HydGene Joins NSW Commercialisation Showcase to Discuss Scaling Deep-Tech Innovation

HydGene Renewables joined the 2026 NSW Commercialisation Showcase, hosted by the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, alongside founders, researchers, investors and industry leaders from across the NSW innovation ecosystem.

As part of the event, HydGene showcased its technology during the DeepTech Showcase and PitchFest, highlighting the company’s work developing decentralised industrial biotechnology systems for low-carbon manufacturing and industrial decarbonisation.

HydGene CEO Louise Brown also joined the panel discussion “Powering the Future – Scaling Critical Energy Innovation for the Low Carbon Economy” alongside Dani Alexander, Gabriella Nunes, Richard Hopkins and Shannon O’Rourke.

The panel explored the challenges and opportunities associated with scaling critical energy technologies from research into real-world deployment, including manufacturing capability, infrastructure integration and the realities of commercialising deep-tech innovation.

A key theme emerging from the discussion was that scaling climate and energy technologies is not just about developing new innovations — it is also about enabling deployment into existing industrial systems and supporting pathways for local manufacturing growth.

For HydGene, this aligns strongly with the company’s focus on decentralised systems and distributed feedstocks. “Many industrial sectors are geographically distributed and operationally complex, which changes how we think about manufacturing and deployment,” said Louise Brown. “At HydGene, we are interested in how industrial biotechnology can support local, smart and deployable manufacturing pathways while helping address industrial decarbonisation challenges.”

The Showcase brought together more than 700 attendees from across research, government, venture capital and industry, demonstrating the growing strength of the NSW commercialisation ecosystem and the increasing focus on translating deep-tech innovation into real-world impact.

HydGene would like to thank the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer for bringing together the NSW innovation community and creating opportunities for meaningful discussion around the future of deep-tech commercialisation.