Renew Economy

What Renew Economy does

Renew Economy is an independent Australian digital media outlet founded in 2012 that provides news, analysis, and multimedia content covering Australia's clean energy transition. The publication's editorial scope spans solar (rooftop and utility-scale PV, solar thermal), wind (onshore and offshore), storage (batteries and pumped hydro), hydrogen, electric vehicles, energy markets, and federal/state policy. Core deliverables include a daily-updated news website, a free email newsletter, four branded podcast series (Energy Insiders, Solar Insiders, SwitchedOn Australia, The Driven), interactive geographic maps cataloguing Australian energy infrastructure (Big Battery Storage, Large-Scale Wind, Offshore Wind, Large-Scale Solar, Pumped Hydro), a Green Energy industry events calendar, daily data charts, and recorded webinars.

The platform operates on a hybrid reader-supported revenue model combining online advertising with solicited donations from supporters; the company has explicitly stated that advertising alone is insufficient to cover operating costs. Its audience is vertically segmented across energy industry professionals, government and policy makers, media/research, and financial services investors. The business operates with a 1-10 person team headquartered in Neutral Bay, Australia, and runs two related network sites — The Driven (thedriven.io, focused on electric vehicles) and One Step Off The Grid (onestepoffthegrid.com.au, focused on residential solar) — that extend the brand into adjacent verticals.

There is no proprietary technology stack, software platform, or AI system disclosed in the source data. Distribution is content-led across the website, email newsletter, social channels (X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram), podcast platforms, and the Australian Green Energy Calendar. No parent company, institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, or leadership changes are documented.

Name

Renew Economy

Legal name

Renew Economy

Website

https://reneweconomy.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Renew Economy is an independent Australian digital media outlet founded in 2012 that publishes news, analysis, podcasts, and interactive maps covering the clean energy transition, serving energy professionals, policymakers, and investors through a donation- and advertising-supported model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Neutral Bay

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising: RenewEconomy funds some of its activities through advertising. As noted on their Donate page, online advertising contributes to revenue but is described as insufficient to make ends meet on its own.
2. Donations and Support: The platform solicits donations from readers and supporters to help maintain and expand their services, describing independent journalism as valuable in the current policy and media environment.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Renew Economy operates a digital news and analysis publication covering Australia's clean energy transition. The core product is a website providing daily news coverage, podcasts, webinars, interactive maps, and a free email newsletter focused on solar, wind, storage, hydrogen, electric vehicles, and energy policy. Content is produced by an editorial team and freely accessible to readers, with operations supported by advertising and reader donations.

Product overview

RenewEconomy is a news and analysis media platform covering Australia's clean energy economy. The core offering is the website providing daily news coverage across multiple renewable energy categories including solar, wind, biomass, wave, geothermal, storage/batteries, pumped hydro, hydrogen, and electric vehicles. The portfolio includes four branded podcast programs (Energy Insiders, Solar Insiders, SwitchedOn Australia, The Driven), interactive geographic maps of energy infrastructure projects, a green energy industry events calendar, daily data charts, and webinar content. The platform operates on a reader-supported model with free and paid subscription options, supplemented by advertising.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Energy Insiders Podcast: Weekly podcast covering energy policy, grid issues, and renewable energy developments in Australia.
• Solar Insiders Podcast
• SwitchedOn Australia Podcast
• The Driven Podcast
• Australian Green Energy Calendar

Products and services

• RenewEconomy News Website Daily news and analysis website covering Australia's clean energy economy, providing coverage of renewables, solar, wind, storage, hydrogen, electric vehicles, policy, and markets. Free to access for all readers.
• Daily Newsletter Free daily email newsletter delivering top renewable energy news stories and analysis to subscribers.
• Energy Insiders Podcast Weekly podcast featuring interviews with energy industry leaders and analysis of energy transition developments in Australia.
• Solar Insiders Podcast Podcast focused on solar energy developments, rooftop PV, utility-scale solar, and distributed energy resources in Australia.
• SwitchedOn Australia Podcast Podcast covering electrification trends, household energy innovations, and energy policy affecting Australian consumers.
• The Driven Podcast Podcast covering electric vehicles, EV market trends, charging infrastructure, and automotive electrification in Australia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cited as read widely by industry professionals, fossil fuel and renewable sectors alike, as well as political, regulatory and business institutions

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• pv magazine: Global news outlet covering solar PV and broader renewable energy markets; directly comparable to Renew Economy in editorial focus (solar, storage, policy, projects) and target audience of industry professionals, but operating at global scale rather than Australia-only.
• Recharge News: Leading global news brand covering wind and renewable energy, with similar editorial pillars (project news, policy, markets, analysis) and a professional readership; overlaps directly with Renew Economy's wind, storage, and policy coverage.
• Renewables Now: Global renewable energy news service covering solar, wind, storage, hydrogen, and policy across markets; competes for the same industry, investor, and policymaker audience as Renew Economy with a broader geographic remit.
• Energy-Storage.news: Specialist publication focused on energy storage, batteries, and grid-scale storage projects; directly comparable to Renew Economy's dedicated storage and big-battery coverage, including interactive project mapping.
• Carbon Pulse: Specialist news outlet covering global carbon markets, climate policy, and clean energy regulation; overlaps with Renew Economy's policy and markets beat, particularly for readers tracking Australian climate and carbon policy.

Broad incumbents

• Greentech Media (Wood Mackenzie): Established cleantech research and news platform now part of Wood Mackenzie; serves the same energy industry and investor audience as Renew Economy but at much larger scale, with paid research, conferences, and broader coverage.
• Energy Monitor (S&P Global): S&P Global's energy transition intelligence platform covering policy, technology, and finance of the global energy shift; comparable audience (investors, policymakers, strategists) but part of a much larger paid research and data business.

Regional players

• Clean Energy Wire: Independent German clean-energy journalism service covering policy, grids, and energy transition; highly comparable editorial model (specialist, policy-focused, reader-supported) but focused on the German and European market rather than Australia.
• EcoGeneration: Australian clean energy industry magazine and event program covering renewables, storage, and smart grids; directly comparable to Renew Economy on geography and audience, though operates more as a print/B2B industry title.

Others

• Smart Energy Council: Australian peak industry body for the clean energy sector; adjacent peer in that it produces policy commentary, industry analysis, and event programming that overlaps with Renew Economy's content, though it functions as an industry association rather than an independent news outlet.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/renew_economy
• Facebookfacebook.com/278183162238371
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reneweconomy
• Instagraminstagram.com/reneweconomy/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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