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THE AUSTRALIA EDITION 2026

Australia’s
environment tech industry,
in focus.

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

Snapshot: Funding in USD
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Environment Tech illustration
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Australia’s environment tech leaders

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

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Environment Tech company highlights in Australia, snapshot 1 September 2026
Company
Symphonysymphonyinfra.com.au$328.6M
Brightebrighte.com.au$301.31M125Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Canadian Solarcsisolar.com$210M
Nearaneara.com$125.74M6 roles71
Carnegie Clean Energycarnegiece.com$118.47M22
Raygenraygen.com$112.53M60
Willowwillowinc.com$109.73M321Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Samsara Ecosamsaraeco.com$105.56M51
Energy Exemplarenergyexemplar.com12 roles80
3Logix3logix.com.au3 roles
CIMETcimet.com.au3 roles80
PowerSync Technologiespowersync.com.au3 roles
Biofiltabiofilta.com.au2 roles
Climatech Zeroclimatechzero.com.au2 roles
Unleash liveunleashlive.com2 roles28
1414 Degrees1414degrees.com.au21Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Amberamber.com.au87
Beonicbeonic.com
Bridge Selectbridgeselect.com.au
ClearVue Technologiesclearvuepv.com
Envirosuiteenvirosuite.com254
First Graphenefirstgraphene.net14Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Hansen Technologieshansencx.com350Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Objectiveobjective.com347
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

Explore the live startup set in Radar

No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Environment Tech industry KPIs in Australia

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

1 September 2026
Hiring participation4.6%

36 of 784 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation13.4%

105 of 784 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share35.9%

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

Median disclosed round$4M

Midpoint of 190 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 35.9% of disclosed capital, while 86.6% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Australia environment tech 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 tech
$0$235.51M$471.01M$706.52M$942.03M2016: $56.84M20162017: $87.71M20172018: $86.82M20182019: $223.14M20192020: $123.41M20202021: $112.83M20212022: $354.05M20222023: $74.18M20232024: $826.34M20242025: $205.94M2025
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Annual environment tech funding and company formation in Australia
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$56.84M6013
2017$87.71M6011
2018$86.82M6114
2019$223.14M4611
2020$123.41M4410
2021$112.83M3415
2022$354.05M3425
2023$74.18M1417
2024$826.34M727
2025$205.94M010
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Symphony14.1%
  • Brighte12.9%
  • Canadian Solar9.0%
  • Other companies64.1%

Funding by stage

226 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel73 32.3%
Series A–B63 27.9%
Series C+ / PE11 4.9%
Grants, debt & other79 35.0%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Series A03/2026
MGA Thermal $12.09M

Backed by Main Sequence and Melt Ventures and others.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
10 cards

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Series D02/2026
Nearaneara.com$63.49M

Backed by TCV and Square Peg Ventures and others.

Series B04/2022
Ryzoryzo.earth$50M

Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.

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.; 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.

Busiest websites

6 of the 784 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (0.8%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 425,005 visits.

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

89 of these companies (11.4%) publish at least one Android app — 152 apps in all, carrying 2.5M installs between them.

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 (2024Q1–2026Q2).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Air Pollution Management Tech161.3M気象庁レーダー - JMA ききくる 天気 weather 847.3K
Energy Efficiency Tech83580.8KPowerpal 196.8K
Facility Management Tech80580.6KAirTouch 5 54.6K
Smart Homes13413.7KAirTouch3 44.8K
Property Management Tech62356.2KCommunity by Urbanise 38.5K
Water And Wastewater Management Tech15348.5KHydrawise 340K
Iot Applications10344.6KOrganic Response Express 2.8K
Crop Tech9342.8KSignalCloud 1.8K

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.

