Sustainability

Three energy investors share their predictions for this fast-moving market.

Andrew Forrest, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar all emerged as potentially significant players in Australia’s emissions reduction journey in 2022, taking different approaches with the same end goal.

The pair have acquired a 49 percent stake in the project, which was completed earlier this year and comes with a long-term offtake agreement with Origin Energy.

Prime Super’s acquisition of two wind farms in Victoria ties in with its strategy of opting for niche deals with strong returns, said CEO Lachlan Baird.

Squadron Energy, his renewables business, beats out competition for CWP Renewables from the likes of QIC-owned Tilt Renewables and Canadian pension giant CDPQ.

Infrastructure fund managers are exploring new asset types and business models to target net zero and meet investors’ ESG goals. Barclay Ballard reports.

Infrastructure investors are broadening their investment remit in the race to reach net zero.

The latest report from the Clean Energy Council reveals the country’s energy transition has been 'throttled by years of policy uncertainty', CEO Kane Thornton says.

The fund marks real asset manager ESR’s first foray into traditional infrastructure, having acquired ARA Asset Management earlier this year.

The European Investment Fund provided a €75m cornerstone commitment, with the fund likely to close in the next 12 months.