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Exchange-rate basis

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THE AUSTRALIA EDITION 2026

Australia’s
environment industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping environment in Australia. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

Snapshot: Funding in USD
Illustrated cover for Environment Industry Landscape of Australia
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Environment illustration
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Australia’s environment leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Environment company highlights in Australia, snapshot 6 August 2026
Company
Bingo Industriesbingoindustries.com.au$1.76B—268—
Cleanawaycleanaway.com.au$718.3M—7,500Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Pacific Hydropacifichydro.com$615M—374—
ACEN Australiaacenrenewables.com.au$588.14M—58—
Infigen Energyinfigenenergy.com$473M—550—
Collgar Renewablescollgar.com.au$299.56M—150—
South East Watersoutheastwater.com.au$258.91M—1,074—
Clean TeQcleanteq.com$218.35M———
Sims Metalsimsmm.com.au—8 roles4,000—
Paramount Energyparamountenergy.com.au—3 roles——
SunDrivesundrivesolar.com—3 roles22—
Allume Energyallumeenergy.com—2 roles41—
Greentec Consultinggreentecconsulting.com.au—2 roles——
Gwmwatergwmwater.org.au—2 roles148—
Renewable Metalsrenewable-metals.com—2 roles——
Sunrise Projectsunriseproject.org—2 roles156Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
AGLagl.com.au——3,470Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Canadian Solarcsisolar.com————
Close The Loopclosetheloop.com.au——66Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
DRAdraglobal.com——2,577—
Fortescue Future Industriesffi.com.au——1,370—
Hibbshibbs.com.au——1Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Visyvisy.com.au——7,000—
Water Corporationwatercorporation.com.au——4,653—
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

Company discovery

Recorded evidence only
THE KEY SIGNALS

Environment industry KPIs in Australia

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

6 August 2026
Hiring participation2.9%

62 of 2,152 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation4.6%

99 of 2,152 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share47.3%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$3.89M

Midpoint of 121 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 47.3% of disclosed capital, while 95.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Australia environment has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Australia environment
$0$514.37M$1.03B$1.54B$2.06B2016: $35.79M20162017: $1.17B20172018: $1.06B20182019: $52.23M20192020: $27.97M20202021: $1.8B20212022: $279.66M20222023: $165.5M20232024: $274.56M20242025: $789.06M2025
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Annual environment funding and company formation in Australia
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$35.79M1157
2017$1.17B1248
2018$1.06B1169
2019$52.23M1217
2020$27.97M939
2021$1.8B5812
2022$279.66M379
2023$165.5M198
2024$274.56M1416
2025$789.06M414
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Bingo Industries26.9%
  • Cleanaway11.0%
  • Pacific Hydro9.4%
  • Other companies52.7%

Funding by stage

158 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel37 23.4%
Series A–B32 20.3%
Series C+ / PE4 2.5%
Grants, debt & other85 53.8%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
5 rounds

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Seed04/2026
Enaxiom $1.8M

Backed by Epic Angels and Antler and others.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

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Series B06/2022
5B5b.co$21.8M

Backed by AES and Artesian and others.

Series B12/2022
5B5b.co$13.7M

Backed by BP Ventures and AES and others.

Series A08/2025
NRNnrn.com.au$11.21M

Backed by Investible and Virescent Ventures and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

The measured Australia identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: bare ticker overlaps lack a recorded ASX exchange designation and are not designated legal or national identifiers.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Australia companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Most-installed apps

40 of these companies (1.9%) publish at least one Android app — 45 apps in all, carrying 6.8M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
BOM WeatherBureau of Meteorology5.1M4.4Weather
AGLAGL1.2M4.4Productivity
CDS Vic WestMytomra114.8K—Tools
CDS Vic NorthVisy106.9K—Tools
MyENGIE AustraliaENGIE82.1K—Lifestyle
Higgins WeatherHiggins Storm Chasing51.5K—Weather
Smart EnergyCanadian Solar34.2K—Tools
B-TEC Battery MonitorEnerdrive21.5K—Lifestyle
My TangoTango Energy19.2K4.3Business
Recycle MateRecyclemate18.2K—Education