2023Q2: 12023Q2: 12023Q22023Q3: 62023Q3: 32023Q32023Q4: 72023Q4: 22023Q42024Q1: 92024Q1: 32024Q12024Q2: 92024Q2: 32024Q22024Q3: 22024Q3: 52024Q32024Q4: 22024Q4: 22024Q42025Q1: 42025Q1: 22025Q12025Q2: 42025Q2: 72025Q22025Q3: 52025Q3: 152025Q32025Q4: 22025Q4: 162025Q42026Q1: 32026Q1: 192026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 124 of 152 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Australia environment tech 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 tech561
Enterprise software202
Consumer digital181
Saas133
Energy saas103
Circular economy92
Smart buildings85
Building energy management system80
Deep tech73
Solar energy tech62
Real estate saas57
Industrial internet of things45

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

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Enterprise tech

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

561companies
5.5%have hiring activity

31 companies hiring · $2.19B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

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

Subscription419
Physical commerce237
E-commerce - product185
Commission on transaction103
Fee-for-service101
E-commerce - service53
Advertising33
Donations1
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 roundsv-er.eu ↗

In the framework of a comprehensive financing package of December 2025, HOCHTIEF secured a share of EUR 130 million in the investment.

Funding rounds1414degrees.com.au ↗

1414 Degrees (ASX:14D) has raised $2.69 million in a placement with the funds to ramp up its entry into the giant global data centre market, receiving firm commitments from sophisticated, professional and institutional investors keen to support the company’s plans to advance its portfolio of clean energy storage and decarbonisation technologies across a range of energy-intensive industries.

Funding roundsneara.com ↗

Neara has closed a $90 million (USD 63.8 million) Series D funding round to accelerate its focus on solving global infrastructure challenges.

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 roundsind-technology.com ↗

Leading this week’s funding round-up is energy technology startup IND Technology, which has raised $50 million in its first institutional funding round.

Mergers & acquisitionswattwatchers.com.au ↗

EPX has satisfied all the conditions required to acquire Australian energy efficiency platform WattWatchers, which was recently placed into voluntary administration.

Mergers & acquisitionshansencx.com ↗

One of your competitors recently acquired Digitalk in the UK.

Mergers & acquisitionssolarchoice.net.au ↗

News Maddocks has advised the shareholders of Solar Choice, an expert renewable asset advice and installation company, on its sale to Flow Power, a fast-growing energy retailer.

Mergers & acquisitionsmetrixinfo.co.nz ↗

EFI has announced the acquisition of Metrix, the Edmonds, Washington-based developer of automated print planning and imposition software.

Asset acquisitionsfirstgraphene.net ↗

First Graphene Limited (ASX: FGR; "First Graphene" or "the Company") (FRA:M11) (OTCQB:FGPHF) is pleased to announce it has entered a binding Asset Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") to acquire all manufacturing, intellectual property and development assets of Ionic Industries Inc. ("Ionic") and its subsidiary Imagine Intelligent Materials ("Imagine") (together, "the Companies").

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 323 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Funding rounds
70
Contracts
47
Company announcements
42
Earnings
40
Leadership moves
36
Capital infusions
29
Regulatory
21
Mergers & acquisitions
13
Asset acquisitions
12
New products
7
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IPO pipeline

1 companies with recorded IPO activity

IPO · ASX2 reports

Leadership moves

12 tracked people moves

Roberto Gallardo

Appointment Member of the Vulcan Energy Supervisory Board

Sabina Jasinska

Appointment Chief Marketing Officer

PBT ↗
Bjorn Zikarsky

Resignation Executive Director

PBT ↗
Staffan Ever

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

PBT ↗
Staffen Ever

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

Foamex ↗
Mr. Chorman

Departure Previously President/Chief Executive Officer

Ben Hutt

Appointment Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

SwitchDin ↗
Emilia A’Bell

Appointment Chief Revenue Officer

Regulatory events

21 recorded events

FireM ↗

accused of unauthorized site workNatural Resources Wales

royalty exemption grantedGerman State of Rhineland-Palatinate

granted licencemining authority in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate

approvedAuthority

Litigation

5 tracked suits

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

patent infringementRegulatory · Filed

Company
Trina v canadian solar

patent infringementPatent ·

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

3companies
39period observations
-10.0%median reported growth

Median across 17 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

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

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
epxWattwatchers ↗Announced2025-12-18$1.1M
Hansen Technologiesdigitalk2025-12-12Not stated in snapshot
flow powerSolar Choice ↗Announced2025-12-10Not stated in snapshot
efiMetrix ↗Announced2025-11-17Not stated in snapshot
WillowelvieAnnounced2025-04-02Not stated in snapshot
partners groupGreenSquareDC ↗Announced2025-03-06Not stated in snapshot

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

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

1 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

405 founders and chief executives across 313 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

28 profiles with education records.

