Australia’s journey from coal to renewables
All insightsNigel Baker, CEO of Atmos Renewables, Igneo's Australian renewable energy platform, talks to Daniel Timms, Managing Director and Head of Asset Management, Australia
How does a country decarbonise more than 40% faster than it has since 2009 if it's going to achieve net zero by 2050?
In this episode Nigel Baker, CEO of Atmos Renewables, Igneo's Australian renewable energy platform, talks to Daniel Timms, Managing Director and Head of Asset Management, Australia at Igneo, about the challenge and opportunities Australia faces moving from a coal to a renewables centred electricity network.
Company information
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Atmos Renewables
Atmos Renewables is an Australian renewables operator with interests in eight operational utility-scale wind and solar farms across four states – Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania – with a gross capacity of 754 megawatts. Atmos benefits from long-term energy offtake contracts with investment grade counterparties. The manager’s strategy is to become a leading Australasian renewables owner and operator with a diversified portfolio of assets by technology and geography.
- Location: Australia
- Sector: Renewable energy
- Risk Classification: contracted
- Initial Acquisition date: Mar 2021
- Governance: sole
- Website: atmosrenewables.com.au/
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