Ledger. Australian venture funding, tracked

Corporate / CVC

Equinor

Norwegian energy giant

Coverage

Stories naming Equinor. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Exit / M&A

Australian offshore wind trailblazer pulls up stumps, warns against “overstated risk aversion and timidity”

Offshore wind developer Oceanex Energy will shut down in 2026 after ending partnerships and abandoning Australian and New Zealand projects, with co-founder Andy Evans urging Australia to overcome risk aversion and execute renewables opportunities.

Also RenewEconomy

Key hire

Grid Connections: Who’s going where in Australia’s energy transition

A rolling roundup of Australian energy-sector job moves, listing dozens of executives, directors and ministers joining or leaving utilities, regulators, developers and industry bodies between May and December 2023.

Series B US$198m

Rio Tinto joins Gates to back renewable hydrogen startup as miners look to future tech

Mining major Rio Tinto has joined Bill Gates' fund and other industrial and cleantech backers in a US$198 million Series B for hydrogen electrolyser developer Electric Hydrogen; Fortescue's electrolyser investments are also noted.

Something wrong? Tell us