University of Oxford
4
RMIT University
4
Monash University
4
Cornell University
3
The University of Melbourne
2
University of Cambridge
2
The University of Queensland
2
University of Warwick
1

Prior employers

7 profiles with prior-work records.

Boston Consulting Group
3
McKinsey
1
Microsoft
1
eBay
1
Intel
1
Google
1
Goldman Sachs
1

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

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

700,505 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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700,505articles in the measured year
136,122articles in 2026Q1
53.0%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Environment Tech coverage across Australia · articles per complete quarter

069,561139,122208,683278,2442021Q2: 117,8662021Q22021Q3: 132,3602021Q4: 115,8712022Q1: 131,6402022Q2: 127,2322022Q22022Q3: 134,8692022Q4: 192,3552023Q1: 215,5632023Q2: 145,1982023Q22023Q3: 167,0032023Q4: 152,7562024Q1: 147,0882024Q2: 159,5842024Q22024Q3: 160,4072024Q4: 173,9912025Q1: 204,7062025Q2: 135,5602025Q22025Q3: 241,9512025Q4: 122,1472026Q1: 136,1222026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q2117,866
2021Q3132,360
2021Q4115,871
2022Q1131,640
2022Q2127,232
2022Q3134,869
2022Q4192,355
2023Q1215,563
2023Q2145,198
2023Q3167,003
2023Q4152,756
2024Q1147,088
2024Q2159,584
2024Q3160,407
2024Q4173,991
2025Q1204,706
2025Q2135,560
2025Q3241,951
2025Q4122,147
2026Q1136,122

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
219,168 positive · 36,099 neutral · 135,837 negative
2022
325,397 positive · 56,770 neutral · 202,807 negative
2023
399,517 positive · 70,523 neutral · 209,076 negative
2024
365,860 positive · 103,831 neutral · 170,322 negative
2025
372,522 positive · 157,656 neutral · 173,038 negative

Leading coverage topics

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

Geopolitical Disputes And Contested Areas300,249 articles in the full recorded period
103,300 recent · 80,986 prior
International And Transnational Geographic Entities300,238 articles in the full recorded period
103,302 recent · 80,987 prior
Administrative And Political Subdivisions300,185 articles in the full recorded period
103,290 recent · 80,970 prior
International Sports Competitions107,109 articles in the full recorded period
18,347 recent · 22,226 prior
Cricket Test Matches46,997 articles in the full recorded period
8,030 recent · 10,643 prior
Olympic Games Coverage41,457 articles in the full recorded period
4,982 recent · 9,337 prior
Sports Injury Reports39,066 articles in the full recorded period
6,567 recent · 6,236 prior
Championship Event Highlights35,435 articles in the full recorded period
7,108 recent · 6,863 prior
International Political Relations29,874 articles in the full recorded period
6,978 recent · 4,540 prior
Professional League Updates27,576 articles in the full recorded period
4,786 recent · 4,546 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Environment Tech coverage across Australia

KeywordRecentPriorChange
countries4,0051,939107%
domestic robots3,125585288%
toy robots3,091407628%
startup news1,998556259%
ashes moments1,19177254%
angel investors1,018374172%
overseas study97569041%
ashes urn897392129%
ashes records857403113%
semester abroad81852755%
test cricket5,98211,563-48%
test innings4,5508,879-49%
5-day cricket3,7277,779-52%
odi cricket2,9306,173-53%
limited overs cricket2,7996,144-54%

Event and signal lenses

Environment Tech coverage across Australia

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

1,143,080 classified articles

territories, disputed islands, test cricket

27.7% critical · 20.2% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

160,652 classified articles

test cricket, test innings, odi world cup

31.3% critical · 43.0% positive
Rising

Growth

186,386 classified articles

nba expansion teams, nba team legends, league expansion news

31.5% critical · 47.2% positive

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

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Environment Tech 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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Contaminant Risk and Health ImpactCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Contaminant Risk and Health Impact

927 papers

19.8% of this theme group

Researchers highlight uncertainties in assessing emerging contaminants and their effects on human health and ecosystems.

