Decarb Pitch Fest #5

EnergyLab is Australia’s largest climate tech startup accelerator. Decarb Pitch Fest #5 showcases startups from Cohort 5 of EnergyLab's Investment Ready Program for Queensland climate tech founders. This event brings together investors, startups, and the wider Queensland climate tech ecosystem. Event schedule 5:30pm: Complimentary food and drinks 6:00: Startup pitches 7:30: Networking 8:30: Event finishes Startups pitching AVVISTA - Intelligent water and energy monitoring platform detecting leaks and anomalies, cutting water use and providing data for more efficient energy use. Birra Technologies - Cost-competitive, nature-inspired fuel solutions to decarbonise the hard-to-abate shipping industry. ConnectVPP - Open operating system for distributed energy, enabling energy retailers and aggregators to launch white-label virtual power plant programs in weeks. Gyre Energy - Cuts costs and emissions for cooling-intensive operators using a platform combining thermal energy storage with physics-based AI optimisation. Octowaste - Tackles Australia's solar panel waste crisis through decommissioning, collection hubs, second-life panel sales and compliance reporting. Oota Cleantech - Uses electrochemical tech to produce carbon-neutral ethylene from CO2, enabling sustainable fuels and lubricants to replace fossil-fuel-based products. ProxGrid - Aerial robotic solutions for transmission network maintenance. Powerline insulator washing using live-line contact drone technology. RTB Renewables - Developer of sites for energy projects and data centres. TwinFlow - Non-electric shower start-up management system that stops cold-water splashes and stops clean water running down the drain while the temperature stabilises Verdares Kern - Process-intelligence software for regulated batch manufacturing. Starting in pharma, it identifies the controllable process parameters driving yield loss and excess energy consumption, helping manufacturers reduce wasted energy and materials. Yearn Swell - Clean-water tech helping industry manage emerging contaminants and improve wastewater treatment amid rising regulatory and environmental pressure. Read more about the cohort here.