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Microgrids, VPPs and Dispatch Algorithms: Where the R&D Actually Sits in an Energy Software Project
Microgrid and VPP software: how to define a bounded field trial that is separable from ordinary operation of the same batteries, sites and platform.
Electrifying Process Heat: When Is Decarbonisation Engineering R&D, and When Is It an Excluded Efficiency Survey?
Energy audits and efficiency surveys are excluded from the R&D Tax Incentive. Here is where process-heat electrification work may still be eligible R&D.
Can You Claim Your AWS and GPU Bill? Cloud Compute in an R&D Tax Incentive Claim
Cloud spend is claimable only to the extent incurred on registered R&D. A tagging and attribution method, a worked example, and the offshore question.
A Contract Manufacturer Makes Your Product — Can You Still Claim the R&D Tax Incentive?
A co-packer runs your trial batches. Whether you or the manufacturer may claim the R&D Tax Incentive turns on who the R&D was conducted for.
Core or Supporting? Which Parts of Your R&D Project Go in the Claim — and Under Which Test
Core and supporting R&D activities face different tests. A decision table, the dominant-purpose trigger, and what AusIndustry checks at registration.
Working With a University or Research Institute: Who Claims the R&D Tax Incentive?
Partnering with a university on R&D? Only an eligible R&D entity can claim the R&DTI — and many universities sit on the RSP register. What to check.
Food Manufacturing Is Also R&D: How Traditional Food Manufacturers Turn Production Challenges into R&D Opportunities Insights from Chobani Australia’s Localisation Journey
Discover how food manufacturers like Chobani Australia turn production challenges into R&D opportunities to overcome technical uncertainty and drive innovation.
Green Hydrogen and Grid-Scale Batteries: What Cleantech R&D Actually Qualifies for the R&DTI?
What green hydrogen and grid-scale battery R&D may qualify for Australia's R&DTI — and why the demonstration plant itself usually does not.
Missed the R&DTI Registration Deadline? The 10-Month Rule and What (Little) You Can Do
The R&DTI registration deadline is 10 months after year-end. There is a narrow extension window — capped at 92 days — and "I forgot" rarely qualifies.