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2025Q3).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Air Management Services45.2MBOM Weather 5.1M
Wind Energy31.2MAGL 1.2M
Waste & Water Management18255.8KCDS Vic West 114.8K
Solar Energy18186.1KMyENGIE Australia 82.1K
Renewable Energy Tech344.1KSmart Energy 34.2K
Energy Storage325.2KB-TEC Battery Monitor 21.5K

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2022Q4: 12022Q4: 02022Q42023Q1: 12023Q1: 02023Q12023Q2: 22023Q2: 12023Q22023Q3: 12023Q3: 02023Q32023Q4: 22023Q4: 12023Q42024Q1: 22024Q1: 12024Q12024Q2: 22024Q2: 02024Q22024Q3: 12024Q3: 12024Q32024Q4: 12024Q4: 02024Q42025Q1: 12025Q1: 12025Q12025Q3: 22025Q3: 42025Q32025Q4: 12025Q4: 42025Q4

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 26 of 45 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2025Q4, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Australia environment market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Enterprise tech26
Deep tech15
Solar energy tech8
Consumer digital7
Saas7
Circular economy6
Enterprise software5

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

26companies
7.7%have hiring activity

2 companies hiring · $242.89M disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

Fee-for-service1,017
Physical commerce725
E-commerce - product638
Commission on transaction394
Advertising239
E-commerce - service145
Subscription84
Sponsorship7
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Funding roundspowerplus-energy.com.au ↗

Under the announcement, PowerPlus Energy will receive $2.32 million to expand and automate parts of its battery pack assembly line in Victoria.

Mergers & acquisitionscleanpeakenergy.com.au ↗

CleanPeak Energy has acquired Sustainable Energy Infrastructure, a provider of solar and battery energy storage systems, in a tech M&A deal.

Funding roundsakayshaenergy.com ↗

Akaysha closed a AUD-460 million (USD 328.5m/EUR 278.5m) debt financing deal to bankroll the development.

Mergers & acquisitionssaegroup.com.au ↗

The transaction doesn’t include the La Stampa title, which has been agreed to be sold to the SAE Group, together with its printing center and commercial network for local advertising sales.

Mergers & acquisitionsexhaustcontrol.com.au ↗

Miratech, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based provider of emissions and acoustic control solutions for stationary engines, has acquired Melbourne, Australia-based Exhaust Control Industries (ECI).

Funding roundscsisolar.com ↗

Canadian Solar Inc. is seeking a $350 million private credit loan to expand its US operations, according to people familiar with the matter, as Washington steps up scrutiny of imports from China.

Funding roundssilex.com.au ↗

Silex Systems (ASX: SLX) has secured up to $28 million USD from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for its laser enrichment technology, bolstering its path towards domestic uranium production.

Mergers & acquisitionsektimo.com.au ↗

Private equity firm Pemba Capital Partners has purchased environmental services and advisory firm Ektimo.

Funding roundssunriseem.com ↗

The letter of conditional funding support from US EXIM Bank for up to US$67 million provides Sunrise with an excellent line of sight to a comprehensive financing package.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 406 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Contracts
110
Company announcements
65
Funding rounds
53
Earnings
50
Asset acquisitions
38
Mergers & acquisitions
28
Leadership moves
27
Capital infusions
12
Job creation
6
Layoffs
5
6 activity cards

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Leadership moves

9 tracked people moves

Gary Cafe

Appointment Principal Consultant

Enerven ↗
Alison Bussey

Appointment General Manager of Operations and Services

Andrew Dickson

Appointment Senior Advisor – South Australia

Colin Parkin

Appointment Board Member

Dylan Marx

Promotion Chief Operating Officer

Shawn Qu

Departure Previously Group Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Ross Rolfe AO

