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Here’s what we’re covering (so you know it’s not fluff):

🕙 Opening remarks from Ms Sarah Hooper (Australian Consul General, HCMC)

📌 Vietnam green transition update: what you should know (Climateworks Centre)

⚙️ Case study: Vietnam as a gateway to SEA green transition—turning opportunities into business outcomes

🎛️ Panel: unlocking climate tech + funding for green transition in Vietnam (industry + research + tech leaders)

🔭 Preview: business-matching + the Australia–Vietnam Alumni Business Forum (April 2026)

📅 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 | 10:00–12:00 (Vietnam time) | Zoom
🔗 Register: https://aabn.vn/event/australiavietnam-climate-tech-collaboration-a-gateway-to-southeast-asias-green-transformation

If you’re in any of these buckets, this webinar is for you:

✅ Australian companies exploring Vietnam/SEA for manufacturing, supply chain, or expansion
✅ Investors scanning credible climate-tech deployment pathways
✅ Climate-tech founders looking for partners, pilots, and customers
✅ Industry leaders decarbonising operations while staying competitive

We’ll unpack:

What’s shifting in Vietnam’s green transition landscape

Where the real opportunities are forming

What companies struggle with in partnerships + ex*****on

How to connect with the right local networks (plus upcoming business-matching opportunities)

📅 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 | 10:00–12:00 (Vietnam time) | Zoom

🔗 Register: https://aabn.vn/event/australiavietnam-climate-tech-collaboration-a-gateway-to-southeast-asias-green-transformation

Vietnam’s green transition is entering a decisive phase—new rules, rising investor attention, and growing pressure on manufacturers and energy users to decarbonise without losing competitiveness.

If you’re an Australian business, investor, or climate-tech company looking at Vietnam (or Southeast Asia more broadly), this is a practical moment to get up to speed—fast.

🎙️ Webinar: Australia–Vietnam Climate Tech Collaboration: A Gateway to Southeast Asia’s Green Transformation
We’ll dig into Vietnam’s evolving landscape and the opportunities emerging across green manufacturing, renewable energy, and climate technologies—with voices from policy, industry, and deployment.

📅 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 | 10:00–12:00 (Vietnam time) | Zoom

🔗 Register: https://aabn.vn/event/australiavietnam-climate-tech-collaboration-a-gateway-to-southeast-asias-green-transformation

⚡ VIC, Big Energy Glow-Up Loading… 🔋☀️

Federal gov just dropped $8M+ into electrifying council buildings — heat pumps, solar, upgrades everywhere.

Here’s the real tea 👇
When councils electrify… household rebates follow.
Always. 12–24 months later. Like clockwork.

And yep — that means 2026–2027 is gonna be HUGE.

What’s coming?
🔥 Bigger heat-pump rebates
🔋 More battery support
☀️ Solar incentives changing (Jan 2026 drop 😬)
🍳 Induction + whole-home electrification
🏡 Bundles that make ditching gas way easier

Why this matters:
Councils are basically the testing grounds.
They prove the tech.
They train the installers.
They scale the supply chain.
Then households get the rebates.

So if you’ve been thinking about going electric…
👀 The window is opening.
📉 Gas costs are rising.
📈 Incentives are shifting.
⏳ Timing = money.

Want the full breakdown?
👉 https://tr.ee/a3OGAa

Retailer post #03

What’s inside a default bill (and what’s outside a retailer’s control)

AER/ESC documentation breaks the reference bill into broad buckets:

1. Wholesale energy (hedged)
2. Network charges (regulated)
3. Environmental schemes
4. Retail costs + allowance/margin

Changes year to year are often network-led(capital programs, reliability standards) and wholesale-led(fuel mix, outages, weather). Retail allowances are monitored: DMO/VDO decisions publish methodologies and data collections on bad debt, customer service costs, and reasonable margins.

> Reality check: When someone says “retailers jacked prices,” sometimes they did (marketing/legacy plan effects exist). Sometimes the driver is an exogenous cost bucket moving under regulatory oversight. The task is separating the two—AER, ACCC, and ESC do publish those breakdowns.

Retailers? Post #01

What a retailer actually does?

Buys energy financially (not physically) in the contract market (swaps/futures, caps) to cover expected customer load months–years ahead. These hedges are what let them offer fixed or semi-fixed retail plans while the spot market whipsaws hourly.

Passes through regulated networks (poles and wires) and meter costs. Those charges are set by regulators and are often the largest single component of a residential bill.
Australian Energy Regulator (AER)

Recovers environmental scheme costs (LRET/SRES, state schemes) and operating costs, then adds a retail allowance. In default offers (AER’s DMO, Victoria’s VDO), that allowance is scrutinised and bounded.

Hedging 101: Retailers typically use a stack of base-load swaps and $300/MWh caps so that when spot prices spike, the hedge pays them; when spot collapses, they pay the hedge counterparty. Either way, the goal is steady retail pricing, not playing the spot.

Day 36/42 — Operate the funnel

Retailer/CP Dashboard + Bundle Detail (responsive)
From catalogue to conversion—manage offers, see what moves, and keep buyers in flow.

What’s new

Retailer/CP dashboard layout in progress

Bundle detail UI updated + mobile responsive

WebSocket groundwork for live UI updates

Auth hardening , deploy flow + alerts wired

Plan compliance docs, logos/specs completed across datasets

Why it matters
You can’t scale what you can’t see. This is the control room for high-intent leads and faster hand-offs.

Final invites before GR. Want your domain live with a co-branded portal? Let’s talk.

Day 34/42 — Trust the maths

Hero: Savings Calculator + plan compliance logic (VDO/DMO-aligned)
Clear, best-practice estimates—backed by reference-price logic and bill inputs. No guesswork, no form marathons.

What’s new

Cost calculation step in plan sync
Cost calculations for Solar and Battery Bundles

Automated NTC mapping and Compliance rule checks for energy plans, solar, and battery.
Pricing book for different regions, postcodes, demands
Bill extraction pipeline & logos/specs enrichment
Analytics/observability: Visits, conversion, sentiment.

Why it matters
Clarity converts. When numbers make sense, shoppers decide faster—and partners close with confidence.

Flagship onboarding
We’re onboarding three flagship retailers and partners to switch on the calculator in their portal.
DM for access.

Spin up a co-branded portal in days

Consumer Portal Templates + Mobile/Tablet responsive
The front door is ready. Partners can now launch a co-branded portal with drag-and-drop sections and responsive layouts—no months-long re-skins.

What’s new

Templates + component library wired .

Mobile & tablet responsive passes

Page creation + editor layout improvements

Why it matters
Speed is a feature. Go from address → eligibility → personalise → save without friction—on any screen.

Flagship onboarding (limited)
We’re inviting a small cohort of retailers/Partner to go live pre-GR.

Want in? Book a 20-min preview.

Day 21/42 — New Consumer Portal landing page (hero)

We’ve shipped the new landing page for our retailer and partners using the 42 Consumer Portal.
It’s the front door to a faster “address → eligibility → personalise → save” journey.

What’s in today

New landing page UI and template deployed

Prod testing across plans/bundles; infra alerts live

Plan sync workflow compliance checks in motion

Editor: fresh sections, cleaner structure for rapid co-branding

Datasheets: inverter/module URLs filled; logos/specs collection underway

Why it matters

Clearer start for shoppers

Spin-up in days for partners (co-branded)

Better data → more accurate recommendations

Partners: want a preview on your domain? DM us.