Sharing the upside.
Equity and revenue-sharing models for First Nations communities in Australia's clean energy transition. The policy landscape, the commercial models, the Australian and international evidence, and a practical framework for designing arrangements that hold.
From participation to ownership.
Australia is building one of the largest clean energy systems in its history, and a remarkable share of it will sit on First Nations land. Yet ownership has not followed. Current frameworks count jobs, training and procurement — important, but downstream. This report examines how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities can move beyond participation to genuine ownership, through equity stakes, revenue-sharing and community-controlled funds. It is written for government and public-sector teams shaping renewable energy zones, for developers seeking durable community partnerships, and for First Nations organisations weighing their options.
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Four findings that matter.
The opportunity is large — and time-sensitive.
Equity is negotiated once, early, when projects seek land access and approvals. Communities that are not ready miss the window for a generation.
The models exist and are proven elsewhere.
Joint-venture equity, revenue-sharing, community benefit trusts, co-ownership and hybrids each suit different circumstances. The choice is a design problem, not a question of feasibility.
Capital access is the binding constraint.
Without a loan-guarantee or concessional-finance mechanism, most communities cannot fund an equity stake — regardless of willingness on either side.
Government can move the market.
Embedding equity expectations in renewable energy zone access, and standing up an Australian capital-access vehicle, would do more than any number of participation targets.
Choose your edition.
Australia-wide analysis, every jurisdiction.
The complete report: national policy landscape, the full taxonomy of commercial models, Australian case studies, international evidence from Canada, the United States and New Zealand, the design framework, and implications across all jurisdictions.
- 31-page PDF report, June 2026 edition
- Delivered by email within one business day
- Tax invoice issued by Nuvanta Solutions
- 30-minute walkthrough call with the authors on request
Your jurisdiction, in focus.
The national evidence base, tailored to one jurisdiction: renewable energy zone and project frameworks, state policy settings, and what the findings mean for local agencies, developers and communities. Six editions, each acknowledging the Nations on whose Country the projects of that jurisdiction are being built.
- 21-page jurisdiction-specific PDF, June 2026 edition
- State-specific policy, REZ and project analysis, drawn from the full national research base
- Delivered by email with tax invoice within one business day
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