Billionaires Battle Over Sun Cable

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 19:14:58 +0000

A very public disagreement about the management of the world’s biggest renewable energy export project, Sun Cable, has sparked a plethora of conflicting headlines. It is turning into a billionaire battle. Headlines range from the blunt “Collapse of the $35 Billion Sun Cable” (Spectator) to the mythic “Shades of Icarus and a hint of the […]

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“Woke Billionaire Capitalists” in Cleantech (Cowboys?)

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:51:42 +0000

That is what the right-wing, Murdoch press is calling the board of Origin Energy after they decided to close the Eraring coal generator in New South Wales (NSW) early. Mike Cannon-Brookes’ surprising bid for Australia’s worse emitter (AGL) intensified their fear. Looks like he is another woke billionaire capitalist. One wonders how long the campaign […]

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If You Can’t Beat Them, Buy Them — Mike Cannon-Brookes Tries To Buy & Shut Down Worst Coal Plant In Australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:48:04 +0000

In an astounding turn of events, Atlassian Founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has teamed up with Canadian asset manager Brookfield to put in a bid for Australia’s most polluting power company. It was a case of “if you can’t beat them, buy them.” Green capital is trying to push out the old legacy coal barons. Predictably, the […]

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Castles & Cars — Cash Savings In The Suburbs

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:40:47 +0000

Castles and CarsRewiring Australia recently produced a report, Castles & Cars, with the support of Mike Cannon-Brookes that makes the case for electrifying everything in the Aussie home. Not just heating, cooling, and cooking, but also transport. There are savings to be made in the suburbs if we electrify our castles and our cars. One of the […]

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If You Can’t Beat Them, Buy Them — Mike Cannon-Brookes Tries To Buy & Shut Down Largest Coal Plant In Australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:48:04 +0000

In an astounding turn of events, Atlassian Founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has teamed up with Canadian asset manager Brookfield to put in a bid for Australia’s most polluting power company. It was a case of “if you can’t beat them, buy them.” Green capital is pushing out the old legacy coal barons. Predictably, the bid was […]

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Tesla’s Helping Australian Bushfire Victims

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 04:14:07 +0000

Wildfires in AustraliaTesla is helping Australian bushfire victims with its part in the collective efforts alongside 5B, a solar provider in Sydney, and Mike Cannon-Brooks, the founder of Atlassian. The goal is to install solar panels and batteries in towns that have lost power completely due to the devastating bushfires of 2019–

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