GreenTech Hub is launching its next Innovation Challenge, Green Compute at the Edge: Sustainable digital infrastructure from regional WA to the world.

On September 2 the official Challenge statement will launch in Perth and submissions will open. We will be asking innovators from around the world to share their solutions in response to use cases informed by WA's industry around what it will take to realise sustainable, green compute infrastructure for regional WA. Importantly, we're asking what must these projects look like to be delivered at scale and with genuine benefit to the communities that host them?

Join us for an evening to hear about the Innovation Challenge, the regional WA opportunities we're solving for, hear from past Challenge Champions, and explore how you could get involved. If you're someone developing solutions, seeking solutions, or interested in collaborating, or joining us from the wider ecosystem, we're looking forward to welcoming you.

For more information on the Challenge head to www.greentechwa.com and find further details below.

When: September 2 2026, 4-7pm

Registration Opens: 3:30pm for 4pm start
Sundowner: 5pm-7pm including light refreshments and networking

Where: Beaumonde On The Point
306 Riverside Drive, East Perth WA 6004
(Level 2, Ballroom 1)

Please note this event is for the in-person launch in Perth.

For those who are joining us regionally or not able to join us on the day, please register for the online launch on September 4 here > https://events.humanitix.com/online-challenge-launch-green-compute-at-the-edge

Q&A at a Glance

What is an Innovation Challenge? What is this Challenge about?

GreenTech Hub operates on an Innovation Challenge model, which means we take themes to industry to discover the problems and constraints around technology adoption that moves WA closer to achieving goals around decarbonisation, biodiversity loss, and circular economy.

The Green Compute at the Edge Challenge explores the opportunity to build and deploy digital infrastructure, including data centres, to enable green compute in regional Western Australian contexts (such as Western Australia's Mid West). The Challenge's WA-specific use cases will be shared with innovators on September 2. These will define the scope of high-impact technologies sought, with our ambition is to see growth and deployment opportunities for high impact technologies across WA.

What is the relevance of this event to the broader Challenge?

We previously brought together a diverse range of stakeholders to Geraldton to narrow down our priority use cases to then translate into the launching Challenge Statement. This event stands to officially launch the Challenge Statement and open submissions for solutions.

After this event, what's next in the Challenge program?

After the launch of the Challenge on September 2, submissions will be open for 6 weeks, during which we invite innovators to submit their solutions in response to the use cases we have proposed. During this time we will host an online launch (September 3 for those who can't join in person), and supporting Ask Me Anything webinars to answer questions about the Innovation Challenge process. Sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date.

Why participate?

Through this challenge, the GreenTech Hub, in partnership with industry and government, will:

Test solutions with real industry partners and real-world use cases

Provide access to validation, performance data, and expert feedback

Support the development of prototypes and pilot projects

Enable influence on standards, insurance, and compliance pathways

Facilitate connections with potential customers and early adopters

Strengthen commercial and deployment pathways in WA.

Contact the host of Green Compute at the Edge Challenge - Launch & Sundowner