Departure Previously Chief Executive Officer

Professor Paul Simshauser

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

TopHiKu6 TOPCon module

Product

Low Carbon (LC) modules

HJT technology solar modules

Contract wins

79 recorded customer wins

Worley ↗

Customer: dowChemicals

Akaysha ↗

Customer: Copenhagen EnergyRenewable Energy Storage

Akaysha ↗

Customer: consortium of banksEnergy Storage

Worley ↗

Customer: norwegian hydrogen

Customer: Major US utility

DRA ↗

Customer: aftermath silverMining

Workforce actions

5 companies with reported reductions

10.0% rolescost reduction

Ultium ↗

Scale not stated rolesslower EV sales

AGL ↗

300 rolescost discipline

Great Wrap ↗

Scale not stated rolesfinancial struggles

SunDrive ↗

Scale not stated rolescost reduction

Regulatory events

3 recorded events

warning about insufficient inspection cashEconomic Regulation Authority

audit found under-investing in maintenanceEconomic Regulation Authority

Energis ↗

approved reorganization of business

Litigation

6 tracked suits

Company
first solar v canadian solar, ja solar, JinkoSolar, Trinasolar

patent infringementRegulatory · Filed

Company
DD Investment WA v Infinite Green Energy

winding up order due to unpaid debtsCivil · Ongoing

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

6companies
52period observations
-10.0%median reported growth

Median across 24 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
CleanPeak Energy→Sustainable Energy InfrastructureAnnounced2026-04-22Not stated in snapshot
Cleanaway→suezPending2026-04-06$2.5B
SAE Group→la stampaAnnounced2026-03-24Not stated in snapshot
miratech→exhaustcontrol ↗Announced2026-03-21Not stated in snapshot
cpe capital→Bingo Industries ↗Pending2026-01-19$2.5B
pemba capital partners→Ektimo ↗Announced2025-12-29$100.0M

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

2 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 4-posting snapshot covers 4 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Environmental Consultant Remote1
Lawyer/Senior Lawyer: Environment & Planning1
Senior Environmental Consultant Contaminated Land1
Environmental Manager South1
0 internship postings

1 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

3 postings specify a level.

senior
2
manager
1
unspecified
1
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

309 founders and chief executives across 269 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

10 profiles with education records.

INSEAD
2
RMIT University
1
Columbia Business School
1
Harvard Business School
1
University of Oxford
1
Imperial College London
1
University of Cambridge
1
Harvard University
1

Prior employers

4 profiles with prior-work records.

Boston Consulting Group
2
Cisco
1
McKinsey
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

574,322 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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574,322articles in the measured year
109,662articles in 2026Q1
49.9%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Environment coverage across Australia · articles per complete quarter

058,404116,807175,211233,6142021Q2: 94,2042021Q22021Q3: 108,3972021Q4: 94,1792022Q1: 107,2642022Q2: 102,0432022Q22022Q3: 109,3572022Q4: 162,4842023Q1: 183,4902023Q2: 116,4362023Q22023Q3: 137,1062023Q4: 125,5972024Q1: 118,9552024Q2: 130,6542024Q22024Q3: 130,7292024Q4: 142,7342025Q1: 167,9512025Q2: 107,4702025Q22025Q3: 203,1432025Q4: 96,0622026Q1: 109,6622026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q294,204
2021Q3108,397
2021Q494,179
2022Q1107,264
2022Q2102,043
2022Q3109,357
2022Q4162,484
2023Q1183,490
2023Q2116,436
2023Q3137,106
2023Q4125,597
2024Q1118,955
2024Q2130,654
2024Q3130,729
2024Q4142,734
2025Q1167,951
2025Q2107,470
2025Q3203,143
2025Q496,062
2026Q1109,662

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
186,129 positive · 36,125 neutral · 124,117 negative
2022
258,350 positive · 52,058 neutral · 169,814 negative
2023
320,434 positive · 64,753 neutral · 176,286 negative
2024
285,751 positive · 95,694 neutral · 140,815 negative
2025
286,097 positive · 145,546 neutral · 142,063 negative

Leading coverage topics

Environment coverage across Australia · ranked by full-period article count.

Geopolitical Disputes And Contested Areas300,341 articles in the full recorded period
95,855 recent · 75,212 prior
International And Transnational Geographic Entities300,331 articles in the full recorded period
95,858 recent · 75,213 prior
Administrative And Political Subdivisions300,278 articles in the full recorded period
95,845 recent · 75,197 prior
International Sports Competitions109,640 articles in the full recorded period
17,340 recent · 21,065 prior
Cricket Test Matches47,131 articles in the full recorded period
7,415 recent · 9,794 prior
Olympic Games Coverage43,001 articles in the full recorded period
4,809 recent · 8,914 prior
Sports Injury Reports37,790 articles in the full recorded period
5,698 recent · 5,512 prior
Championship Event Highlights35,866 articles in the full recorded period
6,652 recent · 6,401 prior
International Political Relations29,434 articles in the full recorded period
6,367 recent · 4,139 prior
Sports History And Legacy Stories24,971 articles in the full recorded period
4,046 recent · 4,702 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Environment coverage across Australia

