Inside EnergyLab: Accelerating Climate Tech from Startup to Scale with Megan Fisher, Thomas Nann and Nick Hazell

About this episode

A panel discussion featuring leaders from Energy Lab and two innovative startups in climate technology.

Join Dr. Greg Trainor and Neil Belford for a special panel discussion with Megan Fisher, CEO of Energy Lab, alongside two breakthrough startups from their portfolio: Dr Thomas Nann, CEO and Co-founder of Allegro Energy, and Nick Hazell, CEO and Founder of Algenie. Energy Lab has spent nearly 10 years building Australia's premier climate tech accelerator, supporting 280 startup alumni through 10 different programs—from launching ventures to scaling internationally. With 450 mentors, 240 angel investors, and deep connections across the energy industry, they're filling a critical gap in specialist support for founders tackling the hardest problems in decarbonisation. This episode showcases two companies at different stages of their journey. Allegro Energy has developed a breakthrough microemulsion electrolyte for long-duration flow batteries, solving cost and safety challenges that have plagued competing technologies. After completing commercial trials with Origin Energy and CSIRO, they're scaling towards grid-scale deployments of 100+ megawatts. Algenie is reimagining algae cultivation with helical photo bioreactors made through plastic extrusion—slashing costs so dramatically that…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Greg Trainor, Neil Belford

Guests: Megan Fisher, Dr Thomas Nann, Nick Hazell

Topics covered

• climate tech
• startup acceleration
• decarbonisation
• energy innovation
• renewable energy

Keywords

• climate tech
• startup
• decarbonisation
• energy
• renewable energy
• bioplastics
• flow batteries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Energy Lab, Allegro Energy, Algenie, Origin Energy, CSIRO

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