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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2022766.4
2023768.0
2024760.2
2025899.8
Environmental Monitoring and ManagementCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Environmental Monitoring and Management

898 papers

19.2% of this theme group

Papers discuss frameworks for tracking resources and organizing monitoring programs to support environmental planning.

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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2022903.9
2023920.0
2024950.3
2025687.5
Biodiversity and Habitat MonitoringCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Biodiversity and Habitat Monitoring

871 papers

18.6% of this theme group

Studies focus on using eDNA and other tools to track species and ecosystem health.

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

Improving biodiversity monitoring

Monitoring Threatened Species and Ecological Communities

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20221134.9
20231113.2
20241008.2
20251165.0
Water Quality and HydrologyCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Water Quality and Hydrology

815 papers

17.4% of this theme group

Works examine methods for evaluating surface and groundwater quality and related pollution impacts.

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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YearShare index
2022762.5
2023732.7
2024661.1
2025723.9
IoT and Sensor Networks for MonitoringCommon problems researchers identify · 05

IoT and Sensor Networks for Monitoring

530 papers

11.3% of this theme group

Research surveys smart sensor and IoT approaches for remote environmental data collection.

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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20221043.7
20231028.4
20241095.0
20251159.8
Air Quality and Particulate PollutionCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Air Quality and Particulate Pollution

381 papers

8.1% of this theme group

Articles review emerging airborne pollutants and challenges in measuring indoor and outdoor air quality.

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
2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1
Microplastic Pollution in Marine SystemsCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Microplastic Pollution in Marine Systems

266 papers

5.7% of this theme group

Literature assesses sources, distribution, and ecological risks of microplastics in aquatic environments.

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
2022455.1
2023440.1
2024394.5
2025437.9

Cautions

1,368 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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eDNA Limitations for BiodiversityCautions · 01

eDNA Limitations for Biodiversity

238 papers

17.4% of this theme group

Cautions address challenges in using environmental DNA for accurate habitat and species abundance assessments.

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
2022417.8
2023405.7
2024347.3
2025397.9
Heavy Metal Contamination RisksCautions · 02

Heavy Metal Contamination Risks

215 papers

15.7% of this theme group

Papers warn about uncertainties in assessing metal toxicity in soils and sediments.

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
2022798.0
2023764.8
2024716.4
2025776.0
Water Quality Monitoring GapsCautions · 03

Water Quality Monitoring Gaps

211 papers

15.4% of this theme group

Studies highlight limitations in continuous monitoring and emerging contaminant detection for public health.

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
2022644.6
2023621.4
2024582.9
2025650.7
Sensor and Software Deployment IssuesCautions · 04

Sensor and Software Deployment Issues

207 papers

15.1% of this theme group

Research points to technical and modeling challenges in deploying wireless environmental sensors.

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
2022344.0
2023311.5
2024238.0
2025319.2
Pesticide and Microplastic Risk AssessmentCautions · 05

Pesticide and Microplastic Risk Assessment

202 papers

14.8% of this theme group

Works caution about incomplete risk evaluations for chemicals and plastics in aquatic ecosystems.

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
2022186.9
2023182.6
2024191.1
2025229.0
Air Pollution Measurement UncertaintyCautions · 06

Air Pollution Measurement Uncertainty

157 papers

11.5% of this theme group

Articles discuss variability and sensor accuracy concerns in urban air quality monitoring.

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
2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1
Broad Environmental Risk Assessment LimitsCautions · 07

Broad Environmental Risk Assessment Limits

138 papers

10.1% of this theme group

Papers note gaps in unified frameworks for evaluating chemical risks across ecosystems.

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
202299.1
202398.7
2024100.0
2025139.6

Opportunities

11,525 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Remote Sensing for Environmental MonitoringOpportunities · 01

Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring

1,585 papers

26.4% of this theme group

Research explores satellite and aerial data to assess ecological conditions and resource management.

