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

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.

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

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

Brisbane-based climate technology pioneer Dr. Ana Novak to highlight Australia-Japan partnerships MEDIA RELEASE OSAKA, JAPAN 1 October, 2025 – Dr. Ana Novak, CEO and co-founder of Brisbane-based climate technology company Blue Carbon, will address an exclusive Queensland-Japan sustainability forum tomorrow at the Australia Pavilion during World Expo 2025 Osaka, highlighting ground-breaking ocean restoration technology that aligns with both nations’ net-zero ambitions. The ev

XPRIZE Water Scarcity | Revolutionizing Desalination for Global Water Use MEDIA RELEASEBrisbane, Australia — 22 September 2025 Blue Carbon has been selected as a Qualified Team in the prestigious XPRIZE Water Scarcity competition, Track A – System-Level Innovation. This marks a significant milestone in Blue Carbon’s mission to address one of humanity’s greatest challenges: ensuring sustainable and equitable access to clean water. As one of 143 teams progressing to the Qualif