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Blue Carbon Featured in Forbes Australia as Part of the 2026 Cicada x Tech23 Cohort
Blue Carbon has been featured in Forbes Australia as part of the 2026 Cicada x Tech23 cohort, recognising our role in advancing Australian deep tech innovation for ocean infrastructure, climate resilience and water technology.
5 days ago


Blue Carbon Recognised as One of the Global 1,000 Ocean Startups
Blue Carbon has been recognised as one of the 1000 Ocean Startups, a global coalition advancing ocean innovation and the sustainable blue economy. This recognition highlights Blue Carbon's commitment to developing ocean technologies that support climate resilience, ecosystem restoration, sustainable aquaculture, water security, and marine carbon sequestration.
Jun 6


Aussie oPod gets nod from global water prize
A pendulum-shaped pod floating off Tasmania’s north coast has been named Australia’s only contender in a major international competition to solve global water security. Developed by Queensland company Blue Carbon, the oPod™ Aqua has been selected as one of 20 semi-finalists in Track A, from an initial pool of 674 teams across 86 countries entering two tracks in 2024. XPRIZE Water Scarcity competition, a $119 million, five-year global initiative focused on enabling widespread
May 13


Blue Carbon wins KPMG Nature Positive Challenge
Blue Carbon’s Australian-designed oPod has received international recognition from a global water prize for its innovative ocean technology addressing climate change, marine ecosystem restoration, sustainable aquaculture, and water security through renewable-powered ocean cooling and circulation solutions.
Jan 29


Blue Energy. The Next Energy.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP A simpler way to power ocean and coastal work. Across the world, ocean industries are expanding rapidly — aquaculture, desalination, coastal cooling, reef protection, and habitat restoration. Each depends on a simple, essential foundation: moving seawater and air exactly where they’re needed. For decades, we’ve powered that work through an impressive chain of energy transformations. Fuel is extracted, refined and moved across the world. It’s trucked to the
Dec 2, 2025


Blue Carbon recognised as one of Brisbane's leading innovators
Blue Carbon Featured in the Courier Mail for Brisbane’s 2025 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards Blue Carbon has been recognised in today’s Courier Mail as one of Brisbane’s leading innovators, celebrating the finalists of the 2025 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards hosted by the Brisbane Economic Development Agency. Listed as a finalist in two award categories — the Accenture Australia Product Innovation Award and the Dentsu Environmental Sustainability in Business Award — Blue Carbon jo
Oct 24, 2025

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