Green Energy Trading

What Green Energy Trading does

Green Energy Trading is an Australian B2B environmental certificate intermediary founded in 2007 and headquartered in Hawthorn, Melbourne, with a secondary office in Sydney. The company purchases Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs), Victorian Energy Efficiency Certificates (VEECs), Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs), Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), and Peak Reduction Certificates (PRCs) from installers of solar PV, battery storage, air conditioning, water heating, and commercial lighting systems, then trades these certificates in the relevant registries. It pays installers within one business day for valid submissions, monetizing the spread between acquisition cost and trading prices.

The company's core technology consists of two proprietary platforms: Geo, a web-based certificate management portal for assignment submission, evidence upload, and claim tracking; and Onsite, a mobile application for iOS and Android that captures geotagged photos, serial numbers, barcodes (including AI-assisted scanning for AIKO panels), and QR codes at installation sites, with offline syncing capability. These platforms process five distinct certificate schemes across residential and commercial installations, with regulatory compliance under Australian Financial Services Licence 548820.

Green Energy Trading serves over 1,000 installer businesses, primarily SMB operators across solar, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical trades. Its business model is transaction-based, with revenue derived from the take rate on certificate trading plus upfront payments for Victorian commercial and industrial solar projects in the 30-200 kW range. The company operates as a subsidiary of Green Energy Group, which also includes National Carbon Bank of Australia and Green Energy Markets, and in June 2026 acquired Outperformers Next to strengthen its commercial and industrial sector capabilities. The company faces a regulatory action concerning VEU Activity 35 restrictions and is exposed to declining STC deeming period returns from January 2026.

Name

Green Energy Trading

Legal name

Green Energy Trading Pty Ltd

Website

https://greenenergytrading.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Green Energy Trading is an Australian B2B intermediary that purchases and trades environmental certificates (STCs, VEECs, LGCs, ACCUs, PRCs) from over 1,000 installers of solar, battery, HVAC, water heating, and lighting systems, using its proprietary Geo web platform and Onsite mobile app to streamline evidence collection and pay installers within one business day.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Certificate Trading Services

SIC

Mineral Royalty Traders (6795)

akta.pro primary industry

Certificate Origination & Market Making (Liquidity Provision) (EUAGAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

REC/GO Trading Platforms & Exchanges (EUAMAKAD), Unbundled Renewable Attributes Trading (Standalone EACs) (EUAGAFAF), REC/GO Contracting & Structuring (Spot, Forward, PPA-Linked EACs) (EUAMAKAI)

Keywords

• Environmental certificate trading
• Solar certificate processing
• Renewable energy incentives
• Clean energy certificate brokering
• Carbon credit trading

Headquarters

HQ city

Hawthorn

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Certificate Trading: Green Energy Trading purchases environmental certificates (STCs, VEECs, LGCs, ACCUs, PRCs) from installers at negotiated rates, then trades them in the market. Revenue comes from the spread between acquisition cost and trading prices. The company pays installers quickly (1 business day for valid submissions) to attract business, then monetizes certificates through registry systems.
2. Commercial & Industrial Solar Payments: For Commercial & Industrial solar projects (30kW-200kW in Victoria), the company pays installers upfront for their projects, then creates and trades Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Green Energy Trading purchases environmental certificates (STCs, VEECs, LGCs, ACCUs, PRCs) from installers of solar PV, batteries, air conditioning, water heating, and commercial lighting systems, then trades them on Australian wholesale certificate markets. The company provides a proprietary two-platform ecosystem - the Geo web application for certificate creation and submission and the Onsite mobile app for on-site evidence collection - and pays installers within 1 business day of valid claim submission. The service targets Australian installer businesses across residential and commercial segments.

Product overview

Green Energy Trading operates a two-platform ecosystem (Geo web application and Onsite mobile app) that enables installers to create and manage environmental certificates for clean energy installations. The company processes multiple certificate types including STCs, VEECs, LGCs, PRCs, and ACCUs. Their service portfolio covers residential and commercial solar PV, batteries, air conditioning, water heating, and commercial lighting installations. The platform enables fast payments to installers, typically within 1 business day of valid submission. The company is part of the Green Energy Group and has been operating for 18 years, serving over 1,000 businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Geo: Web-based platform for certificate creation, form submission, and job management for installers
• Onsite

Products and services

• Geo Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Installers receive payment 1 business day after valid claim submission
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Green Energy GroupcoreOthersGreen Energy Trading is a subsidiary of Green Energy Group. The group includes multiple subsidiaries involved in carbon markets and clean energy, including National Carbon Bank of Australia, Green Energy Markets, and newly acquired Outperformers Next.
• National Carbon Bank of AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Green Energy Group, National Carbon Bank of Australia (NCBA) is a subsidiary involved in carbon credit markets. Information is shared between subsidiaries for certificate creation purposes.
• Outperformers NextcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired by Green Energy Group in June 2026, Outperformers Next brings 16 years of experience working with commercial and industrial clients on clean energy projects. This acquisition expands the group's capabilities in the C&I sector.
• Smart Energy Council (SEC)minorOthersGold member of SEC. Founder Ric Brazzale inducted into SEC Solar Hall of Fame.
• Clean Energy Council (CEC)minorOthersMember of the Clean Energy Council, Australia's peak body for the clean energy sector.
• Energy Efficiency Council (EEC)minorOthersCorporate member of the Energy Efficiency Council. Alastair Matcott won EEC Award 2024.
• Australian Photovoltaic Institute (APVI)minorOthersMember of APVI, supporting solar energy research and industry development.
• CitySwitchminorOthersCitySwitch member and Champion award winner 2024 and 2025, supporting environmental sustainability in commercial buildings.
• Energy Savings Instruments Association (ESIA)minorOthersMember of ESIA, supporting energy efficiency industry standards.
• Contractors & Merchants NSW (CMI)minorOthersMember of CMI NSW, supporting trade contractors and merchants.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Powershop Australia: Australian green energy retailer that procures and retires certificates on behalf of customers; comparable business model in unbundled and bundled renewable attribute supply.
• Diamond Energy: Specialist Australian renewable energy retailer and LGC buyer, comparable to GET's certificate trading desk and bundled green-power supply activities.
• Energylab: Australian energy efficiency certificate creator and trader serving installers and businesses under VEU and other schemes, directly comparable to GET's certificate trading intermediary model.
• Soltera: Australian environmental certificate aggregator trading STCs, VEECs, LGCs, and ACCUs for installers — directly competes with Green Energy Trading in the same certificate origination and trading value chain.

Broad incumbents

• AGL Energy: Major Australian incumbent energy retailer that buys, retires, and trades large-scale generation certificates and other environmental certificates; competes with GET for institutional certificate flow.
• Mondo (AusNet Services): Australian distributed energy and battery aggregator adjacent to GET's STC and battery certificate operations, with broader grid-services scope.
• EnergyAustralia: Major Australian energy retailer active in LGC and green-power certificate markets; an incumbent certificate buyer competing for the same asset class GET trades.
• Origin Energy: Large Australian energy retailer with bundled green-power offerings and LGC procurement; a downstream buyer of certificates that GET's trading desk sells into.

Others

• Climate Active: Australian government-backed carbon-neutral certification program that drives demand for ACCUs and offsets — an ecosystem participant whose policy stance influences GET's certificate markets.

Emerging players

• ShineHub: Australian emerging player in residential solar, battery, and VEU certificate creation; partial overlap with GET's installer-facing certificate services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GreenEnergyTrad
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/green-energy-trading
• Facebookfacebook.com/greenenergytrading

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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