KeywordRecentPriorChange
countries3,7231,788108%
domestic robots2,256346535%
toy robots2,241239643%
ashes moments1,09470655%
angel investors950348173%
overseas study90263243%
ashes urn827364127%
ashes records786371112%
semester abroad75848756%
ashes venues74240285%
test cricket5,55410,657-48%
test innings4,2258,175-48%
5-day cricket3,4617,174-52%
odi cricket2,7205,702-52%
limited overs cricket2,5965,660-54%

Event and signal lenses

Environment coverage across Australia

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

1,063,451 classified articles

territories, disputed islands, test cricket

27.2% critical · 18.7% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

140,234 classified articles

test cricket, test innings, odi world cup

31.5% critical · 42.3% positive
Rising

Growth

165,312 classified articles

core inflation rate, inflation outlook, aflw premiership

31.5% critical · 46.7% positive

Environment coverage across Australia. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Environment research is working on

31,492 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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31,492papers
31,492worldwide comparison pool
—India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Descriptive
10,767
Promising
8,321
Problem-identifying
5,169
Breakthrough
4,769
Cautionary
1,561
Comparative
790
Critical
115

Contribution mix

Empirical
15,348
Methods-led
10,770
Reviews
3,938
Position pieces
1,369
Theoretical
67

Tone counts: 24,071 positive · 3,094 neutral · 4,327 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
5,284 papers · 16.8% of this field
  • Environmental monitoring1,459 papers
  • Pollution585 papers
  • Water quality580 papers
  • Pollutant414 papers
  • Contamination359 papers
  • Human health330 papers
  • Environmental resource management330 papers
  • Environmental impact assessment321 papers

Landmark: A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: Current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future m

Cautions
1,561 papers · 5.0% of this field
  • Pollution239 papers
  • Contamination239 papers
  • Environmental monitoring233 papers
  • Water quality209 papers
  • Risk assessment156 papers
  • Pollutant118 papers
  • Sampling115 papers
  • Sediment106 papers

Landmark: Past, present, and future perspectives of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding: A systematic review in methods, monitoring, and applicatio

Opportunities
13,090 papers · 41.6% of this field
  • Environmental monitoring3,589 papers
  • Water quality1,330 papers
  • Wireless sensor network1,273 papers
  • Pollution970 papers
  • Air quality index934 papers
  • Air pollution852 papers
  • Internet of Things777 papers
  • Pollutant754 papers

Landmark: Tracking complex mixtures of chemicals in our changing environment

Leading institutions

Environmental Protection Agency
3,828
North Carolina State University
3,760
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
3,732
The Ocean Cleanup
3,731
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
3,550
Chinese Academy of Sciences
3,175

Leading researchers

Laurent Lebreton
3,731
Joost van der Zwet
3,731
Jan-Willem Damsteeg
3,731
Boyan Slat
3,731
Anthony L. Andrady
3,731
Ruth Barden
2,545
Barbara Kasprzyk‐Hordern
2,545
Bruce Petrie
2,537

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Design of a WSN Platform for Long-Term Environmental Monitoring for IoT Applications609 citations
  • Printed multifunctional flexible device with an integrated motion sensor for health care monitoring371 citations
  • SensorScope: Out-of-the-Box Environmental Monitoring272 citations
  • An Environmental Air Pollution Monitoring System Based on the IEEE 1451 Standard for Low Cost Requirements238 citations
  • Cointegration: a novel approach for the removal of environmental trends in structural health monitoring data231 citations

Common problems researchers identify

4,688 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Risk Assessment / ContaminationCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Risk Assessment / Contamination

927 papers

19.8% of this theme group

Risk assessment (141) · Contamination (168) · Human health (147) · Environmental impact assessment (149)

A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: Current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future m

Addressing the Uncertainties in the Environmental Analysis, Modeling, Source and Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants

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2022766.8
2023765.6
2024754.8
2025896.3
Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource ManagementCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Environmental Monitoring / Environmental Resource Management

898 papers

19.2% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (660) · Environmental resource management (209) · Environmental management system (79) · Environmental planning (134)

Environmental Monitoring in the Making: From Surveying Nature’s Resources to Monitoring Nature’s Change

