One of the World's Largest Battery Fleets Is Parked in Our Garages, Waiting to Power Our Homes w/ Tyson R. CEO & Co-founder @ Merge Energy
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This is an invite‑only event for investors interested in frontier opportunities in DeepTech. Register your interest today. Approval Required.
Co-hosts: UNSW Barker Street Ventures, The Pillars
Event Details
Electric vehicles aren't just transport, they're one of the world's largest fleets of batteries, sitting mostly untapped in our garages. As solar and EV adoption accelerate in parallel, the technology to connect them is quickly becoming one of the most valuable unlocks in the energy transition. By connecting these two abundant assets, Merge Energy is unlocking the world's most affordable, sustainable and scalable storage for solar.
In this TechTalk, Tyson Rose, CEO and Co-founder of Merge Energy, will unpack:
Why EVs are a double-edged sword for the grid.
The hidden opportunity in electric vehicles to rescue our energy system.
What vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is, and the barriers currently limiting widespread adoption.
How Synthetic Solar™ technology is the key to scaling battery storage in Australia and around the world.
Why affordability, interoperability and scalability are critical to unlocking mass adoption of distributed energy storage.
With perspectives spanning deep tech commercialisation and the energy transition, this conversation will provide practical insights for founders, operators and investors interested in energy storage, electric vehicles and the future of the grid.
Agenda:
5:00PM Doors open
5:20PM Fireside Chat with Tyson Rose
Networking to follow
About
Tyson Rose (LinkedIn)
Tyson Rose is the Co-founder and CEO of Merge Energy, a UNSW spin-out developing technologies at the intersection of transport and energy. Prior to founding Merge Energy, Tyson spent more than 20 years leading strategy, innovation and commercialisation initiatives for global brands, leading consultancies and entrepreneurial ventures across Australia and internationally. He is now focused on accelerating the convergence of transport and energy through practical, scalable technologies that support the renewable energy transition.
Merge Energy (website)
Born out of UNSW's world-champion Sunswift Racing program, Merge Energy exists to accelerate the renewable energy transition by developing the enabling technologies for the convergence of transport and energy. Its first product, V2G-Key™, unlocks the world's most affordable, equitable and scalable storage for solar by combining two of the world's most abundant renewable energy assets - solar and EV batteries.
Barker Street Ventures (Website)
Barker Street Ventures is an investment platform giving sophisticated investors access to DeepTech spinouts and UNSW research. Most people never get the chance to invest early in Australia’s best research. We’re here to change that.
For questions: barkerstreetventures@unsw.edu.au