Technology Commercialisation Challenge

The pilot round of the Technology Commercialisation Challenge (TCC 1.0) supported six partnerships between Australian research organisations and Indian renewable energy manufacturers.

The TCC 1.0 was designed to fast‑track commercialisation pathways between Australian Research Organisations and India’s rapidly growing renewable energy manufacturing sector. Delivered over six months, the pilot round provided each research group up to $50,000 in grant funding, plus travel allowance, to support the partnerships working across solar photovoltaics, hydrogen and battery technologies.

Through TCC 1.0, Australian research groups collaborated with Indian manufacturers via facilitated technical deep‑dive meetings, site visits and industry roundtables, including a five‑day in-person event in India providing an opportunity to meet with the Indian partners to scope and refine collaborative project opportunities, and attend an event hosted at the Australian High Commission in New Delhi. They also undertook challenge‑specific research planning, early validation activities, and access to capability‑building modules covering India’s market, regulatory and commercialisation landscape.