 53% growth in 2009 Ambitious 2020 carbon intensity target (45% reduction) 40GW of carbon-neutral energy built in 2009 (Australia’s entire energy supply +30%) Electric cars expansion and carbon neutral cities
16. China/Australia R&D Comparison Source: OECD, Main Science & Technology Indicators, Vol 2010/1 Australia spends proportionally 6 times more on Basic Research. Correspondingly, China spends significantly more money on DEVELOMENT as opposed to RESEARCH compared to Australia. Around 80% of all funding in R&D in China is on DEVELOPMENT.
17. Opportunities in China Globally No. 1 largest market for renewable energy investment PV, wind turbine, ethanol biofuel, solar water system productions Hydro power CDM projects, Super-critical and ultra super-critical (high efficiency) thermal coal plants constructed Huge investment proposed for environmental protection water treatment (sewage/river courses/lakes) garbage treatment air pollution control environmental monitoring for pollution emissions/water quality
18. 10 KEY Energy Efficiency Programs of Chinese Government Upgrade coal-burning industrial boilers (kilns) Local cogeneration Make use of exhaust heat and pressure Save and replace petroleum Energy conservation in electrical motors Optimization energy system-through system optimization design, technical renovation and improved management, to reach energy efficiency in key energy intensive industries Environment-friendly lighting-candescent lamp to light emitting diode (LED) and high intensity discharge (HID) lamps. Energy conservation in governmental departments Energy conservation in buildings -50 percent energy saving in residential buildings and public structures Build energy monitoring and technical service system
20. Clean Tech? The Accidental Environmentalist CleanTech Investments The world is accelerating towards a low-carbon economy. China is today in the driving seat. IF Australia doesn’t try and take advantage of the new technologies we will be left behind.
22. Formation of CTechBA The Australian market suffered with:- Lack of Investment Lack of capabilities Lack of understanding Lack of commitment Recognising the problems, CTechBA was formed by a group of concerned senior executives with skills in:- Clean Technology Executive Management International Sales and Marketing Investment Banking
28. Typical Problems facing an Emerging Company AFTER No Improvements Business Disciplines No Money Source Funding And Sales Planning And Strategy No Plans Resources No Time Market Research Marketing No Knowledge Global Opportunities Competition
29. Some Client Examples… All of these will be looking towards China for investment, sales and partners.
30. Solar Paint Organic PV (OPV) material can be made into a paint or into a thin film. As a film it can be used to tint windows and create energy at the same time. Expected cost will be around $0.15 per kwh compared to $0.70 for silicon based PV. Current market for PV is $32B per year. Product is still at prototype stage and is pre-commercial
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33. Pixalux LED based lighting for Advertising Boards and specialty lighting. Unique lighting solution based on 12V LED lights and acrylic with a diffuser matrix printed on the surface provides homogenous lighting panels ideal for display boards as well as shelving and back-panels for desks and furniture. Already sold products to the Australian Museum and have a number of other clients and partners under discussion.
34. CTechBA’s ‘Real Value’ Since we manage a diverse and varied portfolio often we get synergies between own clients which can be exploited:- We are speaking to a biofuels company using algae. Windesal can use brine from the discharge of their RO system to feed an algae lake to make biofuels. We are using Bsmart and Pixalux in a proposal for eco-housing design. We also have a ‘green’ cement company in our portfolio as well. Later, we shall include Solar Paint and another client in Water Storage. As our portfolio gets bigger we look for synergies and opportunities for all our clients to create ‘total solutions’. China we see as an important part of our overall strategy for developing the businesses as well as sourcing capital.
35. Summary Historically not been good at commercialisation, although CTechBA will make progress in this area. Clean Technology provides a new opportunity for Australian technology and for entrepreneurs to develop world-leading technology markets. China is a substantial player in the clean technology space which is likely to grow a lot more than the rest of the world over the next 10 years and more. Therefore there are GOOD opportunities for Australian Clean Technology companies in China and for cooperation with Chinese companies BUT we cant afford to be complacent.
Notes de l'éditeur
Good afternoon, a great pleasure to be here today. IMy name is Nigel Hennessy and I am the Chief Executive Officer of CleanTech Business Accelerator. My presentation today is made up of many pieces and I hope you are all going to learn a lot from my talk and hopefully stimulate a discussion with the illustrious panel made up of Ian Higgins – ex head of Green Peace and a paid-up environmentalist. He is supported by Peter Beaumont, a well respected Merchant Banker. These two people are Executive Directors of CleanTech Business Accelerator.
So a problem exists in commercialisation of technologies in general – so what about cleantech – how are things going in that space…?CLICKSadly our problems here are almost as frustrating as the Innovation Challenge before.
From Australia’s perspective there is a wondrous opportunity to take on a leading industrial role and become a world power.
But the truth is we are just lagging behind. We just aren’t good at Commercialisation – good at research, good at digging holes in the ground and good at buying overseas made products to fulfil our local needs. Just not good at creating a new industry and the companies that go with that!
So what about China? We know they are one of our biggest customers for resources…
This is quite a commitment into clean energy. It doesn’t mean 45% reduction on 2000 figures – it actually means the carbon is going up BUT it is being managed consistent with its growth rate less 45%.
Plenty of opportunities for Australian technology in China. BUT we must look forward and develop some technologies which would otherwise languish.
So what is the CleanTech Business Accelerator and how does it fits into the future of the country?Firstly is the change in understanding…Then comes a commitment from a number of different people and groups…
CTechBA was formed by a bunch of diverse and successful business people supported by a couple of academics to try and make a difference. If the market isnt going to spend on commercialisation what can we do to help? We recognised the problems ……and we developed a solution which became CTechBA.
We aren’t a VC or an Advisory Firm or any firm any of you have seen before. We are a professional management team with a track record in BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. We are also willing to take some of the risk with the right opportunities.
The standard entrepreneur (and in this case I mean Entrepreneur) has real heachache…
In the development space, as we have already highlighted, it is very hard to source funding for an emerging business. HOWEVER, generally money isn’t the problem. It is getting all the necessary skills and opportunities and the resources (which includes money) to get the company across the Valley of Death. The area where an emerging company has little or no sales and must somehow get his business on the map in order to survive. In Australia, with VC’s having a series of problems over the years and seeing big returns coming from Private Equity have tended to move up maret leaving a void in investment and support which today is partly taken up by the Angel groups and High Net Worth and CTechBA.
Our difference is however that we embed an experienced and capable management and executive team with our clients. We may help as the Interim CEO and also by having an executive business development panel, but our real skill and capability is in providing all the missing skills and capabilities that small and emerging companies just cant have. Collectively CTechBA has over 200 man years of corporate experience plus we have a wealth of contacts in Australia and around the world. We focus on BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and SALES to make sure the company is well placed to create business and hopefully in so doing may not need as much capital investment. Most companies want money so they can bring in skills – well in our case we use our skills to help the company grow and be successful with much or any need for venture capital.