We conduct public interest financial analysis on the most profound economic transformation since the industrial revolution: the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.

The explosion of batteries on the market means energy can be stored and released during what would otherwise be peak time and cost of electricity usage. That has had a major impact on the broader electricity grid, Climate Energy Finance’s Tim Buckley said. “We just saw from the Australian Energy Market Operator that batteries are now setting the price of electricity upwards of 30 per cent of the time,” Mr Buckley said. Read more

On 9 June at the Hawthorn Arts Centre, Melbourne, Dr Ryan was joined in conversation by renowned global energy analyst Tim Buckley, Director of Climate Energy Finance and an expert in green energy finance, markets, and risk. The discussion explored how Australia could pivot towards energy self-sufficiency in its transport, agricultural, manufacturing, and mining industries while minimising dependence on fragile fossil fuel supply chains. They also examined whether the US–Israel–Iran conflict could serve as an impetus for Australia to rapidly electrify its economy. Read more

Tim Buckley, founder and director of Climate Energy Finance, a think tank focusing on Australia’s green transition, told China Daily that it is “critical we work with China and learn from the best technology in the world”. “I’m amazed by the robotic advances,” he said. “Australia worries about our high cost of labor, you don’t have that problem in China because you’re building the world’s best robots, which means we can learn from China about robotics, engineering and supply chains, and partner together,” he said. Read more