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Directorates and working groups

Directorates and working groups are central to our policy and advocacy leadership. Find out what they’re focussed on and how to join.

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Directorates and working groups are central to our policy and advocacy leadership at the Clean Energy Council.

Our directorates and working groups bring together policy experts and members to identify obstacles, develop solutions and prioritise action on shared issues.

View the directorates and working groups below and contact our membership team if you would like to join.

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Directorates and working groups

Join the forums shaping industry outcomes

Affiliated working groups

  • OEM 
  • Product stewardship 

Distributed Energy 

This directorate covers policy and regulatory settings for consumer-led technologies (eg. rooftop solar, batteries, inverters, EVSE) to effectively integrate with the grid and support a well-functioning DER landscape.

Affiliated working groups

  • Technical and operations 
  • VicGrid roundtable 
  • NEM review implementation 
  • Essential system services 
  • Mechanical energy storage

Market, Operations & Grid

This directorate covers policy and regulatory settings for grid access, operations, transmission reform and energy market design. 

Affiliated working groups

  • Planning and approvals
  • Community engagement

Offshore Wind

Supports the development of Australia’s offshore wind sector through coordinated engagement across all relevant jurisdictions on planning and environment, supply chain development, market readiness and community engagement. 

Affiliated working groups

  • EPBC reform working group
  • WA planning working group
  • Biodiversity working group

Large Scale Generation

This directorate covers policy and regulatory issues affecting wind, solar, hydro and storage projects with a focus on environment laws, planning frameworks and approvals processes. This directorate brings together the previous UPV Solar and Wind Directorates.

Affiliated working groups

  • Modern slavery working group
  • Developer Rating Scheme working group
  • Public liability insurance working group
  • *First Nations working group - to be established

Social Performance

This directorate engages with policy and regulatory settings on social performance, benefit sharing and community engagement, working to lift industry standards and ensure projects are developed with, not just near, communities. 

Affiliated working groups

  • Women in Renewables

Open Working Groups

These groups are not tied to a specific directorate and are open to anyone from the Professional Service, Corporate or Sponsoring memberships.

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