Beyond transition: shaping Australia’s energy future

Australia’s rapid energy transition is reshaping markets, finance and regulation – creating both uncertainty and opportunity.

This series offers insights to help investors, sponsors and policymakers navigate change and move confidently through Australia’s most significant energy transformation.

Together, these insights examine how policy, capital, infrastructure and emerging technologies intersect as Australia’s energy transition moves from ambition to execution.

PROJECT LIFE CYCLE GUIDE

Unlock value across the energy life cycle by turning risks into opportunities

Delivering Australia’s energy transition at scale requires projects that can manage risk across the full energy life cycle. The projects that succeed are those that structure risk for bankability, giving investors confidence and sponsors room to grow. The energy transition introduces new risks and opportunities at every stage of the project lifecycle – from early development through to operation, refinancing and exit.


Illustrated project lifecycle showing eight stages from early site development to closure and exit. Each stage highlights one key benefit and one risk – for example, early approvals reduce delays, while missteps risk derailing timelines. Themes include tenure, regulation, financing, contracts, ESG, and strategic advisory, with a balance of opportunity and caution noted across the process.

Mini-series

Financing the next phase of the energy transition

As the energy transition matures, financing projects is becoming more complex. This mini-series explores the commercial, legal and financing issues shaping the next generation of renewable energy and storage projects.
Australia does not have a shortage of renewable energy ambition, capital or projects. However, it increasingly has a shortage of projects that banks believe in. A shift now quietly reshaping the market.
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Explore the latest insights, analysis and commentary on the policies, projects and market developments shaping Australia’s energy transition.
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Shaping the future of renewables

This video series brings together perspectives from across Gilbert + Tobin, exploring the commercial, regulatory and infrastructure forces shaping Australia’s energy transition – including themes examined throughout this series.

Coming up

Future insights will continue to explore the evolving challenges and opportunities shaping Australia’s energy transition, including:
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Western Australia market opportunity
Tenders and approvals reform are creating a major pipeline, with grid and locational dynamics shaping growth.
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Distressed M&A trends
Underperforming solar is driving asset recycling, with sponsors and lenders repositioning amid cost and curtailment pressures.
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Procurement under pressure
Evolving EPC models and shifting risk require new, bankable pathways for hybrid and BESS projects.

Our expertise

Our multidisciplinary expertise supports clients across every stage of Australia’s energy transition.

Banking and Finance

The right capital structure can define a deal’s success. 

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Energy

With diverse experience at every stage of the energy life cycle, we bring ingenuity and commercial acumen.

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Infrastructure

From nation building to deal execution, we offer sharp legal advice throughout the infrastructure life cycle.

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Climate Change and Sustainability

Get the support you need on your decarbonisation journey.

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Environment and Planning

Strategic advice to ensure project sustainability and commercial success.

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Mergers and Acquisitions

Resolve time critical matters when the stakes are high.

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