About ARENA Renewables Showcase
The Energy Supply of the Future won’t be built alone. It’ll be built in this room.
Back again for its seventh year, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Innovation Bay are bringing together 100+ of the country’s sharpest angel investors, VCs, private equity and corporate venture capital – alongside the founders engineering what powers Australia next.
The ARENA × Innovation Bay 2026 Renewables Startup Showcase lands in Sydney on Wednesday, 14 October – a gala night dedicated to the startups rewriting how we generate, store and move energy, and the capital that will scale them.
Whether you invest, build, advise or set policy, this is front-row access to the innovation defining the next wave of the transition. You’ll meet the founders behind breakthrough energy and climate technologies, tap into deal flow you won’t see anywhere else, and hear directly from the people shaping where Australia’s energy system goes from here.
This is where the connections that supercharge the next generation of clean-energy companies get made. The future of energy supply is being decided now – join us and help shape it.
How to Apply?
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Are you a startup in the renewable energy sector? This is your chance to pitch to a room of Australia’s leading energy investors, corporates and policymakers.
Applications open from 20 July and close 21 August.
Speakers
Fiona Messent
Chief Sustainability Officer – Qantas
Fiona was appointed Chief Sustainability Officer in January 2025 and is responsible for the Group’s sustainability strategy and targets, and the Qantas Climate Fund.
Katherine McConnell
Tech Council of Australia
Katherine McConnell is the founder and CEO of Brighte. She was appointed as a Board Director for the Tech Council of Australia in February 2026.
More speakers to be announced…
Get a Glimpse from the ARENA Showcase 2024
Watch the videos below to discover more about the connections you can expect to experience.
Alumni Traction
Hysata – $172m raised
Green hydrogen will play a critical role in decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors. With ultra-high 95% efficiency, Hysata electrolysers will enable the lowest Levelised Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH) and save green hydrogen customers billions of dollars.
RayGen – $127m
RayGen creates ultra-efficient solar paired with long-duration thermal storage, delivering dispatchable renewable energy, day and night.
5B – $55m raised
5B is an Australian solar pioneer, rapidly accelerating the deployment of large-scale solar with its prefabricated, pre-wired ground mount technology. We operate globally, with projects in multiple geographies, including Australia, United States, and Central & South America.
Sicona – $22m raised
Accelerating the world towards an electrified future. Sicona leverages low cost and abundant silicon metal to develop next-gen battery materials in this generation.
Kwetta – $16m raised
High-power EV charging hardware for bus depots, truck fleets and multi-charger sites across Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
In Partnership
