Marc Barrington , CEO of SIMEC Energy Australia , shares his insight into the changing face of the nation ’ s energy sector , the rising tide of customer centricity and the firm ’ s new battery and solar farm projects

I n Australia , the energy industry is rapidly turning towards greener , more sustainable energy supply solutions , particularly with regard to one of the country ’ s most abundant resources : the sun . As of March 2019 , more than 2mn solar photovoltaic ( PV ) installations with a combined capacity in excess of 12GW , were operational across the country . This is all as a result of a changing world . Climate change , potentially the greatest existential threat humanity has faced , is emerging as the defining crisis of our time . The world needs to change or face radical consequences . “ All facets of society are aware of climate change , with the majority accepting that humankind has played its part in bringing about global warming . The energy sector globally remains a large emitter of greenhouse gasses and everyone from investors to consumers of energy are aware of this . At the same time , energy prices have continued to rise , to a large extent driven by the ageing nature of Australia ’ s in-situ thermal generation plants ,” explains Marc Barrington , CEO of SIMEC Energy Australia .