Management and Organization of Environmental Monitoring Sites

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YearShare index
2022909.2
2023924.0
2024950.7
2025691.7
Biodiversity / EcosystemCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Biodiversity / Ecosystem

871 papers

18.6% of this theme group

Biodiversity (155) · Ecosystem (142) · Environmental DNA (42) · Habitat (58)

Improving biodiversity monitoring

Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities

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YearShare index
20221133.7
20231116.5
20241010.2
20251176.7
Water Quality / HydrologyCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Water Quality / Hydrology

815 papers

17.4% of this theme group

Water quality (445) · Hydrology (113) · Groundwater (107) · Surface water (79)

Monitoring of Water Pollution and its Consequences: An Overview

Methodical approaches for the assessment of the quality of surface and groundwater in the system of environmental-meliorative monitoring

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2022760.3
2023731.6
2024661.2
2025722.7
Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental MonitoringCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Wireless Sensor Network / Environmental Monitoring

530 papers

11.3% of this theme group

Wireless sensor network (123) · Environmental monitoring (279) · Internet of Things (60) · Remote sensing (70)

Advances in Smart Environment Monitoring Systems Using IoT and Sensors

Wireless Sensor Networks: a Survey on Environmental Monitoring

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20221046.4
20231026.5
20241099.6
20251155.4
Air Quality Index / Air PollutionCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Air Quality Index / Air Pollution

381 papers

8.1% of this theme group

Air quality index (205) · Air pollution (205) · Particulates (60) · Indoor air quality (36)

An overview of selected emerging outdoor airborne pollutants and air quality issues: The need to reduce uncertainty about environmental and

A review on estimating the effects of inhaling airborne pollutants and air quality monitoring

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YearShare index
2022382.0
2023368.0
2024322.2
2025419.9
Microplastics / Plastic PollutionCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Microplastics / Plastic Pollution

266 papers

5.7% of this theme group

Microplastics (234) · Plastic pollution (87) · Pollution (92) · Marine debris (39)

Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Review of Ecotoxicological Effects, Exposure Pathways and Trophic Transfer Risks

Microplastics: An Overview of Sources, Distribution, and Removal Methods

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YearShare index
2022454.0
2023439.2
2024394.5
2025437.3

Cautions

1,368 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Biodiversity / HabitatCautions · 01

Biodiversity / Habitat

238 papers

17.4% of this theme group

Biodiversity (36) · Habitat (28) · Environmental DNA (27) · Abundance (16)

The use of environmental DNA in monitoring aquatic biodiversity for conservation: a review of challenges and opportunities

Environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring fish biodiversity in remote lakes

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YearShare index
2022418.0
2023404.4
2024347.3
2025402.1
Heavy Metals / ContaminationCautions · 02

Heavy Metals / Contamination

215 papers

15.7% of this theme group

Heavy metals (53) · Contamination (106) · Pollution (101) · Sediment (53)

Evaluation of Heavy Metal Levels and its Applications in Risk Assessment Indices in the Soils of Some Communities in Gokhana Local Governmen

Contamination Levels and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Sediments of Eleyele Lake and Odo-Iyaalaro River, Nigeria

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YearShare index
2022796.6
2023763.0
2024714.2
2025772.1
Water Quality / HydrologyCautions · 03

Water Quality / Hydrology

211 papers

15.4% of this theme group

Water quality (130) · Hydrology (47) · Wastewater (29) · Groundwater (29)

Evaluation of Continuous Monitoring as a Tool for Municipal Stormwater Management Programs

Assessment of Physicochemical Characteristics and Emerging Contaminants in Selected Water Sources: Implications for Public Health and Enviro

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YearShare index
2022639.1
2023620.2
2024581.3
2025649.0
Environmental Monitoring / Software DeploymentCautions · 04

Environmental Monitoring / Software Deployment

207 papers

15.1% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (96) · Software deployment (27) · Wireless sensor network (12) · Environmental resource management (18)

Mathematical Modelling of Biosensing Platforms Applied for Environmental Monitoring

A Review of Optical Sensor Applications in Water, Atmospheric and Soil Environmental Monitoring

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YearShare index
2022348.5
2023311.5
2024239.9
2025318.7
Pesticide / MicroplasticsCautions · 05

