Green Compute at the Edge - Online Challenge Launch

LINK TO THE WEBINAR: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86595720344?pwd=dcAIl3np4m0WskDrojAsaXyY1Ba7h2.1

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

This online launch on September 4th will follow the in-person event where the Challenge Statement will have been officially launched and submissions will open. From this date, 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 online to hear about the Innovation Challenge, the regional WA opportunities we're solving for, and 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 head to www.greentechwa.com and find further details below.

When: September 4 11am-12pm AWST

Where: Zoom online - link to meeting with instructions on joining will be sent in your confirmation email. Please contact us if you have not received this by September 3.

Please note this event is for the online launch.

If you are looking for the in-person launch in Perth on September 2, head here > https://events.humanitix.com/innovation-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 2nd. 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 2nd, 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 the online launch, 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.