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
20221611.3
20231684.1
20241831.0
20251291.8
Advanced Contaminant Tracking TechniquesOpportunities · 02

Advanced Contaminant Tracking Techniques

1,137 papers

18.9% of this theme group

Studies develop integrated sampling and analysis methods for comprehensive pollutant monitoring.

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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2022699.2
2023670.3
2024619.3
2025699.6
eDNA for Ecosystem AssessmentOpportunities · 03

eDNA for Ecosystem Assessment

860 papers

14.3% of this theme group

Works propose multi‑community eDNA approaches to support sustainable biodiversity monitoring.

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
20221134.9
20231113.2
20241008.2
20251165.0
Real‑Time Water Resource MonitoringOpportunities · 04

Real‑Time Water Resource Monitoring

796 papers

13.3% of this theme group

Papers present automated systems and models for continuous water quality and flow observation.

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
2022681.2
2023657.0
2024598.8
2025667.9
Wireless Sensor Networks for Living EnvironmentsOpportunities · 05

Wireless Sensor Networks for Living Environments

563 papers

9.4% of this theme group

Research advances low‑power networks to monitor conditions in agricultural and natural settings.

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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2022319.0
2023283.1
2024204.0
2025235.2
IoT‑Enabled Smart Environmental IntelligenceOpportunities · 06

IoT‑Enabled Smart Environmental Intelligence

553 papers

9.2% of this theme group

Studies develop cloud‑connected devices for automated monitoring of water and air quality.

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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2022901.1
2023908.8
20241017.7
20251050.5
Sensor‑Based Air Quality MonitoringOpportunities · 07

Sensor‑Based Air Quality Monitoring

506 papers

8.4% of this theme group

Works evaluate portable sensor platforms for tracking particulate pollution in urban areas.

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
2022382.5
2023368.2
2024324.0
2025421.1

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%17.5%
Promising26.4%37.4%
Problem-identifying16.4%9.5%
Breakthrough15.1%26.3%
Cautionary5.0%4.5%
Comparative2.5%3.9%
Critical0.4%0.9%

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 environment2711.01%54 (19.9%)1.01%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainTracking the distribution of persistent and mobile wastewater-derived substances in the southern and central North Sea u1150.43%32 (27.8%)0.43%
Energy & datacenter footprintA Review on Energy-Efficient AI-ML and IoT-Integrated Mobile Air Pollution Monitoring System Design and Development120.04%4 (33.3%)0.04%
Bias & fairnessQuantification, identification and source discrimination of anthropogenic microfibres in marine and freshwater bodies: a80.03%4 (50.0%)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 Monitoring20.01%1 (50.0%)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 tech 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 tech supply
Signal familySignal percentileSupply percentileRelative gapGap (points)Signal share vs prior year
Renewables build-out ↗Infrastructure Shift80.00.0+80.0+65.9%
Climate policy & governance ↗Compliance Pressure70.037.5+32.5+67.7%
Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure90.075.0+15.0+94.9%
Carbon & emissions ↗Compliance Pressure30.037.5-7.5+31.4%
Grid & power reliability ↗Risk Pressure10.0100.0-90.0+21.5%
Climate impacts ↗Environmental Driver20.0No matching category+51.5%

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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

Open any signal for its quarterly history
INFRASTRUCTURE SHIFTRenewables build-out+80.0percentile-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 tech categories

  • Solar Energy Tech62

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
COMPLIANCE PRESSUREClimate policy & governance+32.5percentile-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 tech categories

  • Circular Economy92

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
SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shocks+15.0percentile-point gap
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 tech categories

  • Energy Saas103

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

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
COMPLIANCE PRESSURECarbon & emissions-7.5percentile-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 tech categories

  • Circular Economy92

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
RISK PRESSUREGrid & power reliability-90.0percentile-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 tech categories

  • Energy Saas103
  • Smart Buildings85
  • Building Energy Management System80
  • Solar Energy Tech62

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 impactssupply 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 tech categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s environment tech 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
RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONS

Related research and changing coverage

Australia environment tech 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 Tech 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: 1 September 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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