Pesticide / Microplastics

202 papers

14.8% of this theme group

Pesticide (49) · Microplastics (28) · Risk assessment (44) · Aquatic ecosystem (29)

Fluoroquinolones in the Wenyu River catchment, China: Occurrence simulation and risk assessment

Spatially\nExplicit Large-Scale Environmental Risk\nAssessment of Pharmaceuticals in Surface Water in China

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YearShare index
2022187.0
2023180.8
2024190.2
2025229.7
Air Pollution / Air Quality IndexCautions · 06

Air Pollution / Air Quality Index

157 papers

11.5% of this theme group

Air pollution (81) · Air quality index (70) · Particulates (41) · Indoor air quality (14)

Using Mobile Monitoring and Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling for Capturing High Spatial Air Pollutant Variability in Cities

Development and Application of Low-Cost Environmental Sensors for the Evaluation of Ambient Air Quality and Related Emission Sources

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YearShare index
2022382.0
2023368.0
2024322.2
2025419.9
Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk AssessmentCautions · 07

Environmental Impact Assessment / Risk Assessment

138 papers

10.1% of this theme group

Environmental impact assessment (40) · Risk assessment (48) · Environmental risk assessment (14) · Environmental monitoring (31)

The use of diagnostic tools to assess the risks of chemicals to freshwater ecosystems: towards a unified evaluation framework

A systematic review and ecological risk assessment for organic ultraviolet filters in aquatic environments

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YearShare index
202298.6
202399.0
202498.7
2025138.0

Opportunities

11,525 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Environmental Monitoring / Remote SensingOpportunities · 01

Environmental Monitoring / Remote Sensing

1,585 papers

26.4% of this theme group

Environmental monitoring (819) · Remote sensing (149) · Environmental data (134) · Environmental resource management (118)

Quantitative remote sensing-based monitoring and evaluation of the ecological environment in mining areas: technology framework and applicat

Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring. Complex Modeling

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YearShare index
20221618.6
20231699.1
20241848.8
20251317.2
Contamination / MicroplasticsOpportunities · 02

Contamination / Microplastics

1,137 papers

18.9% of this theme group

Contamination (215) · Microplastics (86) · Pollutant (173) · Pollution (199)

Exploiting monitoring data in environmental exposure modelling and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals

Monitoring of Environmental Contaminants in Mixed-Use Watersheds Combining Targeted and Nontargeted Analysis with Passive Sampling

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YearShare index
2022700.4
2023670.5
2024616.3
2025698.5
Biodiversity / Environmental DnaOpportunities · 03

Biodiversity / Environmental Dna

860 papers

14.3% of this theme group

Biodiversity (205) · Environmental DNA (153) · Ecosystem (128) · Habitat (82)

An Integrated Approach of Multi-Community Monitoring and Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystems to Support Sustainable Development

Data Sheet 1_Monitoring terrestrial rewilding with environmental DNA metabarcoding: a systematic review of current trends and recommendation

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YearShare index
20221133.7
20231116.5
20241010.2
20251176.7
Water Quality / HydrologyOpportunities · 04

Water Quality / Hydrology

796 papers

13.3% of this theme group

Water quality (437) · Hydrology (91) · Water resources (51) · Environmental monitoring (233)

Establishment of an Automatic Real-Time Monitoring System for Irrigation Water Quality Management

Modelling and monitoring of suspended matter in surface waters using remotely sensed data

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YearShare index
2022678.2
2023655.7
2024597.7
2025664.5
Wireless Sensor Network / WirelessOpportunities · 05

Wireless Sensor Network / Wireless

563 papers

9.4% of this theme group

Wireless sensor network (510) · Wireless (170) · Key distribution in wireless sensor networks (44) · Real-time computing (105)

Wireless Sensor Networks for Living Environment Monitoring

Development of a Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring Environmental Condition on a Farmland

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YearShare index
2022323.1
2023284.4
2024205.5
2025235.0
Internet Of Things / Cloud ComputingOpportunities · 06

Internet Of Things / Cloud Computing

553 papers

9.2% of this theme group

Internet of Things (314) · Cloud computing (93) · Environmental monitoring (219) · Microcontroller (53)

Development of IoT for Automated Water Quality Monitoring System

IoT-Enabled Environmental Intelligence: A Smart Monitoring System

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2022900.7
2023907.8
20241021.3
20251048.7
Air Quality Index / Air PollutionOpportunities · 07

