BRC-A Technical Director Dr Chris Briggs recently published an article in Ecogeneration on Corporate Renewable Retail Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), explaining how they have surged in recent years to allow smaller and mid-sized enterprises to access the benefits of renewables, …
The Buyer’s Bootcamp – it’s real value
Maryanne Coffey, Events and Marketing Manager, BRC-A On my first day on the job at the Business Renewable Centre Australia in February this year I recounted a few key things I knew about the new organisation I was joining: BRC-A’s mission is to accelerate corporate purchasing of large-scale wind and …
Mid-year update – 4 August 2020
I was appointed interim Program Director of the BRC-A in March, just as the team was organising our in-person Buyers Bootcamp in Brisbane. The venues and speakers were locked in and flights booked. Then things started to change. What seemed …
WWF’s renewables-led economic recovery
A renewables-led economic recovery will create almost three times as many jobs as a fossil-fuel-led recovery. That’s why we’re supporting WWF-Australia’s #RenewableRecovery Package and joining them in calling on our leaders to make Australia the world’s leading exporter of renewable …
Renewable Retail PPAs are growing rapidly in the Australian market – learn how your organisation can execute one
To launch our guide on Renewable Retail PPAs, the BRC-A’s second instalment of the 2020 webinar series, Buying Power, went live on Thursday 14 June 2020. 225 renewable energy buyers, project developers and professional service providers heard insights on Retail …
This new initiative allows small businesses to access PPA benefits
The 10-year, $10 million PPA, was a bit different, however, in that it was executed using digitised contractual architecture, enabled by the energy tokenisation technology of Lithuania-based company WePower – a first in Australia. WePower, a Founding Service Provider Member …
5 MW PPA opportunity with Nillumbik Shire Council
This announcement is to advise your organisation of an upcoming public tender to be issued by Nillumbik Shire Council for the following and to invite you to share this information within your networks to any interested parties. RFT 1920-72 Design, …
Australian PPA market wrap-up: Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance
“The growth in firming products and storage to complement renewable energy generation should be watched in 2020. There are a range of products emerging on the project side, for example: ‘solar shape’ products to enable solar farms to meet firm …
New PPAs around Australia: BRC-A Founding Member Transurban, City of Adelaide, Shell
The BRC-A is excited to inform you that BRC-A Founding Member Transurban announced on Tuesday a renewable power purchase agreement for its load in Queensland: “Approximately 80% renewable energy will be used to operate Airportlink M7, Clem7, Gateway Motorway, Legacy …
BRC-A Queensland Launch
On Monday 25th November 2019 the Business Renewables Centre Australia launched in Queensland, with special thanks to Trade and Investment Queensland for their recently announced funding allocated to the BRC-A. The BRC-A would like to extend gratitude to the Suncorp …