Air Quality Index / Air Pollution

506 papers

8.4% of this theme group

Air quality index (326) · Air pollution (276) · Particulates (77) · Air monitoring (66)

Air quality monitoring in urban environments

Experimental evaluation of airborne pollutants using sensor-based monitoring

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YearShare index
2022382.0
2023368.0
2024322.2
2025419.9

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Descriptive34.2%17.2%
Promising26.4%37.8%
Problem-identifying16.4%9.3%
Breakthrough15.1%26.4%
Cautionary5.0%4.3%
Comparative2.5%3.9%
Critical0.4%1.0%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceThe potential of using E. coli as an indicator for the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment2971.1%64 (21.5%)1.1%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainTracking the distribution of persistent and mobile wastewater-derived substances in the southern and central North Sea u1190.44%32 (26.9%)0.44%
Energy & datacenter footprintA Review on Energy-Efficient AI-ML and IoT-Integrated Mobile Air Pollution Monitoring System Design and Development130.05%4 (30.8%)0.05%
Bias & fairnessQuantification, identification and source discrimination of anthropogenic microfibres in marine and freshwater bodies: a90.03%4 (44.4%)0.03%
Carbon & emissions of computeDeveloping a sustainable Air Quality Monitoring Methodology Through the Use of Low-Cost Sensors.50.02%1 (20.0%)0.02%
Safety & misuseIt Is Not Only Data—Freshwater Invertebrates Misused in Biological Monitoring40.01%1 (25.0%)0.01%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Labour & data work00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Concentration of compute power00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.

DEMAND, SUPPLY & PLACE

Where demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — Australia

Compare demand signals in Australia’s newsflow with the environment categories mapped to each signal.

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HOW TO READ THE GAP

Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.

The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.

COMPARISON PERIOD2025-05-01 to 2026-05-01Against 2024-05-01 to 2025-05-01Explore the signals ↓

The opportunity, in one view

Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.

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6 Australia demand signals compared with mapped environment supply
Signal familySignal percentileSupply percentileRelative gapGap (points)Signal share vs prior year
Climate policy & governance ↗Compliance Pressure70.016.7+53.3+67.7%
Carbon & emissions ↗Compliance Pressure30.016.7+13.3+31.4%
Renewables build-out ↗Infrastructure Shift80.083.3-3.3+65.9%
Grid & power reliability ↗Risk Pressure10.083.3-73.3+21.5%
Climate impacts ↗Environmental Driver20.0—No matching category—+51.5%
Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure90.0—No matching category—+94.9%

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Where the signals are loudest

All 8 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. Australia is highlighted.

Mentions per 10,000 articles

Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.

Queensland139.2

Renewables build-out · Climate policy & governance · Carbon & emissions

South Australia135.2

Renewables build-out · Climate policy & governance · Grid & power reliability

Australian Capital Territory127.5

Renewables build-out · Climate policy & governance · Layoffs & income shocks

Western Australia120.2

Renewables build-out · Grid & power reliability · Carbon & emissions

Northern Territory95.9

Renewables build-out · Grid & power reliability · Carbon & emissions

Tasmania67.5

Renewables build-out · Layoffs & income shocks · Climate impacts

England43.0

Renewables build-out · Layoffs & income shocks · Grid & power reliability

North Carolina34.2

Carbon & emissions · Climate policy & governance · Layoffs & income shocks

Inside the leading signals

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COMPLIANCE PRESSUREClimate policy & governance+53.3percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Climate policy can land as reporting, compliance and transition demand.

19.96mentions per 10,000 articles+67.7%share change vs prior year

Mapped environment categories

  • Circular Economy6

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Australia coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

091826352024Q3: 132024Q32024Q4: 112024Q42025Q1: 72025Q12025Q2: 122025Q22025Q3: 302025Q32025Q4: 182025Q42026Q1: 132026Q1
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Climate policy & governance in Australia coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q39413.94
2024Q49011.44
2025Q1627.85
2025Q27112.16
2025Q325230.64
2025Q410418.1
2026Q18313.67

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Australian Capital Territory33.7 / 10,000
Queensland29.4 / 10,000
South Australia15.1 / 10,000
COMPLIANCE PRESSURECarbon & emissions+13.3percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Emission pressure can pull measurement, reduction and offset tooling demand.

10.89mentions per 10,000 articles+31.4%share change vs prior year

Mapped environment categories

  • Circular Economy6

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Australia coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

04812162024Q3: 92024Q32024Q4: 52024Q42025Q1: 62025Q12025Q2: 132025Q22025Q3: 132025Q32025Q4: 82025Q42026Q1: 92026Q1
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Carbon & emissions in Australia coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3619.05
2024Q4445.59
2025Q1506.33
2025Q28013.7
2025Q311113.49
2025Q4468.0
2026Q1579.39

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Queensland19.3 / 10,000
INFRASTRUCTURE SHIFTRenewables build-out-3.3percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Renewable build-out can multiply the storage, grid and management tooling it depends on.

43.5mentions per 10,000 articles+65.9%share change vs prior year

Mapped environment categories

  • Solar Energy Tech8

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Australia coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

0132538512024Q3: 282024Q32024Q4: 242024Q42025Q1: 242025Q12025Q2: 362025Q22025Q3: 442025Q32025Q4: 412025Q42026Q1: 422026Q1
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Renewables build-out in Australia coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q318928.04
2024Q419524.79
2025Q119324.43
2025Q221436.65
2025Q336444.25
2025Q423941.58
2026Q125542.01

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

South Australia72.5 / 10,000
Queensland54.1 / 10,000
Western Australia47.0 / 10,000
RISK PRESSUREGrid & power reliability-73.3percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Grid stress can move reliability and demand-management investment up the list.

9.87mentions per 10,000 articles+21.5%share change vs prior year

Mapped environment categories

  • Solar Energy Tech8

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Australia coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

04711142024Q3: 82024Q32024Q4: 62024Q42025Q1: 122025Q12025Q2: 52025Q22025Q3: 72025Q32025Q4: 92025Q42026Q1: 122026Q1
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Grid & power reliability in Australia coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3558.16
2024Q4556.99
2025Q19712.28
2025Q2355.99
2025Q3657.9
2025Q4529.05
2026Q17512.36

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Western Australia27.4 / 10,000
Queensland15.5 / 10,000
ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERClimate impacts—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Visible climate impacts can pull resilience and adaptation demand where they hit.

7.89mentions per 10,000 articles+51.5%share change vs prior year

Mapped environment categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s environment market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of Australia coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

04811152024Q3: 52024Q32024Q4: 32024Q42025Q1: 62025Q12025Q2: 132025Q22025Q3: 82025Q32025Q4: 22025Q42026Q1: 82026Q1
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Climate impacts in Australia coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3365.34
2024Q4283.56
2025Q1516.46
2025Q27713.19
2025Q3698.39
2025Q4152.61
2026Q1528.57

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

South Australia11.9 / 10,000
Queensland10.5 / 10,000
SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shocks—supply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.

22.74mentions per 10,000 articles+94.9%share change vs prior year

Mapped environment categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s environment market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of Australia coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

081523302024Q3: 132024Q32024Q4: 122024Q42025Q1: 122025Q12025Q2: 102025Q22025Q3: 262025Q32025Q4: 182025Q42026Q1: 252026Q1
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Layoffs & income shocks in Australia coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q38813.05
2024Q410112.84
2025Q19612.15
2025Q26110.45
2025Q321526.14
2025Q410518.27
2026Q115425.37

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Australian Capital Territory33.7 / 10,000
Tasmania16.9 / 10,000
RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONS

Related research and changing coverage

Australia environment coverage

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RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2021

Corporate governance and carbon emissions performance: empirical evidence from Australia

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

101 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2018

Perspectives on a way forward for ocean renewable energy in Australia

Renewable Energy

87 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2020

The value relevance of carbon emissions information from Australian-listed companies

Australian Journal of Management

86 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2024

Recent progress and techno-economic analysis of liquid organic hydrogen carriers for Australian renewable energy export – A critical review

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

75 citations in the snapshot

What is growing in this coverage

Australia coverage of this page's demand families

KeywordRecent articlesPrior articlesShare change
community microgrids5121179.0%
solar subscriptions4320147.0%
grid-scale batteries244131114.0%
monsoonal rainfall5027112.8%
renewables integration18199110.1%
photovoltaic systems402399.8%

Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.

GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Environment in Australia: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

Company ecosystem snapshot: 6 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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